NASA Science

06/03/2026

Our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially slated to launch on Aug. 30!

Get the details and follow Roman's journey on our new Roman Space Telescope blog: https://go.nasa.gov/4a7f8FG

06/03/2026

We’re inching closer to launch!

The upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help usher in a new golden age of space exploration, giving us a view of the cosmos like never before.

Roman will map the universe on an unprecedented scale, studying dark energy, dark matter, and the formation of planets, stars, and galaxies. It will even discover new exoplanets and help answer some of our biggest cosmic questions, including how the universe is evolving and whether worlds like ours are common.

Explore more: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

06/02/2026

POV: We've just recruited you for a cosmic cold case.

Scientists discovered strange “clumpy” galaxies decades ago, filled with giant star-forming regions unlike most galaxies we see today. Then… many of them seemed to disappear.

Now, with images from the Euclid space telescope, you can help NASA solve the mystery. 🔍✨

As a volunteer for the new Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scout II project, you’ll help identify stellar nurseries in distant galaxies and train machine learning tools to better recognize them in millions of images.

All you need is a smartphone or laptop to contribute to real NASA science.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4faP6EU

06/01/2026

That's one big baby!

New science from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope suggests some supermassive black holes are born big, rather than forming gradually within a galaxy - possible evidence for kinds of black holes that have been theorized but never before observed.

05/30/2026

Skywatchers, there's a full Moon happening this Sunday, May 31. 🌖

Check out our Daily Moon Guide, an interactive map that lets you explore the Moon’s surface day by day. See each phase, discover features visible to the naked eye, and learn what you can spot with binoculars or a telescope. Consider it your personal gateway to the Moon, today and for the future.

Start exploring: https://go.nasa.gov/43BnotM

05/28/2026

Imagine this: You’re a doctor treating two patients with the exact medical problem. You prescribe the same medication, but each patient responds differently. One improves quickly. The other doesn’t.

Why?
Because each body is unique. Precision health is about understanding how your body – not the “average” person’s – responds to stress, illness, and treatment.

NASA is helping advance personalized medicine by studying how individual cells behave in extreme environments. In deep space, factors like radiation and microgravity reveal differences in our biology that we might not be able to see on Earth.

That’s why NASA’s AVATAR investigation on Artemis II used tiny organ chips made from each astronaut's own cells. When these chips travelled around the Moon, they may not have reacted the same way, even though they were all exposed to identical environments.

This kind of research could help future astronauts get personalized medical kits tailored to their own biology. And the same insight may also help doctors here on Earth give people treatments designed specifically for them.

Explore more: https://go.nasa.gov/4a0HZLN

05/27/2026

Think about how much space technology has already changed everyday life … like GPS in your phone or the cameras that inspired smartphone imaging. NASA’s work in precision health could be the next big leap.

But what is precision health?

Instead of “one‑size‑fits‑all” medicine, precision health looks at how each person’s body responds differently. Space is the perfect place to study this. The extreme conditions, like microgravity and radiation, reveal differences in our cells that we might not be able to see in a regular lab.

NASA’s AVATAR experiment sent tiny “organ chips,” each personalized for an individual astronaut, around the Moon on Artemis II. Even in the same environment, each chip could react differently to space stressors.

That’s powerful information.

What we learn from studying the human body in deep space could help doctors on Earth create more personalized treatments, helping people get care tailored to their biology.

Explore more: https://go.nasa.gov/49sai5E

05/27/2026

05/22/2026

Interns on 3! 1, 2, 3, INTERNS! 🙌

Ready to put your hand in & join the NASA internship squad? Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EDT TONIGHT! 🕛

Apply: https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/internship-programs/

05/21/2026

If you’re seeing this… this is your sign.

Before they were the Artemis II lunar science team, they were college students with big dreams... just like you.

Now it’s your turn.

Take the next giant leap in your future by applying for an internship, where students work on real NASA projects, build technical and professional skills, and learn directly from NASA mentors. Your path to discovery starts here.

⏳ Deadline: Friday, May 22
🔗 https://go.nasa.gov/4381GxD