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- NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max NASA · 10 Aug 2026 As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to discovery+ and HBO Max. A continuous live feed of NASA+ programming...
- Lion Nebula Roars to Life With NASA’s Webb NASA · 10 Aug 2026 Observing across the starry “plains” of space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope previously viewed this planetary nebula in 2000,...
- Lion Nebula roars to life for Webb ESA · 10 Aug 2026 Observing across the starry “plains” of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula.
- Launch Into a New School Year With NASA NASA · 10 Aug 2026 A new school year brings fresh opportunities to get involved with NASA. Whether you’re curious about space or eager to build real STEM skills, NASA offers a world of experiences putting you close to the action. As we ent...
- Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of Swift servicing spacecraft SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2026 The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it is making progress in recovering from its own spacecraft’s problems.
- Artemis progress building lunar return roadmap NASASpaceflight · 9 Aug 2026 NASA has released a series of updates on the Artemis program, spanning commercial robotic lunar…
- Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2026 Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics.
- 2026 IGARSS Hyperwall Schedule NASA · 7 Aug 2026 IGARSS 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #100) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 10 3:00 PM Technology Enabling the Future of Earth ScienceMike Seablom3:15 PM...
- NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar NASA · 7 Aug 2026 Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) conducted more than 140 hours of observations of the magnetar 1E 1547-5408, shown in this Aug. 5, 2026, artist’s concept, between March and April 2025. In...
- NASA’s Lunar Development and Test Facility Prepares Artemis Hardware for Moon NASA · 7 Aug 2026 Before astronauts return to the Moon’s surface through NASA’s Artemis program, the hardware they depend on must first prove it can survive the unforgiving lunar environment. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, eng...
- Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat NASA · 7 Aug 2026 New animations from NASA’s PREFIRE mission reveal two years of seasonal temperature swings at the Arctic and Antarctic.
- Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality NASA · 6 Aug 2026 The NASA Science Activation Program’s Cosmic Storytelling with NASA Data (CosmicDS) project, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, works to bring authentic NASA data into the hands of educators and learn...
- NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept) NASA · 6 Aug 2026 Description This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s three SkyFall Mars helicopters collecting data while flying over the surface of the Red Planet. The green frequency waves emanating from the helicopters’ large antennas de...
- Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission NASA · 6 Aug 2026 Description SkyFall ground-penetrating radar engineer Maya Román connects a coaxial cable to a test antenna in the Environmental Test Lab’s electromagnetic interference testing chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
- I Am Artemis: Tom Percy NASA · 6 Aug 2026 As NASA sets its sights on long-term exploration of the Moon and Mars, the agency is increasing the cadence of its Artemis missions. Helping bring these plans to fruition is Tom Percy, manager of systems engineering and...
- Taking Flight to Prepare for Space NASA · 6 Aug 2026 NASA astronaut Adam Fuhrmann (right, in yellow) prepares for a training flight aboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft in this July 16, 2026, photo. These high-altitude flights train the crew to work in a tight environment and oper...
- Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2026 July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASA’s history: the landing of the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars. It was the first […]
- NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions Spaceflight Now · 6 Aug 2026 The shift amplifies the agency’s marked shift from crewed operations in lunar orbit to focus on surface-based missions.
- Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars ESA · 6 Aug 2026 This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene...
- NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter agreement SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2026 NASA and Roscosmos have agreed to continue exchanging seats between Soyuz and Crew Dragon spacecraft, but that agreement does not yet extend to Starliner.
- NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory NASA · 5 Aug 2026 A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature. Fast facts Sci...
- Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Models Joined NASA · 5 Aug 2026 Technicians joined the Orion crew and service modules together on July 30, 2026, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew module will carry and sustai...
- NASA’s Perseverance Captures Phobos and Earth NASA · 5 Aug 2026 Description This composite of seven images from the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover shows Earth, visible as a small bright dot moving from upper left to lower right, passing behind the Martian...
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon NASA · 5 Aug 2026 Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Earth appears as a point of light in the Martian sky, disappearing behind the crescent of Phobos...
- Voyager seeks relaxed requirements in NASA commercial space station RFP SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2026 Voyager Technologies remains upbeat about the prospects for its Starlab commercial space station but is hoping for some tweaks to NASA’s plans to support the station’s development.
- Crew-13 pilot reflects on career, training, and upcoming science ahead of flight to ISS NASASpaceflight · 4 Aug 2026 After a previously targeted launch date in November, NASA has moved up the next International…
- NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact NASA · 4 Aug 2026 Using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets, NASA and SpaceX are tracking a used Falcon 9 upper stage from a commercial mission expected to impact the Moon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, near the Einstein and Bell crater...
- NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First Test NASA · 4 Aug 2026 Using continuous imagery from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, scientists predicted the near-Earth arrival of a solar eruption to within 30 minutes in an initial proof of concept te...
- Ames Science Stars of the Month – August 2026 NASA · 4 Aug 2026 The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Danielle Lopez, Jennifer Claudio, and Duncan Mifsud. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneur...
- NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations NASA · 4 Aug 2026 NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations. To advance lunar surface infrastructure developm...
- Roman Space Telescope Plaque Install NASA · 4 Aug 2026 Technicians installed a commemorative plaque, seen in this July 28, 2026, photo, on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The plaque honors the legacy of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer and one o...
- NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent future upper stage lunar collisions SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2026 With a Falcon 9 upper stage set to hit the moon this week, SpaceX says it is working with NASA on ways to prevent similar collisions in the future.
- SpaceX Replacing MRAPs with Cybertrucks Beginning with Crew-13 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Aug 2026 NASA and SpaceX are getting ready to launch Crew-13 to the International Space Station in September. For the first time, if an emergency occurs on the launch pad and the
- Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas NASA · 3 Aug 2026 Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully enginee...
- NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay NASA · 3 Aug 2026 NASA delivered the NavCube3-mini payload on July 13 to Intuitive Machines for integration into Altus-1, the company’s first lunar relay satellite, marking an important milestone in the development of future lunar communi...
- Ike Theriot Helps Prepare Astronauts to Work on the Moon NASA · 3 Aug 2026 From serving in the U.S. Army to helping prepare astronauts to explore the lunar surface, Ike Theriot built a path to NASA through discipline and determination. Theriot serves as the Flight Operations Surface Testing lea...
- NASA Brings Space Exploration to the FIFA World Cup NASA · 3 Aug 2026 From June 11 through July 19, NASA’s free interactive exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ brought space exploration to soccer fans in East Downtown Houston. More than 500,000 visitors explored the exhibit during the tournament...
- What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA · 31 Jul 2026 A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching. Skywatching Highlights Transcript A solar eclipse, one of the year’s best meteor showers, Venus a...
- NASA to Host Florida Event Celebrating American Air, Space Leadership NASA · 31 Jul 2026 NASA will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 14, live from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and media and digital creators are invited to attend in person. The announcement, held in the XL...
- Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion SpaceNews · 31 Jul 2026 Converting an engineering model of a Mars rover into an actual lunar rover could cost NASA more than $1 billion, an estimate strongly rejected by the agency’s administrator.