NextSTEP-3 B: Moon Base Demonstrations
An artist’s concept of astronauts working on the lunar surface. NASA Notice ID: Coming Soon July, 2026 – Anticipated Synopsis Release NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate is seeking innovative ideas…
NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities
Three artist renderings depict commercial lunar landers from Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly on the Moon. NASA announced June 30 the landers will deliver more NASA science investigations and technology…
Mars may have once been filled with seas of magma that made the Red Planet habitable
Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA’s InSight mission suggest. The marsquakes detected by InSight show a boundary 15 miles…
Matthew Williams Joins the Commercial Space Federation as Senior Advisor, National Security
June 30, 2026 – Washington, D.C. — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) announced today that Matthew Williams, a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to…
Echoing Light Shows That Dark Matter May Gather Around Supermassive Black Holes
The way that dark matter is distributed may need a rethink. New research shows that dark matter could gather near supermassive black holes. The evidence is based on a new…
Earth Microbes Can Survive Individual Martian Hazards—and Evade Astronaut Immune Systems
Hopefully, we’re about to travel back to the Moon relatively soon. And while the original “giant leap for mankind” was taken by a human, Neil Armstrong brought a plethora of…
Weaving the Future of Space Suits
The famous opening scene of the Martian has Mark Watney stabbed in the torso with a communications antenna. While this accident sets up the plot for what is widely regarded…
Vast names Isakowitz as a senior adviser
Commercial space station developer Vast named the former president and chief executive of The Aerospace Corp. as an adviser while the company awaits the next phase of a NASA program.…
Study argues bigger launch vehicles may not always be better
As SpaceX and others pursue the development of very large launch vehicles, a new study suggests that there may be such a thing as a rocket that is too large.…
Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Northwest Earth and Space… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 4 min read Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates…