270. March 13th, 2026 NASA

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1:03dioxide emissions reached over 7,600 metric tons in March. At the Smithsonian's Stephen F. Udvar Haysie Center, visitors can now view a testing replica of the James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the Parker Solar Probe, showcasing the engineering behind these advanced NASA missions. NASA's Artemis II mission will send astronauts Reed Weisman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hanson on a 10-day test flight around the moon. The crew will check Orion's systems, test life support, space suits, and medical procedures, conduct lunar observations, practice docking, perform trajectory corrections, and return to Earth for a Pacific Ocean splashdown. The lunar reconnaissance orbiter captured a high-resolution image of an unnamed crater illuminated by morning sunlight. Since its 2009 launch, LRO has mapped lunar topography, studied historic landing sites, identified potential resources, and supported future robotic and human lunar exploration.

2:04NASA volunteers are studying biofilms in space, showing how microbial communities adapt to microgravity and environmental stressors, supporting human and plant health during long duration missions. Citizen science projects are expanding, including the Daily Minor Planet Project, which now processes deeper data from the Boc telescope to identify fainter asteroids and near-Earth objects. The Solar Active Region Spotter Project revealed that long-lived solar regions produce the most intense flares, improving space weather prediction. Abored the International Space Station, Expedition 74 astronaut service research hardware, prepared for a March 18 spacewalk to install new solar arrays, conducted health monitoring, and boosted the station's orbit. Finally, NASA and the Bureau of Reclamation are using crowdsourcing challenges to find innovative solutions for eliminating invasive species in waterways and detecting cracks in embankment dams, with prizes awarded for successful approaches.

3:05Those were the key activities for NASA on March 13, 2026. Subscribe to receive daily updates or rate or review so others can find us as well. Thanks for tuning into NASA Daily. This has been an electrocast media production. The producers are Mark Netter and Peter Rayfelsen, produced and edited by Delilah Sparazza, music by Amir Islai and Peter Rayfelsen. President Barack Obama. Virginia, we are counting on you. Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to raid the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years, but you can stop them by voting yes by April 21st. Now put our elections back on a level playing field and let voters decide not politicians. Vote yes by April 21st. Paid for by Virginians for Fair Elections.