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NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords
Poynting crater and Keeler crater are visible side by side in the lower right portion of this image of the Moon’s far side highlands. Poynting, positioned above, is a large impact crater…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members suit up in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on…
NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and J. Major Two galaxies merge at a furious rate in this Aug. 25, 2026, image of the II Zw 096 system….
Fort Leonard Wood Soldier Reflects on Enlisting After 9/11 Attacks
After the 9/11 attacks, watching from the tarmac was no longer enough for Army Lt. Col. Julie Kendrick. She traded in her airline uniform for camouflage — stepping forward to enlist as…
Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Maryland, Part 1
Maryland had four delegates to the Second Continental Congress, which adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Charles Carroll had the most to lose. Source: www.war.gov
Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11
Retired Air Force Col. Rolando Aguilar, a former Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a day off that turned into a scramble to…
NASA, IBM Launch AI Foundation Model for Lunar Science
6 min read NASA, IBM Launch AI Foundation Model for Lunar Science A 10-image mosaic captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Narrow Angle Camera between June 2012 and April 2016 showing the…
Steel and Stone: Army Corps of Engineers Reflects on 9/11 25 Years Later
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the National Museum of the United States Army opened an exhibit that chronicles what the Army and the Army Corps of Engineers did in the…
The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial: What to Know Before You Visit
The Pentagon quickly rebuilt after the traumatic events of Sept. 11, 2001, and an important addition to the grounds is the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial honoring those who were lost. Source: www.war.gov