February 2026

Cryosphere
Earth Observatory
Extreme Temperatures
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Surface Water
Ice in the Hudson River hugged the shore of Manhattan amid a deep freeze.
Posted February 4, 2026
Artemis 2
A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early hours of February 1, 2026. The agency concluded a wet dress rehearsal for the agency’s Artemis II test flight early Tuesday morning, […]
Posted February 3, 2026
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
CoECI News
Get Involved
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Rapid advances in commercial space, artificial intelligence, and edge computing are transforming what is possible for Earth observation.
Posted February 3, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Sea Ice
Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America’s largest research base in Antarctica.
Posted February 3, 2026
In-flight Education Downlinks
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA STEM Projects
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will connect with students in Pennsylvania to answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 5, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel.
Posted February 3, 2026
Artemis
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will carry the Artemis II crew around the Moon, sits at the launch pad on Jan. 17, 2026, after rollout. It rests atop the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Orion can provide living space on missions for four astronauts for up to 21 days without docking to another spacecraft. Advances in technology […]
Posted February 2, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated at on Feb. 3, 2026, to reflect a change in the start of the news conference and its participants, as well as removing a placeholder for a crew media gaggle. Following a fueling test of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the launch pad for the Artemis II […]
Posted February 2, 2026
Organizations
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
2026 2026 TSC Artemis II Pre-launch Reception 2.5.26 2026 VABA AAAAM Legislative Reception 2.4.26 Chamber of Commerce Summit 2.2.26 Cheniere Energy at the National Portrait Gallery 1.28.26 Leaders for a Better Louisiana at Adams and Reese 1.28.26 California Manufacturers and Technology Association Reception 1.23.26 Goddard Memorial Dinner 3.13.26 I
Posted February 2, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Land Use
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Snow
Uncategorized
Vegetation
From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two months.
Posted February 2, 2026
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