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NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson
NASA · 21 May 2026
Matt Anderson was sworn in Thursday as NASA’s 16th deputy administrator by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The oath was taken during a ceremony held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As NASA d...
NASA Highlights 2025 International Space Station Science Results
NASA · 21 May 2026
To dive deeper into the International Space Station research achievements from the past year, browse the 2025 Annual Highlights of Results, which NASA released in May 2026. In 2025, researchers using the orbital laborato...
Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition
NASA · 21 May 2026
Robotics will play a critical role in NASA’s ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, presenting opportunities for the next generation of engineers, technologists, and innovators to contribute to a b...
NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition
NASA · 20 May 2026
The South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged student teams to address a critical element of U.S. aviation: aircraft maintenance. This...
NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge
NASA · 20 May 2026
The Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge — the fifth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a competition to advance persistent infrastructure for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. NASA Flight Opportu...
Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby
NASA · 20 May 2026
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. During the flyby, it took this image and others. This representative color im...
NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae
NASA · 20 May 2026
NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in AGU Earth and Space Science, researchers reported the tool was able to...
NASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions
NASA · 20 May 2026
NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lunar surface. The media briefing will take place at the agency’s Headqu...
NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry
NASA · 20 May 2026
NASA released the 2026 Civil Space Shortfall Ranking list on Wednesday, which integrates more than 400 responses from stakeholders including industry organizations, government agencies, and academia. Shortfalls refer to...
I Am Artemis: Tim Goddard
NASA · 20 May 2026
Listen to this audio excerpt from Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead: At the end of their mission around the Moon, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts were recovered from their Orion spacecraft by a team of U.S. Navy divers and...
Starfighters turns Texas facility toward microgravity flight testing
SpaceNews · 20 May 2026
Starfighters Space, which is developing F-104 supersonic jets for satellite air-launch, is turning its Texas facility into a staging ground for microgravity flight testing in response to NASA’s call for information on co...
NASA’s Fermi Glimpses Power Source of Supercharged Supernovae
NASA · 20 May 2026
An international team studying data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope concludes the mission detected a rare, unusually luminous supernova. The researchers say it likely received its power-up from a supermagneti...
Isaacman: Chinese Taikonauts Likely to Fly Around Moon in 2027
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 May 2026
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman asserted today that next year Chinese taikonauts “likely” will fly around the Moon and the United States no longer will hold the distinction as the only
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater
NASA · 19 May 2026
Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (upper left; about 290 miles, or 470 kilometers, in diameter) a...
NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach
NASA · 19 May 2026
Description This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to wind blowing over impact craters in the Syrtis Major region. The image scale is ne...
Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole
NASA · 19 May 2026
Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap of Mars captured by NASA’s Psyche mission after it made its close approach with the planet for a gravity assist. The image scale is ar...
NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby
NASA · 19 May 2026
Description This is Psyche’s first view of a nearly “full Mars” seen shortly after the spacecraft’s closest approach to the planet on May 15, 2026. The view extends from the south polar cap northwards to the Valles Marin...
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars
NASA · 19 May 2026
Description This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA’s Psyche mission as it approached the planet for a gravity assist. Captured by the spacecraft’s multispectral imager i...
NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid
NASA · 19 May 2026
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. This flyby used a gravity assist from Mars to provide a critical boost in spe...
Moon-Venus Conjunction
NASA · 19 May 2026
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. The Moon and Venus look close together...
Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science
NASA · 19 May 2026
NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an important role as scientific ambassadors to Earth’s nearest neighbor. On their...
NASA’s New Shock Detectives Project Invites Volunteers to Help Study Solar Wind
NASA · 19 May 2026
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has collected more than ten years of data from this zone – more than scientists can analyze alone. As Shock Detectives, you’ll help sort the chaotic from peaceful regions of...
Anderson confirmed as NASA deputy administrator
SpaceNews · 19 May 2026
The U.S. Senate confirmed Matt Anderson on May 18 as NASA’s deputy administrator, the second-in-command of the space agency.
Anderson Confirmed as Deputy NASA Administrator
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 May 2026
This evening the Senate confirmed Matthew “Matt” Anderson to be NASA Deputy Administrator. His nomination was one of 49 considered together under Senate rules that were revised last year to
Johnson Photographers Honored for Award-Winning Portraits
NASA · 18 May 2026
Three photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center who inspire the world through visual storytelling earned top honors in the portrait category at the 2025 NASA Imagery Experts Program Annual Awards. “Congratulations to...
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
NASA · 18 May 2026
In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric effect never before seen in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Using instruments aboard NASA’s...
NASA Selects Next Class of Space Health Postdoctoral Fellows
NASA · 18 May 2026
The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) has selected two early‑career scientists for its next class of postdoctoral fellows. The new fellows will begin their projects in May, focusing on...
Beacon of Light
NASA · 18 May 2026
The heart of galaxy M77 shines brightly in this May 7, 2026, image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The intense glow is due to gas being pulled by the strong gravity of the central black hole into a tight and rapi...
CRS-34 Takes Flight
Space Scout · 17 May 2026
SpaceX’s 34th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA is underway, carrying 6,500 pounds of cargo to support the Expedition 74 crew.
NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter
SpaceNews · 16 May 2026
NASA has released the final request for proposals for a Mars telecommunications system, confirming requirements that limit the companies that can bid on it.
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
NASA · 15 May 2026
The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space...
Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
NASA · 15 May 2026
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire rock off the surface with it. Engineers spent several days repositioning the arm and...
Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
NASA · 15 May 2026
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms. Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially...
NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network
NASA · 14 May 2026
On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth communications is necessary to relay science data, high-definition i...
NASA Shares Early Planning for Artemis III
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 May 2026
NASA is beginning to share plans for the next Artemis mission, Artemis III, scheduled to launch next year. Artemis III was going to be the first human landing on the
NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo
NASA · 14 May 2026
NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep space missions. The Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration, or LOXSAT, will test...