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Catching the Light: Taking the Pulse of Puerto Rico’s Forests 
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Our team from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Biospheric Sciences Laboratory is working to improve how satellites monitor plant health. 

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Station Quartet Preps for Departure Amidst Air and Water Quality Checks
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Four Expedition 75 crew members spent Tuesday packing up and preparing the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft they will ride home in for its upcoming departure. Air and water quality checks and Earth observations rounded out the schedule aboard the International Space…

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NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage
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NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live Crew‑13 is scheduled…

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Weather 60% ‘Go’ for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launch
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The U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 60% chance of favorable weather for Thursday’s launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. The primary weather concerns are the cumulus cloud rule and flight through precipitation. The Crew-13 mission will launch…

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In Scotland, NASA Scientists Search for Clues About Mars’ Past
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NASA's Goddard Instrument Field Team hauled equipment up and down the cliffs of Scotland's Clachtoll region in a quest to better understand Earth – and Mars.

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NASA, SpaceX Complete Crew-13 Dry Dress Rehearsal
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With the rocket on the launch pad, the four-person crew for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station participated in a dry dress rehearsal Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 in…

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Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing
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Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could be used for manufacturing during future space missions. Developed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the material could be created directly…

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Fifth Balloon of NASA Scientific Balloon Campaign Launches
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The Mullenax Test Flight was launched on a scientific balloon from NASA’s launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, at 7:57 a.m. MDT (9:57 a.m. EDT) on Sept. 28, 2026. The mission served as a training and hardware-testing platform for meteorology and rigging personnel while also…

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Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top
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Scientists captured rare observations of an ephemeral pileus cloud hovering over a smoke-infused cloud that rose above a wildfire in Montana.

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