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  • NASA Announces Bold Science Initiatives for America?s Golden Age Summit
    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 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy?s (OSTP) ?Golden Age Summit? in Washington on Thursday with top U.S. agency leaders. The programs […]

  • NASA?s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies
    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 Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission launched Oct. 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission is a technology demonstration where an […]

  • Crew-12 Returns to Earth
    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 Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The four spent […]

  • NASA?s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs
    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 exoplanets. New findings published in The Astrophysical Journal show that these dark and cloudy worlds have chemically rich atmospheres not unlike the giant […]

  • Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin
    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. Astronomers using NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed the host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) seen to date. Their [?]

  • NASA?s SpaceX Crew?12 Splashes Down, Sets Briefing to Discuss Mission
    After more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA?s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles. The crew members will discuss their science mission during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, at the agency?s Johnson Space Center in Houston. […]

  • NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered Exploration
    As the Golden Age of deep-space exploration begins, NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy are advancing the development of safe, reliable, next-generation nuclear technologies for space. Together, the agencies will supercharge civil space exploration, unlock bold scientific discovery, and solidify American leadership in space nuclear power and propulsion.  ?We are entering the ?Nuclear NASA-era,? […]

  • NASA Advances LISA Mission Contributions With New Test Telescope
    NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. L3Harris Technologies will design, assemble, and integrate the new telescope for NASA. Called the Engineering Test Unit, this contribution represents [?]

  • APOD: 2026 October 8 ? The Saturn System Sm�rg�sbord
    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 8 ? The? Today?s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss � APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Saturn […]

  • Fighting Drought in Texas�Cotton Country
    Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High Plains.