July 2026

Humans in Space
Human Research Program
Johnson Space Center
Missions
NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission.
Posted July 1, 2026
Swift Boost Mission
A first-of-its-kind mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Thursday, July 2, 5:09 a.m. EDT (9:09 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Posted July 1, 2026
Astrophysics
Exoplanet Atmosphere
Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Planetary Environments & Atmospheres
Science & Research
The Universe
White Dwarfs
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of the universe and our place in it. Billions of years ago, a Sun-like star nearing the end of its life swelled tremendously in size to become a […]
Posted July 1, 2026
Blogs
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 26, 2026 There were two planning cycles over this span of sols. The Monday planning took place with Curiosity situated within a unit that from orbital imagery appeared light-toned, and from earlier rover positions appeared smooth.
Posted July 1, 2026
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ray Jayawardhana begins his tenure today as the 10th president of the California Institute of Technology. His selection as Caltech’s president, and as the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and professor of astronomy, was announced Jan. 6. Jayawardhana succeeds Thomas Rosenbaum, who had served as Caltech’s president since 2014.
Posted July 1, 2026
Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
The Universe
For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to ripples in space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound world is a super-Jupiter orbiting far from its host star.
Posted July 1, 2026
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