January 2026

International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
ISS Research
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on Wednesday, Jan. 14 to update the undocking time and coverage Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:20 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan.
Posted January 14, 2026
In this photo from early January 2026, teams prepare to encapsulate NASA’s Pandora small satellite, NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing.
Posted January 13, 2026
Fission Surface Power
Artemis
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
NASA, along with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced Tuesday a renewed commitment to their longstanding partnership to support the research and development of a fission surface power system for use on the Moon under the Artemis campaign and future NASA missions to Mars.
Posted January 13, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Biological & Physical Sciences
Centennial Challenges
Centennial Challenges News
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
Earth Science Division
Get Involved
Heliophysics
Human Research Program
Mars Campaign Development Division
Marshall Space Flight Center
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Technology
NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for sustainable missions to the lunar surface and paving the way for human exploration on Mars. As the agency considers deep space endeavors that could last months or years, it must develop ways to feed astronauts beyond sending […]
Posted January 13, 2026
Active Galaxies
Astrophysics
Black Holes
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Quasars
Science & Research
The Universe
The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution.
Posted January 13, 2026
Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Oceans
The category 5 hurricane stirred up carbonate sediment near Jamaica in what scientists believe is the largest such event in the satellite record.
Posted January 13, 2026
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 12th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA announced it is targeting no earlier than Thursday, Jan.
Posted January 13, 2026
Johnson Space Center
General
Human Health and Performance
International Space Station (ISS)
For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research that is transforming life on Earth and shaping the future of exploration.
Posted January 13, 2026
Artemis 2
Artemis
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Missions
Media accreditation is open to attend Artemis II mission activities at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Johnson is where flight controllers in mission control will manage the test flight after liftoff of the first crewed Moon mission under the agency’s Artemis campaign. Targeted to launch no earlier Friday, Feb. 6, the Artemis II mission […]
Posted January 12, 2026
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
CoECI News
Get Involved
NASA Directorates
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA has identified a list of 32 technology shortfalls and invites you to give input on your critical technology needs using this feedback mechanism. Whether you’re part of the space technology community or an interested member of the public, your input is invaluable.
Posted January 12, 2026
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