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A necklace of cosmic proportions NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an improved, fresh view of the intriguing Necklace Nebula with new techniques. Find out how a pair of tightly orbiting Sun-like stars produce this spectacular nebula: https://go.nasa.gov/3eGdzAU

The first core stage of our NASA's Space Launch System rocket that will power #Artemis I is on the way to NASA's Kennedy Space Center! There, it'll be integrated with the rest of the rocket & NASA’s Orion Spacecraft for launch on a mission around the Moon: https://go.nasa.gov/3njx3zb

Today, the Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. Join us for a news briefing ...at 2 p.m. ET (1800 UTC) for an analysis of Ingenuity’s first flight and what this means for NASA. The participants are: * Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate * Michael Watkins, JPL director * MiMi Aung, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter project manager at JPL * Bob Balaram, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter chief engineer at JPL * Håvard Grip, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter chief pilot at JPL * Justin Maki, Perseverance Mars rover imaging scientist and deputy principal investigator of Mastcam-Z instrument at JPL

#MarsHelicopter Update We're targeting as soon as Monday for the first controlled flight on Mars. Watch with the team as they receive data and find out if they were successful. Meet us in mission control April 19 at 6:15 a.m. EDT (10:15 a.m. UTC): https://go.nasa.gov/3mXUOwU

#ICYMI: Mark Vande Hei of NASA Astronauts and cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos launched Fri., April 9 at 3:42 a.m. EDT on their Soyuz spa...cecraft & safely arrived at the International Space Station. During a six-month stay, the trio will work on science and research: https://go.nasa.gov/2RqfXnC Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Ice mining experiment, anyone? We're teaming up with one of our commercial partners, Intuitive Machines, to deliver a drill combined with a mass spectromete...r to the Moon's South Pole! The delivery will help us search for ice and, for the first time, harvest it below the surface. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/31hcFVE See more

We're launching the world's latest Earth-observing satellite to monitor sea levels & provide data for weather forecasting and climate models. 5 things to know about Sentinel-6/Michael Freilich, a historic U.S.-European partnership: https://go.nasa.gov/33Ph9Vb

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s #Cygnus spacecraft, named in honor of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian descent to go to space, launched at 9...:16 p.m. EDT on a journey to the International Space Station Next, commands will be given to deploy the spacecraft’s solar arrays: https://go.nasa.gov/33pGrcz See more

ZAP NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover is ready for space lasers! Perseverance is one of a few Mars spacecraft carrying palm-size dome laser retroreflectors. Re...flectors like these could one day enable scientists conducting research to measure the position of a rover on the Martian surface, test Einstein's theory of general relativity, & help make landings on the Red Planet easier & more precise: https://go.nasa.gov/338soHY See more

Our NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover is on the way to to the Red Planet, landing on Feb. 18, 2021 to begin its astrobiology mission. Using a precision X-ray devic...e powered by artificial intelligence, the rover will search for traces of microscopic life from billions of years back: https://go.nasa.gov/3kIbQwG See more

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope looked right in the eye of this galaxy at the head of the southern constellation Hydra. The bright blue areas show recent or ongoing star formation: https://go.nasa.gov/35YDX6F

NASA STEM's #Artemis Student Challenges give students the opportunity to directly contribute to NASA's lunar program & mission to put the first woman and next man on the Moon. How to sign up and join the next generation of space explorers: stem.nasa.gov/artemis

Behold: the most powerful rocket boosters ever built for flight Together with the Northrop Grumman Corporation, we conducted a full-scale booster test for NAS...A's Space Launch System rocket the same rocket that will bring humanity to the Moon and beyond with the #Artemis program. Missed it? Here are the highlights : https://go.nasa.gov/32XgCiC

If you’re a high schooler dreaming of a future at NASA, we have a #BackToSchool NASA Space Communications and Navigation challenge just for you! Dive into the t...echniques used to guide missions through the solar system, power GPS signals at the Moon, and more: https://nasa.tumblr.com//are-you-up-to-the-task-of-navigat See more

OTD in 1965, Gemini V astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad splashed down to end their eight-day mission. Gemini V was the longest spaceflight to that point,... and longer than all previous U.S. spaceflights combined, continuing preparations for the Apollo lunar landings: https://www.nasa.gov//55-years-ago-gemini-5-sets-a-new-rec See more

Ready to launch on a learning adventure this Fall? NASA STEM is here to help kick-start your journey with lesson plans, activities, virtual learning tips and more! Stay tuned through the month of September for some #BackToSchool inspiration nasa.gov/stem

Is Venus Earth’s evil twin or is it just misunderstood? Join us and find out as we talk about the ways we can explore this intense planet and what we hope to learn. Submit your questions using #askNASA.

In the latest #GravityAssist podcast, astrobiologist Kennda Lynch explains how studying ancient lakes on Earth helps us design missions like NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover, which will look for signs of ancient life on Mars. Listen & subscribe: https://go.nasa.gov/2YizAyH