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• Perseverance landed in Jezero Crater, a former river delta, to search for ancient microbial life. • In 2024, rover sampled Chevaya Falls rock, revealing potential biosignatures n

• Regina Senegal leads safety and quality teams for 13 NASA customers, including Orion and Gateway. • Her division supports program-level requirement writing, assurance programs, a

• Pioneered early near‑infrared detector arrays for astronomy, starting with a single‑pixel sensor. • Secured NASA R&A funding in 1983 to acquire a 32×32 HgCdTe kilopixel array. •

• NASA’s Hyperwall Storytelling opens Feb 25, 2026 at Exhibit Hall Booth #3481. • Wednesday session: Karen St Germain presents ‘NASA: Your Space and Science Agency.’ • Thursday’s l

• NASA develops high-altitude air traffic management system for 50,000+ ft operations. • System uses real-time data from research balloon in stratosphere to enhance situational awa

• ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot leads Crew‑12 walkout, showcasing astronaut training and teamwork. • εpsilon launch marks ESA’s first deep‑space probe, advancing planetary exploratio

• Perseverance rover completed first AI‑planned drive on Mars, covering 2 hours 30 minutes along Jezero Crater rim. • Vision‑language AI generated safe waypoints, eliminating need

• Juno’s Microwave Radiometer measured Europa’s ice shell thickness at about 18 miles (29 km) during a 2022 flyby. • This is the first measurement distinguishing thin versus thick

• NASA’s EMIT sensor on the ISS now detects plastic pollution on land, inspiring ocean debris tracking. • A new library of 25,000 molecular fingerprints catalogs 19 polymer types a

• JWST produced the most detailed, high‑resolution dark matter map ever, twice sharper than previous maps. • Map shows dark matter overlapping and intertwining with visible matter

• Six SunRISE SmallSats undergo rigorous testing at Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory. • Thermal vacuum tests simulate orbital conditions, ensuring spacecraft survi