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Commercial Space
Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate
Low Earth Orbit Economy
NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space stations lead the way in low Earth orbit. On Friday, the agency released its final Request for Proposals inviting industry to submit plans for the next generation of commercial space stations. “In alignment with the President’s National […]
Posted October 9, 2026
Ames Research Center
EPSCoR
General
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked from the International Space Station, it carried a fleet of 12 small, experimental capsules designed to […]
Posted October 9, 2026
Galaxies warp and multiply as if in a house of mirrors in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Sept. 29, 2026. The brilliant golden galaxies seen here are part of a galaxy cluster called MACS J0454.1-0300. The orange galaxies bunched together on one side of the image, however, are not actually […]
Posted October 9, 2026
APOD
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 9… 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 October 9, 2026
Earth Observatory
Floods
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.
Posted October 9, 2026
Martian Moon Exploration (MMX)
Mars
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST). […]
Posted October 8, 2026
Science Mission Directorate
Editor’s note: This release was updated Oct. 8, 2026 with the formal name of the summit. NASA is launching two new science and technology initiatives to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate the innovation that will shape America’s future in space.
Posted October 8, 2026
Ames Research Center
General
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-space repairs and reduce orbital debris. The Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission launched Oct. 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Posted October 8, 2026
Commercial Crew
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
Posted October 8, 2026
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)
Astrophysics
Brown Dwarfs
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope is shedding light on brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line between stars and exoplanets.
Posted October 8, 2026
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