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  • NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge NASA · 16 Oct 2026 This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.
  • JAXA’S MMX Mars Mission Readies for Launch with Two NASA Instruments SpacePolicyOnline.com · 16 Oct 2026 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is getting ready to launch its Martian Moons eXploration mission early next week. The spacecraft will collect samples of Phobos, one of the moons
  • NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission NASA · 15 Oct 2026 NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of Mars’ moons and build on the agency’s long history of exploring th...
  • NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño NASA · 15 Oct 2026 A phenomenon rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system is unfolding this fall, and NASA is tracking it closely. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that emerges roughly every two to seven...
  • Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply NASA · 15 Oct 2026 From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research inves...
  • NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland NASA · 15 Oct 2026 A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissio...
  • NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space Apps Challenge NASA · 15 Oct 2026 Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and m...
  • NASA Awards Enable Research, Technology to Build Future Workforce NASA · 15 Oct 2026 NASA has selected 12 U.S. institutions to receive $12 million to accelerate academic research and technology development in support of the agency’s priorities for exploring the Moon, Mars, and deep space. Through NASA’s...
  • How NASA is thinking about a moon base SpaceNews · 15 Oct 2026 In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with NASA’s Shatel Bhakta, the principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what’s needed between now and 2028 and the incremental steps to […]
  • Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance NASA · 15 Oct 2026 NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacec...
  • Chandra Finds Possible Origin of ‘Treble Clef’ Waves NASA · 15 Oct 2026 A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst fro...
  • NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101 NASA · 14 Oct 2026 NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space...
  • NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students NASA · 14 Oct 2026 Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12 p.m. ED...
  • NASA’s Chandra Breaks Down ‘Treble Clef’s’ Galaxy Cluster Collision NASA · 14 Oct 2026 Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they have nicknamed the “Treble Clef” because its distinct shape strongly resembles the musical symb...
  • NASA’s Space X CRS-35 Launch Jellyfish NASA · 14 Oct 2026 Sunlight illuminates the exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 13, 2026. This visual phenomenon is known as a “jellyfish”; it happens near sunrise or sunset when the...
  • NASA Develops Batteries to Power Humanity’s Return to Moon NASA · 14 Oct 2026 If you’ve ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That’s why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery tha...
  • NASA to Discuss Artemis Acceleration, Status of Upcoming Moon Missions NASA · 14 Oct 2026 NASA will provide an update on its plans to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2028 at 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Learn where to watch online: http...
  • NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer NASA · 13 Oct 2026 NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of di...
  • Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances NASA · 13 Oct 2026 Description This infographic illustrates the distances driven by various rovers on the surface of Earth’s Moon and Mars. Of the vehicles shown, the NASA Mars rovers Perseverance and Curiosity are still operational and mo...
  • NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team NASA · 13 Oct 2026 Description Members of NASA’s Perseverance Mars mission team gather in the Mars Yard at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California with a certificate from Guinness World Records marking the rover dista...
  • Perseverance Navcam Image Marks Record Drive NASA · 13 Oct 2026 Description Rover tracks and a rocky Martian landscape are shown in this image captured by one of the navigation cameras (navcams) aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Oct. 11, 2026, the 2,006th Martian day, or sol,...
  • Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation NASA · 13 Oct 2026 Three NASA-supported small spacecraft, along with many commercial payloads, are shown before being encapsulated in a SpaceX Falcon 9 ahead of launch on Oct. 1, 2026. The ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode CubeSat, the Supernova...
  • TB 26-08 Complex Modes in Lightly Damped Structural Systems:A Two-Mode Interaction Perspective NASA · 13 Oct 2026 For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for propulsion system a...
  • SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 13 Oct 2026 The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
  • NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission NASA · 13 Oct 2026 A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern Ca...
  • NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station NASA · 13 Oct 2026 NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds o...
  • Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station Spaceflight Now · 13 Oct 2026 Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two...
  • NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research NASA · 12 Oct 2026 NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral...
  • NASA to Conduct Flyover, Engage NFL Fans at MetLife Stadium NASA · 10 Oct 2026 As part of the agency’s Inspiration Tour flyover, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will pilot one of three F-5 fighter jets to kick off the New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sund...
  • NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations Ars Technica · 9 Oct 2026 "We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit."
  • NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations NASA · 9 Oct 2026 NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space stations lead the way in low Earth orbit. On Friday, the agency released its final Request for Proposals invit...
  • NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies NASA · 9 Oct 2026 NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked...
  • Cosmic House of Mirrors NASA · 9 Oct 2026 Galaxies warp and multiply as if in a house of mirrors in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Sept. 29, 2026. The brilliant golden galaxies seen here are part of a galaxy cluster called MACS J04...
  • Crew-12 Back on Earth as ISS Keeps Busy SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Oct 2026 NASA’s Crew-12 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California this morning, bringing the 237-day mission to an end. Their replacements on Crew-13 arrived a week
  • NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission NASA · 8 Oct 2026 Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. Th...
  • NASA Announces Bold Science Initiatives for America’s Golden Age Summit NASA · 8 Oct 2026 NASA is launching two new science and technology initiatives to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate the innovation that will shape America’s future in space. The initiatives are announced in conjunction with t...
  • NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies NASA · 8 Oct 2026 A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-space repairs and reduce orbital debris. The Small Spacecraft Propuls...
  • Crew-12 Returns to Earth NASA · 8 Oct 2026 The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts...
  • NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs NASA · 8 Oct 2026 NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope is shedding light on brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line between stars and exop...
  • Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin NASA · 8 Oct 2026 First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Astr...

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