Plan your visit Earth Information Centers

Plan your visit Earth Information Centers can be found at multiple locations, including three flagship exhibits at NASA HQ (Washington, DC), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC), and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (Merritt Island, Florida). All exhibits are open to the public. Explore exhibits below. https://earth.gov/visit?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202633

Building the Moon Base: Overcoming Challenges at the Lunar South Pole Thursday, August 27 • 11 AM - 12 PM

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-the-moon-base-overcoming-challenges-at-the-lunar-south-pole-tickets-1998222480229?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202633 NASA's Chief Exploration scientist, Dr. Jake Bleacher, will discuss what it takes to establish the systems and infrastructure needed for astronauts to live and work on the Moon.

Visiting NASA Headquarters

https://www.nasa.gov/headquarters/visit-hq/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202633 Step into the newly reimagined exhibit space at NASA Headquarters in Washington, where space exploration comes to life. Wander through immersive exhibits, get an up‑close look at Apollo and Artemis artifacts, and join in‑person events at the James Webb Auditorium. Then unwind with a coffee or tea — and maybe a NASA‑themed donut — from the pop‑up café before browsing space‑inspired gifts at the NASA Employee Exchange Store. Whether you’re captivated by today’s cutting‑edge missions or inspired by the history of America’s space program, the NASA Headquarters offers a welcoming gateway to explore, learn, and experience NASA up close.

60 Years Ago: NASA Approves the Lunar Orbiter Program

https://www.nasa.gov/history/60-years-ago-nasa-approves-the-lunar-orbiter-program/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202633 Last week, we asked what the primary purpose of the Lunar Orbiter 1 mission was. The answer? To photograph potential Apollo landing sites around the Moon’s equator. For 11 days, the spacecraft took 205 photos of the lunar surface, including the first photo of Earth as seen from lunar orbit. In 2008, the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project released this restored Lunar Orbiter 1 Earthrise image that it demodulated using refurbished tape drives from the 1960s and modern digital technology.

NASA’s Starling Mission Opens New Frontiers in Space Navigation

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/smallsatellites/2026/08/17/nasas-starling-mission-opens-new-frontiers-in-space-navigation/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202633 NASA’s Starling mission has reached another milestone in spacecraft autonomy, successfully demonstrating a new navigation system that allows a satellite to pinpoint its position in orbit by referencing other objects in space—no navigational network required.

NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/maia/nasa-mission-studies-air-pollution-over-ethiopia/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202633 A NASA‑funded air pollution monitoring network is revealing one of the most detailed long‑term pictures yet of black carbon pollution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. The data captures how soot from fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources shifts hour by hour and season by season—from spikes during rush-hour traffic to surges linked to holiday celebrations.

NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/nasa-challenge-tests-wheel-designs-for-moon-base-mobility/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202633 As NASA moves closer to establishing a Moon Base, advancing surface mobility is essential to helping crews and robotic systems explore more of the lunar landscape. To push this capability forward, the Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge invited innovators from around the world to design and build next-generation lunar rover wheels.