September 2026

FFA 2026 Hyperwall Schedule
Posted September 23, 2026
General
NASA Engineering and Safety Center
For more information, contact Jonathan E.
Posted September 23, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
The Universe
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another new milestone for an observatory that continues to transform our understanding of the universe. Hubble has traveled more than 5 billion miles around Earth over its 36-year lifetime, exceeding 1.7 million total observations.
Posted September 23, 2026
APOD
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 23 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Posted September 23, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Vegetation
Carpets of wildflowers burst from arid, ochre-colored land in Western Australia following winter rains.
Posted September 23, 2026
Blogs
Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University New Brunswick, NB, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 This week we had two planning days (Tuesday and Friday), as Monday was Labor Day in North America, where many of the Curiosity team are based.
Posted September 23, 2026
Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO)
Astronauts
General
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer formed a working group in August 2026 to review the most recent data related to extravehicular activity (EVA) prebreathe testing and decompression sickness (DCS) events, venous thromboembolism (VTE) in-flight occurrences, and patent foramen ovale (PFO) implication as they relate to NASA’s Artemi
Posted September 22, 2026
Astrobiology
Earth
Planetary Science
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life.
Posted September 22, 2026
Galaxies
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers found mysterious objects that give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense levels of ultraviolet radiation. One of the galaxies they studied, M101, is pictured here in this image released on Sept. 9, 2026.
Posted September 22, 2026
Learning Resources
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Editor’s Note: This feature was updated Sept. 22, 2026, to note the time change for the in-flight call with students.  Students in New Hampshire will hear from NASA astronaut Anil Menon as he answers prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11:40 a.m. EDT Thursday, Sept.
Posted September 22, 2026
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