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2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge registration open

The annual NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon is open for teams to use free and open NASA data for lunar, Mars and wider space challenges.

NASA's Inspiration Tour culminated at MAX POWER

James Webb announcement dated 2026-10-29 includes Cat’s Head Nebula

A 2026-10-29 announcement credits NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI for a mid-infrared view of the Cat’s Head Nebula.

NASA seeks info on commercial Hubble boost

NASA has posted an online Request for Information about servicing the Hubble Space Telescope and raising its orbit.

Voyager 1 to cross one-light-day mark on 2026-11-18

Mars map shows 13 sites matching ancient meteorite

A global Mars map identifies 13 locations with mineralogy and chemistry matching Teghaza 001, an ancient Martian meteorite.

ISS marked Halloween during more than 25 years of continuous human presence

A retrospective look at Halloween aboard the station, described as a vital scientific platform with more than 25 years of continuous human presence.

Ancient Martian meteorite Teghaza 001 is from unsampled crust

Papers in Science and Science Advances describe an ancient Martian meteorite from Mali and link it to previously unsampled crust.

Troy Asher Takes Over NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

NIH and NASA Partner on QuSAFE Challenge

NASA Invites Public to Send Names to Titan on Dragonfly

Names will fly on a microchip aboard the APL-led Dragonfly rotorcraft mission, with submissions due at 23:59 EST on Jan. 15, 2027.

2026 ISAM State of Play available on NASA.gov

Hubble image dated 2026-10-22 shows gravitational lensing

A Hubble image places a barred galaxy at center while highlighting gravitational lensing as the real target.

Hubble and Webb capture Cat's Head Nebula star-forming scene

ESA set out 2030 Argonaut lander plans and Moon Explore concepts

The background describes ESA's lunar efforts, from affordable Moon Explore concepts to Argonaut landers listed for 2030.

Reid Wiseman named deputy director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Artemis II commander is named to a deputy director role at JPL, with duties including laboratory operations and Caltech coordination.

Vietnam becomes 78th Artemis Accords signatory

Artemis III SLS core stage integrated with twin solid rocket boosters

NASA selects 19 proposals; CSSFP-25 selects 12

Curiosity Prepares Drill Preload Test Near Chiu Chiu

Curiosity moved near Chiu Chiu for the next drill campaign while Nazca received a science go-ahead and preload-test preparations advanced.

CHAPEA Mission 2 crew exit scheduled at NASA Johnson

NEO Surveyor sunshade image released

A released image is associated with a technician inspecting the NEO Surveyor sunshade.

NASA interns supported U.S. Deorbit Vehicle work, 2020-2024

Iceberg A-81 slows after moving north into Scotia Sea

Iceberg A-81, recorded at 1,550 square kilometers, has moved into the Scotia Sea after more than three years in the Weddell Sea, and its movement has slowed.

NASA's Perseverance measures fine Mars dust on spacesuit swatches

NASA NEO Surveyor sunshade delivered and inspected

MATRIX presents propellant-gauging models for IM-3

Webb image shows star-forming region N159 in Large Magellanic Cloud

A released NASA/ESA Webb image shows N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

NASA and USDA Sign Memorandum of Understanding

PACE's 2026 fall foliage redness mapping

PACE and OCI recorded hyperspectral leaf-pigment and vegetation-redness signals from 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-11.