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NASA will honor the next generation of Artemis astronaut candidates to graduate at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 UTC) Tuesday, March 5, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After completing more than two years of basic training, these candidates will earn their wings and become eligible for spaceflight, including assignments to the International Space Station, future commercial destinations, missions to the Moon, and eventually, missions to Mars. Both the ceremony and Q&A session will stream live on NASA YouTube: • NASA's 2024 Astronaut Graduation Credit: NASA Producer/Editor: Dexter Herbert Producer: Gary Jordan Audio Post Production: Greg Wiseman Videographers: Charles Clendaniel and Chase Gibson Executive Producer: Sami Aziz

The journey of half a million miles – the first flight of the Artemis Generation – is about to begin. The uncrewed Artemis I mission will jump-start humanity’s return to the Moon with the thunderous liftoff of NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. This critical flight test will send Orion farther than any human-rated spacecraft has ever flown, putting new systems and processes to the test and lighting the way for the crew missions to come. Artemis I is ready for departure – and, together with our partners around the world, we are ready to return to the Moon, with our sights on Mars and beyond.

Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission made history on Feb. 22, with the first successful Moon landing by a company. This televised news conference will discuss details of Odysseus' landing as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. Participants from NASA and Intuitive Machines will discuss next steps for NASA science instruments aboard, as well as details of the landing, which made last-minute use of NASA’s precision landing technology demonstration, NDL, or Navigation Doppler Lidar. Participants in the news conference include: • Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for Exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington • Prasan Desai, deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters • Steve Altemus, chief executive officer and co-founder, Intuitive Machines • Tim Crain, chief technology officer and co-founder, Intuitive Machines Credit: NASA

Have you ever wondered what it takes to assemble the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built? Watch documentary footage of our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's transformation into the over-300-foot-tall launch vehicle that will return humanity to the Moon. Starting with manufacturing and ending with stacking operations inside NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, this is only the beginning of SLS's path to the pad.

While Apollo placed the first steps on the Moon, Artemis opens the door for humanity to sustainably work and live on another world for the first time. Using the lunar surface as a proving ground for living on Mars, this next chapter in exploration will forever establish our presence in the stars. ✨

Named after one of the largest constellations in the night sky, Orion is the name given to the spacecraft that will carry the first woman and first person of color to the Moon. But before we fly astronauts aboard, the spacecraft, powered by our Space Launch System rocket, will travel tens of thousands of miles on a flight test around the Moon. Watch as teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center prepare Orion for that journey, outfitting the spacecraft with its necessary components as it moves along its path to the pad.

Through Artemis, NASA will once again land humans on the Moon. But before that can happen, we must first launch our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket—the most powerful rocket we've ever built—and Orion spacecraft on a flight test around the Moon. Join us as we document this moment in history and watch as we follow SLS and Orion on their path to the pad. The first episode of this series will premiere here on Aug. 12, 2022.

Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission made history on Feb. 22, with the first successful Moon landing by a company. NASA Administrator, Bill Nelson congratulates everyone involved in this great and daring quest. NASA science and technology demonstrations now are gathering data on the lunar surface. The mission is expected to continue through the end of the month. NASA innovates for the benefit of humanity, and with its Artemis CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative, the agency is working with commercial companies to achieve rapid flights to the Moon. By sending research that advances capabilities for science, exploration, and commercial development of the Moon, CLPS is another example of how NASA is supporting long-term lunar exploration by enabling commercial services on the Moon.

NASA and international partners are scheduled to launch scientific investigations on the 30th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, including tests of technologies to monitor sea ice, automate 3D mapping, and create nanoparticle solar cells. The company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in early March.

Update: The Kepler Space Telescope was retired in 2018, and NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is the next step in the search for planets outside of our solar system, including those that could support life. Do planets outside our solar system, or exoplanets, also have living things? We don’t know! But NASA scientists are looking. They watch the starry skies for planets similar to Earth... Comprehension Questions: 1. Planets that orbit around other stars outside of our solar system are called ____________. 2. True or false: We don’t know if exoplanets also have living things. 3. The _________ zone is the distance between a planet and star that would result in temperatures similar to that of Earth. 4. What is a transit? 5. What is the name of one NASA spacecraft that found thousands of exoplanets? Answer Key: 1. Exoplanets 2. True 3. Habitable 4. When one object crosses in front of another in space 5. Kepler

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This mobile of feathery clouds will twist and turn in a gentle breeze. It even includes rain clouds with sparkling showers! You’ll have four kinds of clouds in your mobile: Cumulonimbus, cirrus, cumulus, and nimbostratus clouds. These clouds are different shapes, and they can mean very different things for the upcoming weather. Learn all about these clouds in the green bar on the right! To make this cloud mobile, you’ll need a few easy-to-find supplies—and a little patience to get the clouds balanced just right.

A commercial lander touches down on the Moon, discussing the science on the space station, and preparing for the next space station crew rotation mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ_2... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Emanuel Cooper Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia has been at the forefront of humankind’s journey into space. From the Apollo missions to the Artemis program, Langley has helped bring color to space. Now, it’s your turn to color the galaxy with our NASA Space Crafts activity and coloring pages. As part of the agency’s NASA@Home initiative, students from elementary school age and above can add their creativity to the people and technologies that have propelled humans to the Moon and beyond.

Mars beckons and NASA is ready to heed the call of the Red Planet with the upcoming launch of the Perseverance rover. But before launch day, kids of all ages can put their imagination to paper via the latest edition of NASA Space Crafts.

In this special episode of our Curious Universe podcast, we turn the tables and put host Padi Boyd in the interview seat. Padi shares stories from her time with NASA’s groundbreaking Kepler mission, which showed us many more exoplanets—planets orbiting other stars—than we had previously discovered. She also tells us about her dream astronomical dinner companion and her go-to karaoke song. Plus, we'll wrap up another season of wild and wonderful adventures by answering questions from listeners like you and sharing behind-the-scenes tidbits from Season 6. For the first time, this episode of Curious Universe is also available as a video podcast.

A commercial mission heads to the Moon with NASA science, our Artemis II crew conducts some preflight training, and a major milestone for a planetary science mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ_2... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Emanuel Cooper Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

Watch Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Intuitive Machines and SpaceX are now targeting 1:05 a.m. EST (0605 UTC) Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, for launch. The NASA payloads aboard the lander aim to help us learn more about terrain and communications near the lunar South Pole.

Our Moon isn’t the only moon out there. Some planets have a lot of moons! Comprehension Questions: 1. Why does our Moon appear so big and bright? 2. A moon is a natural object that __________ anything larger than itself. 3. True or False: Moons are always the same shape and size. 4. Which two planets have no moons at all? 5. What makes Jupiter’s moon Europa special? Answer Key: 1. Because it’s closer to Earth than any other planet 2. Orbits 3. False 4. Mercury and Venus 5. There is thought to be a giant saltwater ocean under its surface Voiceover provided by NASA scientist Dr. Moogega Stricker

Earth is a comfortable place for living things. It’s just the right temperatures for plants and animals – including humans – to thrive. Why is Earth so special? Well, one reason is: the greenhouse effect! Comprehension Questions: 1. The clear glass of a greenhouse allows sunlight to shine into the greenhouse, while also trapping the _______’s heat inside. This is how a greenhouse keeps plants warm, even at night and in the winter. 2. What is the name of the jacket of gases surrounding our Earth? 3. Name one of the greenhouse gases. 4. What kind of human activities can release more carbon dioxide into our atmosphere? 5. True or False: Extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere cause our planet to warm up. Answer Key: 1. Sun 2. Atmosphere 3. Any of the following: Water vapor; Carbon dioxide; Methane; Ozone; Nitrous oxide; Chlorofluorocarbons 4. Anything involving burning fossil fuels 5. True

Video transcript: What's the difference between weather and climate? Take a look outside your window. Is it hot and sunny? Is it cloudy and rainy? Is there snow on the ground? When you look out the window, you’re seeing what the weather is like today. Weather is only temporary. For example, a blizzard can turn into a flood after just a few warm spring days. Climate, on the other hand, is more than just a few warm or cool days. Climate describes the typical weather conditions in an entire region for a very long time—30 years or more. Keeping an eye on changing weather can help us plan ahead. We know that if thunderclouds are forming overhead, it’s probably a good idea to stay inside. But it’s important to keep an eye on changes in Earth’s climate, too. And NASA has observed that Earth is getting warmer. Keeping track of Earth’s sea level is one way that we can know how quickly the climate is changing. As Earth’s climate warms, ice in Antarctica and Greenland is melting. This causes the level of the oceans to rise. NASA satellites can measure sea level rise from space. They can also track changes in the climate by measuring the clouds. We know that changes in the number, size or location of clouds could be caused by a change in Earth’s climate. NASA satellites are always orbiting Earth, looking down at our oceans and clouds. And they monitor Earth’s climate in other ways, too. It’s important to keep an eye on our planet and all the ways that it’s changing. Right now, it’s the only one we’ve got! Find out more about our Earth at NASA Climate Kids!

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Why is the sky blue and not purple, green or orange? It's all because of how the Sun's light reaches Earth! Comprehension Questions: 1. You can separate and see all the colors in white light if you shine sunlight through a specially shaped crystal called a _________. 2. True or False: Particles of dust, pollution, or smoke in the air can cause the whole sky to glow red. 3. Why do we only see blue light when we look up on a sunny day? 4. In what pattern does light travel? Answer Key: 1. Prism 2. True 3. Blue light is scattered more than the other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. 4. Waves Learn more at https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/ Find more fun videos, games, and articles about space and Earth science at https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ Voiceover provided by NASA scientist Dr. Moogega Stricker

How big are the planets and how far away are they compared to each other? See how the sizes of planets and the distances between them compare. And find out why it's so hard to create a scale model of the solar system that accurately represents both size and distance on a single screen or the page of a book.

You’ve probably seen beautiful photos of Earth and the other planets in our solar system. Those photos were often captured by spacecraft – robotic explorers doing their work far away from Earth. But how exactly do we send these spacecraft so far away? Well, it all starts with a rocket. A really, really big one. Comprehension Questions: 1. True or False: A rocket needs to get going to 17,800 MPH to thrust into Earth’s atmosphere and stay in orbit. 2. An object in space that orbits around a large object is called a ___________. 3. What is the name of the circular path that satellites follow around Earth? 4. The balance of momentum and _________ can keep a satellite in orbit for many years. Answer Key: 1. True 2. Satellite 3. Orbit 4. Gravity Learn more at https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/launching... Find more fun videos, games, and articles about space and Earth science at https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/