Earth from Space: Snow-capped Swiss Alps
The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024.Extending some 1200 km, the Alps occupy an area of about 200 000 sq km ...
Robot Gets a Grip
Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025. The experimental grippers demonstrated autonomous detection and capture ...
Busy Day of Research, Lab Upkeep, and...
The Expedition 72 crew focused on space biology, physics research, and cargo operations throughout the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents also performed maintenance and ...
Wind Over Its Wing: NASAs X-66 Model...
NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in partnership with Boeing. The model, designed to represent half the aircraft, ...
NASA Brings Space to New Jersey...
Students from the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset, New Jersey, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nick Hague as he answers prerecorded science, technology, ...
NASA Goes Live: First Twitch Stream...
For the first time, NASA is hosting a live Twitch event from about 250 miles off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, bringing new audiences closer to space than ever before. Viewers ...
Space Navigation Test, Plasma Crystal...
Space navigation and plasma crystals were the main research topics aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 72 crew also reorganized cargo and continued cleaning up after ...
Robotics Demonstration, Air and Water...
Free-flying robotics and science maintenance topped the work schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 72 crew also analyzed station air and water quality and set up ...
A Global Response to Disasters: The...
2025-02-03In July 1999, the UNISPACE III conference recommended the establishment of an integrated, global system to manage disaster mitigation, relief, and prevention efforts through international ...
ESA and Finland pave the way towards...
Today, ESA, the Finnish government and the Finnish Meteorological Institute took the initial steps towards establishing a ?supersite' for Earth observation calibration and validation in Sodankylä in ...
