NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-022 MARCH 16, 2026 AERONAUTICS NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights As its team prepared for second flight, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft underwent engine run testing on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Credit: NASA NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19 to highlight plans for ...Continue Reading

NASA History News & Notes - March 2026 NASA History News & Notes FEBRUARY 2026 • Volume 43, Number 3   CONTENTS Robert Goddard’s independent pursuits in rocketry Join us next week for Ben Feist’s “ISS in Real Time” presentation Welcome to Catherine Byrd, NASA Kennedy’s new archivist How well do you know the Gemini VIII mission? ESSAY Robert Goddard's Enigmatic Path toward Space On March 16, 1926, Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liqu ...Continue Reading

Eruption at Mayon; Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe   March 13, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Eruption at Mayon Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in nearby communities. Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europ ...Continue Reading

Eruption at Mayon   March 13, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Eruption at Mayon Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in nearby communities.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-021 MARCH 12, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station  NASA astronaut Anne McClain works near one of the International Space Station’s main solar arrays during a May 1, 2025, spacewalk to upgrade the station’s power system and relocate a communications antenna. Credit: NASA NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks beginning Wednesday, March 18, ...Continue Reading

Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe   March 12, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       NASA Ear ...Continue Reading

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it     The Earth Observatory Satellite Puzzler is back! After a few months’ respite, the Satellite Puzzler is back. Every month, the Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. Our March 2026 puzzler is now available. Can you guess the location?     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/ ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   March 10, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Shades of a Lunar Eclipse A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse. Lake Coatepeque Set amid El Salvador’s modern, active volcanic landscape, tranquil blue waters fill a caldera formed by ancient eruptions. ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-024 MARCH 9, 2026 NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service Portrait of Brad Flick. Credit: NASA On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March 19, after a nearly 40-year career advancing aeronautics and flight research. Flick began his NASA journey in 1986 as a flight systems engineer a ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-019 MARCH 9, 2026 MISSIONS NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying the agency's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to troubleshoot the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. Once complete, the SLS r ...Continue Reading