Even dim galaxies shine! 🔆

UGC 11105 lies 110 million light-years from Earth. From our perspective, our Sun appears to be about 14 thousand trillion times brighter than UGC 11105, even though it is an entire galaxy!

More about this Hubble image >> go.nasa.gov/4aI5RC4

🌒 NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during #Artemis III!

The three instruments will collect valuable scientific data to help prepare NASA to send astronauts to Mars.

READ MORE >> go.nasa.gov/3TRyS7n

🚀 On Saturday, April 13, NASA's 2024 NASA Student Launch challenge will bring students across the U.S. to Alabama, near #NASAMarshall , to launch amateur rockets and payloads.

Live streaming will begin at 8:20 a.m. CDT on YouTube and Facebook!

Learn more 👇 go.nasa.gov/43TeGq9

Two full-scale development model rovers, part of NASA’s CADRE technology demonstration, recently went through a series of tests in the Mars Yard at NASAJPL.

Through NASA's CLPS initiative, CADRE's capabilities will soon be tested on the Moon.

MORE: go.nasa.gov/3xvFnFz

Reading in the dark 👀 🔦

The Hubble team has released a new downloadable e-book in the Hubble Focus series, highlighting the mission’s recent discoveries about two mysterious components of our universe - dark energy and dark matter.

DOWNLOAD IT 👇
go.nasa.gov/3UccoPV

Our ☀️ + Our 🌙 + Our 🌎

A #TotalSolarEclipse swept across North America on April 8, as millions of Americans watched in awe. Many of our #NASAMarshall team members were spread across the country to take part in this rare event. See this #eclipse through our eyes 👇

Ready to witness a breathtaking celestial event?

Watch the 2024 total solar #eclipse live with us. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Happy #eclipse day! ☀️ 🌑 🌎

Some of our #NASAMarshall scientists are in Russellville, Arkansas, to discuss the #TotalSolarEclipse moving across North America today, April 8.

Catch us on NASA's official #Eclipse2024 broadcast starting at 1 p.m. EDT >> go.nasa.gov/3vIZbEG

Today is the total solar #eclipse – but whose big day is it? Earth, Moon, and Sun all want the title!

As residents of the solar system, it’s time to do your civic duty – vote for your team! ⬇️

Whose big day is it?

One day away! ☀️ 🌑 🌎

On Monday, everyone in the contiguous U.S. will be treated to a PARTIAL solar eclipse, and those on the '100% line' of the map will experience a TOTAL solar eclipse.

Celebrate this #eclipse safely and learn more about eclipses at go.nasa.gov/Eclipses

Happy #FindYourPlaceinSpace Week!

Space has become more than rocket launches and trips to the Moon. This week, NASA is opening the doors to the space industry and looking into all it has to offer.

Join us and find YOUR place in space👇 go.nasa.gov/4aJVX2M

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes around every 71 years and is getting brighter as it flies toward the Sun. ☄️

The comet could be viewed with the naked eye in the coming days, but it is best viewed with binoculars or a small telescope.

Learn more >> go.nasa.gov/4ajQekc

Ahead of the #Eclipse on April 8, the NASA Transform to Open Science (TOPS) team is preparing for an extraordinary opportunity for scientific discovery, open collaboration, and public engagement.

LEARN MORE >> go.nasa.gov/4cEiBeJ

Next stop on the #STEMnauts tour of NASA Marshall is the International Space Station Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC). The POIC is NASA's primary space station science command. The team coordinates scientific and commercial experiments on the station.

Fueled up! 🔥

NASA conducted a full-duration RS-25 hot-fire test on April 3 at NASAStennis, marking the final test of a series to certify the production of new RS-25 engines for future #Artemis flights of NASA_SLS!

Learn more about this achievement >> go.nasa.gov/3U3ziZu

🌑 NASA has selected 12 teams to compete in the next round of the Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) competition which asks college students to propose solutions to manage the lunar dust a spacecraft stirs up when landing on the Moon.

Here are the finalists: go.nasa.gov/3PTv1W7

Our IXPE observatory has resumed science observations following an issue with telemetry data. The spacecraft is in good health and is now observing a new X-ray source. More:
go.nasa.gov/4aluUuK

Where we're going, we don't need roads. 🚘

NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle that #Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface.

READ MORE 👇 go.nasa.gov/3vv8l7Q

Tune in: We're announcing NASA's industry partners selected to build the next-generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle.

This rover is essential to the success of #Artemis —allowing astronauts to go farther and conduct more science as they explore the Moon. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Attention locals⚠️

The Rocket City Regional – Alabama’s annual FIRST Robotics Competition – is April 5-6 in Huntsville, Alabama, and it's free for the public to attend.

Learn more about this global robotics competition >> go.nasa.gov/3xqvglm