Feature · Science / TechnologyHeading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science MissionEditor’s note: This article was updated on October 23, 2026, to swap one of the images. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is ending, with the crew scheduled to return in early October. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will head home from the […]Read the full story →Chris Getteau · October 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the HeatThe engineering development unit for NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) probe is photographed prior to a major thermal evaluation. The DAVINCI team put the yoga ball-sized vessel into a ceramic-lined chamber with heat-scorched walls and ratcheted up the temperature to 869 F, or 465 C, over the course […]Read the full story →HQ Web Team · October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint TestsGroundbreaking tests at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are paving the way for new wind tunnel capabilities for designing the aircraft technologies of the future. In a first-of-its-kind test in NASA Langley’s Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, researchers used unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint to study how air flows around a standard wind tunnel model known […]Read the full story →Brandon Ingram · October 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 LaunchesIn this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for a […]Read the full story →HQ Web Team · October 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyStar TrailsThis long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Banda Sea on Sept. 20, 2026. Image credit: NASA/Anil MenonRead the full story →HQ Web Team · September 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar CommunicationsNASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of the most critical needs for sustained lunar exploration: reliable communications. As NASA prepares for long-term human presence on the Moon through the Artemis and Moon Base programs, communications systems will be just as important as spacecraft and […]Read the full story →Bailey Light · September 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyCrew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch PadAhead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in this Sept. 27, 2026, photo. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey […]Read the full story →HQ Web Team · September 29, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA Opens Applications for Second Season of ORBIT Student ChallengeFollowing a successful inaugural year of ingenuity and career building, NASA ORBIT (Opportunities in Research, Business, Innovation, and Technology) has officially returned for a second season to bring university and college student innovation to the forefront of Earth technology development and deep-space exploration. Registration for the 2026–2027 challenge is open through Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, […]Read the full story →Sandra May · September 29, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNSTGRO 2026NSTGRO Homepage Omar AlyousefUniversity of MemphisPolycatenated Architected Materials (PAM) for Origami-Inspired Space Docking Ports Cade ArmstrongUniversity of Texas at AustinIntelligent Multi-Agent Constellations for Cooperative Cislunar Operations Katie BarcakWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityCompact magnetic heat switch for thermal management of long duration low power exploration missions Laurel BarnettHarvard UniversityPhotonic SNSPD Readout and Feed Forward System for Improved […]Read the full story →Loura Hall · September 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Feature · Science / TechnologyUnder the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon ManufacturingPhotos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could be used for manufacturing during future space missions. Developed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the material could be created directly on the Moon or Mars, allowing NASA to pack fewer supplies — saving weight and […]Read the full story →Ellen Bausback · September 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Feature · Science / TechnologyWhat You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 MissionFour crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory.Read the full story →Mark A. Garcia · September 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologySpace Station View of Earth at NightThis nighttime view of the United States, dotted with city lights looking toward New York City (center), was taken at approximately 3:40 a.m. local time on Sept. 8, 2026, from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above Earth. Image credit: NASA/Jessica MeirRead the full story →HQ Web Team · September 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM
