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NASA is announcing the availability of its newest supercomputer, Athena, an advanced system designed to support a new generation of missions and research projects.
Posted January 27, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Exoplanets
Kepler / K2
Open Science
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
Trained on data from NASA’s exoplanet-hunting missions, the open-source ExoMiner++ deep learning model uses an advanced algorithm to validate new planets.
Posted January 22, 2026
NASA Headquarters
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Apollo 1
Johnson Space Center
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Space Shuttle
Stennis Space Center
NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. The event is traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, as all three astronaut accidents happened around the end of the month. “On NASA’s Day […]
Posted January 21, 2026
General
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research
Aeronautics Technology
Air Traffic Solutions
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Ames Research Center
UAS Traffic Management
Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The system aims to keep air traffic management safe from disruption and protect data transferred between aircraft and ground stations from being intercepted or manipulated. 
Posted January 16, 2026
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Flight Demos Capabilities
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Supersonic Flight
Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transitioning from military service to a new role enabling breakthrough advancements in aerospace.
Posted January 15, 2026
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Astrophysics
Astrophysics Pioneers
CubeSats
Exoplanet Science
Exoplanet Transits
Exoplanets
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Goddard Space Flight Center
Infrared Light
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kepler / K2
SmallSats Program
Stars
Studying Exoplanets
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
The Universe
Visible / Optical Light
Editor’s Note, Jan. 11, 2026: NASA’s Pandora and the NASA-sponsored BlackCAT and SPARCS missions lifted off at 8:44 a.m. EST (5:44 a.m. PST) Sunday, Jan. 11. A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, and their stars. Along […]
Posted January 9, 2026
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Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Aeronautics Technology
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Ames Space Biosciences
General
Uncategorized
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley continued to make strides in research, technology, engineering, science, and innovation this past year. Join us as we take a look back at some of the highlights from 2025. From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II By combining the technologies of the NASA Advanced […]
Posted December 18, 2025
General
Ames Research Center
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA’s DiskSat technology demonstration mission will test the performance of a new small spacecraft platform designed to expand the capabilities of current small spacecraft.
Posted December 18, 2025
Ames Research Center
CubeSats
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
SBIR STTR
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA is working with commercial partners to create high-performing, reliable propulsion systems that will help small spacecraft safely maneuver in orbit, reach intended destinations across the solar system, and accomplish mission operations.    Two new micropropulsion technologies are being tested in space onboard a CubeSat called DUPLEX (Dual Prop
Posted December 17, 2025
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