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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching on Aug. 30, will advance cosmic research with contributions from NASA Ames, including software to reduce image glare and technology to image exoplanets in multi-star...
NASA’s Ames Research Center will host virtual interviews on August 26, 2026, to discuss the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch August 30, 2026, focusing on its scientific objectives and Ames’ contributions.
NASA’s Pandora mission, a SmallSat launched in January, is now observing at least 20 exoplanets to analyze their atmospheres and the influence of their host stars, supporting future habitable-world research.
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released a new gallery of 16 galactic images combining X-ray and optical data to study galaxy structure, evolution, and the elements essential to life.
NASA is advancing autonomous space missions by integrating fault management with model-based systems engineering to improve resilience and reduce development risks through early design integration.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for August 30 from Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket, with coverage beginning at 6:20 a.m. EDT.
NASA-funded research links ancient solar activity to Earth’s climate shifts, including ice ages, by modeling the Sun’s protective heliosphere and its interactions with interstellar clouds over millions of years.
NASA’s MAIA air sensors in Addis Ababa measure PM2.5 pollution, including black carbon from diesel vehicles and fires, to assess health impacts and seasonal variations in urban air quality.
NASA’s MAIA mission deploys 10 air sensors in Addis Ababa to map PM2.5 pollution over three years, revealing daily and seasonal variations linked to health risks such as respiratory conditions and premature mortality.
NASA highlights Lake Bonneville’s geological legacy, from ancient floods to modern engineering feats, as scientists test Venus mission instruments in its salt flats.
NASA’s Curiosity rover resumed its planned ascent of Mount Sharp after a brief detour, conducting geology and environmental monitoring during sols 4982–4987.
NASA documented the August 12 total solar eclipse from ground, air, and space, capturing the Sun’s corona and studying its effects on Earth’s atmosphere using aircraft, balloons, and the International Space Station.
NASA has modernized its Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code, transitioning from the legacy CEA2 to CEA v3 with improved interfaces, updated thermochemical data, and enhanced maintainability while...
Europe experienced five record-breaking heat waves in 2026, with temperatures exceeding 40°C, causing widespread disruptions, health crises, and infrastructure damage across the region.
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems team completed a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III at Kennedy Space Center, testing final launch procedures ahead of the mission’s lunar objectives.
NASA awarded $30 million to four university teams to advance aviation research, focusing on supersonic propulsion, AI-enabled avionics, urban air mobility noise reduction, and next-generation aircraft design.
NASA’s Gemini experiments in 1965 tested astronauts’ ability to see Earth’s surface features from orbit, validating early claims and shaping future Earth-observing satellites like Landsat 1.
NASA satellite data is powering river-flow forecasts for Washington state’s Cowlitz River, helping Tacoma Power manage hydropower amid a lingering snow drought and extreme weather swings.
NASA and Katalyst Space have adjusted plans for the LINK spacecraft mission after an attitude control issue prevented a planned satellite boost, though rendezvous operations with the Swift Observatory will still proceed...
NASA research indicates Earth microbes could survive in shadowed lunar South Pole regions, complicating efforts to distinguish native chemistry from human contamination during future Moon missions.
NASA announced evidence of an ancient merger between the Milky Way and a dwarf galaxy called LKH, dating back 12 billion years, extending the galaxy’s known history by 1.8 billion years.
NASA highlights mechanic careers for ages 14-18, detailing roles in aerospace, heavy equipment, and automotive fields, along with training pathways and required skills.
NASA Johnson Space Center photographers document human spaceflight milestones, preserving mission history through images that capture teams and technology shaping exploration's future.
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 19, 2026, features a video taken in Spain during the Perseids meteor shower, showing an object crossing a partially eclipsed Sun. The image’s origin and the object’s...
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged a new crater on the Moon created by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impact on August 5, 2025, during the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission.
NASA’s Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites college teams to design aircraft that could inspect bridges, tunnels, and other infrastructure by 2035, aiming to enhance safety, reliability, and cost efficiency.
NASA unveiled a newly painted Boeing 777 intended to replace the retired DC-8 as a flying laboratory for Earth science missions starting in 2027 from Langley Research Center.
NASA Glenn Research Center has conducted flight research since the 1940s, linking lab theories to real-world aircraft performance. Its work spans icing studies, propulsion tests, and space technology validation, shaping...
NASA’s Curiosity rover marked its 14th Earth-year anniversary on Mars with routine science operations, including arm deployment and rock analysis at a layered outcrop near the landing site.
NASA selected four companies to provide payload processing services under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract, expanding commercial capabilities for prelaunch spacecraft and rocket hardware preparation.