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NASAby Gerelle Q. Dodson27d ago
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from the International Space Station.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory28d ago
As summer winds down in West Africa, so does much of the region’s dust activity. Dust storms can still occur, though, as one did in early September 2026, when a plume covered parts of Mali and...
NASAby Lamohon; Megan Watzke29d ago
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before.
NASAby Gerelle Q. Dodson29d ago
Following their landmark Artemis II mission earlier this year, distinguished NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning in September to emeritus status at the agency’s Johnson...
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members29d ago
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways.
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory29d ago
Eruptions are a regular occurrence at Anak Krakatau, a small volcano between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
NASAby Andrew Wagner8 Sept 2026
High in the central tower in the ancient Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat, paintings depict horseback riders and a traditional musical ensemble.
NASAby Julie Stoltz; NASA Science Editorial Team8 Sept 2026
More than 1,000 visitors explored NASA sea level science firsthand during World Ocean Day at the University of Georgia Aquarium on Skidaway Island on June 6, 2026.
NASAby Marty McCoy; NASA Hubble Mission Team; NASA Webb Mission Team8 Sept 2026
For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our solar system, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs).
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory8 Sept 2026
Editor's Note: Today's story is the answer to the September Puzzler. Several of the outcrops at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area in Southern California jut from the arid landscape of the Soledad Basin at...
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members3 Sept 2026
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 After Curiosity’s 14 years on the surface, Mars continues to surprise.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory3 Sept 2026
If there were an apex predator among fires, tropical peatland fires would be a top contender. These fires, which burn in dried wetland soils, are slow-burning, highly polluting, and notoriously...
NASAby Miles Hatfield2 Sept 2026
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors, earning...
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory1 Sept 2026
Summer is prime iceberg season in Greenland’s glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 was no exception. Especially notable was the berg that broke from the Petermann Glacier along Greenland’s northwest coast...
NASAby Elizabeth Shaw31 Aug 2026
During a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Monday, the Republic of Türkiye signed the Artemis Accords, joining the growing...
NASAby Jessica Taveau28 Aug 2026
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of...
NASAby Jessica Taveau28 Aug 2026
To strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday to establish the nation’s first U.S.
NASAby Zachary J. Pohto28 Aug 2026
*Notice* The Payment Management System (PMS) is currently experiencing issues affecting Federal Financial Report (FFR) generation.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory27 Aug 2026
In August 2026, back-to-back winter storms left parts of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile covered in a rare blanket of snow.
NASAby Sondra Woodward26 Aug 2026
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover, cloud cover — over years and decades.
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