NASA's Glenn Research Center

06/05/2026

Everybody say "Hi, LESTR" 👋

This machine at our center is helping NASA study how materials behave in super-cold environments.

Putting electronics and other flight hardware to the test at extremely low temperatures will be critical as we look to build a Moon Base near the lunar South Pole, where nights can be bitterly cold.

Discover more about the Lunar Environment Structural Test Rig: https://go.nasa.gov/48IBiNS

📸: NASA/Steven Logan

06/03/2026

Who's ready for some summer skywatching?

Here's what to keep an eye out for in June ⬇️🔭

06/02/2026

: Eyewitnesses in Ohio and Michigan reported a bright meteor on Monday, June 1, at 10:41p.m. EDT. The data puts first detection of the fireball above the Ohio area near Lima. The meteor moved north-northwest at approximately 49,900 mph before disintegrating above the area just west of Lansing, Michigan.

More on this fireball: https://fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov/skyfalls/events/20260602-024149

Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society

06/01/2026

This May marked an incredible milestone: 20 years of NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation Program.

Glenn helps lead the agency in advancing capabilities that enable missions to explore farther, operate smarter, and deliver critical discoveries back to Earth.

Right here in Ohio, our teams are commercializing low Earth orbit space relay services and developing cutting-edge technology that will keep our astronauts safe and connected on the lunar surface!

Learn more about the history behind the program: https://go.nasa.gov/4uGdrqU

05/29/2026

Once in a Blue Moon 🔵

While the Blue Moon that you'll be able to spot in the night sky this Sunday, May 31, won’t actually appear the color blue, it will still be a rare sight! This name refers to a second full Moon visible in a single calendar month.

📸: NASA

05/22/2026

New material, who dis? 🌕🔥

Researchers recently discovered and tested a new heat-resistant material at NASA Glenn. It could help NASA melt Moon rocks to extract resources — like metals for building infrastructure and oxygen for fuel and life support systems.

If astronauts can “live off the land” on the Moon, they may be able to pack lighter for future missions. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3PDCega

📸: NASA/Jef Janis

05/21/2026

NASA Glenn's Steve Logan, Quentin Schwinn, and Jordan Cochran won a 2025 NASA Videographer of the Year award! 🏆

This video earned second place in the "Production" category and takes the viewer inside testing of the Orion spacecraft that flew around the Moon during NASA Artemis I at our Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.

"I absolutely loved supporting the testing of Orion," Cochran said. "The prep, build-up, and testing took over a year."

“It was the longest and most complex testing I have ever seen, and then to see the forward bay cover get jettisoned was such a thrill," Schwinn added.

“Most will remember the launch, but I will always remember telling the story of the NASA Glenn engineers behind our next steps beyond Earth,” Logan said.

05/20/2026

Submit your application for a fall 2026 internship by this Friday, May 22! ➡️ http://intern.nasa.gov

Don't miss your chance to find your place in space. 🪐

The last day to submit an application for fall internships is May 22. Apply now for a chance to work on essential NASA projects – including ones that help future Artemis missions. https://go.nasa.gov/3RRg9va

05/15/2026

Another 2025 NASA Videographer of the Year award for our center's Jordan Cochran! 👏

This time-lapse video earned second place in the "Time Warp" category and shows a battery-powered engine being tested at a simulated altitude of 27,500 feet inside NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) facility in Sandusky, Ohio.

“I’m thrilled to receive second place for this time‑lapse,” Cochran said. “I challenged myself with trying new camera angles and more advanced editing work, and I love how it turned out.”

05/13/2026

Go behind the scenes with Taylor Pember, an electronics engineer at NASA Glenn!

She helps test communications systems for future missions to the Moon.

Come along for the ride as she drives a mockup lunar rover, takes us inside a special, spiky chamber and a new satellite dish station, and shows off her recent out-of-this-world meteorite discovery. 👀

Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel