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This letter from SARA is to issue a waiver for NASA grantees attending LPSC2026, allowing them to be reimbursed out of their grants for their actual lodging, although it’s expected to be above the approved GSA amount. This waiver does not supersede the travel policy of your institution if it is more restrictive. Note: I have […]
Posted January 23, 2026
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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
Dragonfly
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Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
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The Solar System
Titan
In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented voyage of scientific discovery.
Posted January 9, 2026
Titan
Astrobiology
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Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Saturn
Saturn Moons
A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data suggests a more complicated picture: Titan’s interior is more likely composed of ice, with layers of slush and small pockets of warm water that form […]
Posted December 17, 2025
Grades 5 - 8 for Educators
Grades K - 4 for Educators
Planetary Science
Science Activation
The NASA Science Activation program’s PLANETS (Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science) project, led by Northern Arizona University (NAU), is pleased to announce the official launch of three free out-of-school (OST) time units that give all learners in grades 3-5 and 6-8 the chance to do real planetary sci
Posted November 26, 2025
Comets
Heliophysics
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Lucy
Mars
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Perseverance (Rover)
Planetary Science
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Planets
Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)
Psyche Mission
Science & Research
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SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)
STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory)
The Solar System
The Sun
This article was updated to include the full range of dates from the SOHO image. Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA is in the midst of an unprecedented solar system-wide observation campaign, turning its spacecraft and space telescopes to follow comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system. Twelve […]
Posted November 19, 2025
Astrophysics
For Colleges & Universities
Opportunities For Educators to Get Involved
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Planetary Science
Science Activation
The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top astronomy researchers into the classrooms of community colleges around the United States.
Posted September 26, 2025
General
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Each month, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office releases a monthly update featuring the most recent figures on NASA’s planetary defense efforts, near-Earth object close approaches, and other timely facts about comets and asteroids that could pose an impact hazard with Earth. Here is what we’ve found so far. Updated: September 11, 2025
Posted September 11, 2025
Perseverance (Rover)
Astrobiology
Mars
Mars 2020
Planetary Science
Science Mission Directorate
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life.
Posted September 10, 2025
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