October 2023

Space Technology Mission Directorate
Space Technology Research Grants
Technology
Technology Research
Each year, researchers nationwide embark on journeys of discovery facilitated by funding from NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) program. They uncover innovations that benefit future research and their careers after graduation.
Posted October 17, 2023
Science Mission Directorate
Asteroids
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets with orbits that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit.
Posted October 17, 2023
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)
Asteroids
Didymos & Dimorphos
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, September 26 at 7:14 p.m. EDT. as the world’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
Posted October 16, 2023
Goddard Space Flight Center
Earth's Moon
The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT rain or shine at NASA Goddard’s Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people around the world. The public […]
Posted October 16, 2023
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