January 2026

Space Technology Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Flight Opportunities Program
Technology
Technology Transfer
Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the agency and America’s space industry.
Posted January 29, 2026
Photojournal
Description This artist’s concept depicts a cutaway view showing Europa’s ice shell. It contains a shallow layer of small imperfections (cracks, pores, and voids) that extend down from the surface hundreds of feet. The icy moon of Jupiter is thought to harbor an ocean below its frozen exterior. Data used to generate a new result […]
Posted January 29, 2026
Learning Resources
NASA Headquarters
STEM Engagement at NASA
NASA has awarded more than $5 million to 29 institutions nationwide to expand and strengthen science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning beyond the classroom. The awards are designed to help build skills that lead directly to STEM careers.
Posted January 29, 2026
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A new image from the NISAR mission shows off the satellite’s ability to reveal details of Earth’s surfaces. The science team also released new sample data.  A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite’s ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet’s surface, is on display in a colorful, newly released image showing the Miss
Posted January 29, 2026
I Am Artemis
Artemis
Artemis 2
Marshall Space Flight Center
People of Marshall
Space Launch System (SLS)
Doug Parkinson’s face lights up as he starts telling his story, how someone from  Wisconsin now plays a part in the team that will help land the first Artemis astronauts on to the Moon. Parkinson serves as NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lead for Launch Integration and Mission Operations, guiding engineers responsible for monitoring […]
Posted January 29, 2026
Earth
Earth's Moon
Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
Skywatching
The Solar System
The Sun
Uncategorized
A total lunar eclipse will redden the Moon on March 3, 2026. Here’s what you need to know. 
Posted January 29, 2026
Ames Research Center
Astrophysics
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Goddard Space Flight Center
Gravitational Waves
High-Tech Computing
Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO)
Neutron Stars
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
Science & Research
Sensing the Universe & Multimessenger Astronomy
The Universe
New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the maelstrom of interacting magnetic structures around city-sized neutron stars in the moments before they crash.
Posted January 29, 2026
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own Sun and planetary system. In Webb’s high-resolution look, the structure of the gas being shed off by a dying star comes into full focus. The image reveals how stars recycle their […]
Posted January 29, 2026
Goddard Space Flight Center
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Technicians have completed the construction of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The Roman observatory is slated to launch no later than May 2027, with the team aiming for as early as fall 2026. The mission will revolutionize our understanding of the universe with its deep, crisp, sweeping views of space. More than a thousand […]
Posted January 29, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Snow
Very wet—but very warm—weather in the western U.S. has left many mountainous regions looking at substantial snowpack deficits.
Posted January 29, 2026
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