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Cosmic House of Mirrors

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 J0454.1-0300. The orange galaxies bunched together on one side of the image, however, are not actually […]

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HQ Web Team · October 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM

News release · Science / Technology

NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission

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. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST). […]

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Jessica Taveau · October 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM

News release · Science / Technology

NASA Announces Bold Science Initiatives for America’s Golden Age Summit

Editor’s note: This release was updated Oct. 8, 2026 with the formal name of the 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 […]

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Jessica Taveau · October 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM

Feature · Science / Technology

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 […]

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Tara Friesen · October 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM

A cone-shaped spacecraft and the four large parachutes attached to it against a backdrop of fluffy white clouds in the sky.

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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 […]

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HQ Web Team · October 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM

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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 […]

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Amanda Barnett · October 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM

News release · Science / Technology

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. […]

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Lauren E. Low · October 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, seated left, and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, seated right, hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding, “Accelerating American Leadership in Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion”, as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michael Kratsios, looks on, during the Golden Age Summit, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington.

News release · Science / Technology

NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered Exploration

Editor’s note: This release was updated Oct. 8, 2026 with the formal name of the summit. 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, […]

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Gerelle Q. Dodson · October 8, 2026 at 11:46 AM

News release · Science / Technology

NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Oct. 15, 2026, to reflect the revised spacecraft docking timeline. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, to the space station. This […]

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Lauren E. Low · October 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM

NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission will launch on the company’s Dragon spacecraft on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliver research and supplies to the International Space Station.

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NASA’s SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

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Mark A. Garcia · October 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM

A simulated image of the crew’s view of the dark, eclipsed Moon on April 6, 2026. Three crew members annotated impact flashes on this image in OneNote. Reid Wiseman wrote in blue. Victor “Ike” Glover wrote in green. Jeremy Hansen wrote in red. General annotations are in purple ink. A note on the left side in purple is “circled likely same impacts.” Five impact flashes are numbered across the Moon. #1 with a blue dot (observed by Wiseman) is located at the 4 o’clock position, but more central. #2 is circled with a red dot (observed by Hansen) and a blue dot (observed by Wiseman) is located at the 8’clock position, but near the Moon’s center. #3 with a red dot (observed by Hansen) is located at 3 o’clock. #4 is circled with a red dot (observed by Hansen), a blue dot (observed by Wiseman), and a green dot (observed by Glover). It is at the 6 o’clock position. A note of “(later)” is under #4. #5 with a blue dot (observed by Wiseman) is located at the 12 o’clock position. A note of “towards end” is to the right of #5. Wiseman wrote an additional note in blue: “these three roughly 10 min into eclipse.” The three indicated are the blue dots at #1, #2, and #4.

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Artemis II Crew Moon Photo Annotations

A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member’s tablet. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (in blue) and Victor “Ike” Glover (in green) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen (in red) observed impact flashes and their locations, which […]

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HQ Web Team · October 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM

News release · Science / Technology

NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Oct. 8, 2026, to reflect revised timing for the Cygnus XL spacecraft’s deorbit and information about its departure. After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, Oct. 9, as […]

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Jessica Taveau · October 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM

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