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October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO!

by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einstein’s 1916 theory of General Relativity. These invisible ripples in space were first directly detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).

Posted October 1, 2025

EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)

NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch

NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission.

Posted October 1, 2025

Artemis Accords

Artemis

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords

NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Posted October 1, 2025

Skywatching

Skywatching Tips

The Solar System

What’s Up: October 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA

A supermoon, and meteor showers from the Draconids and Orionids A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright. Skywatching Highlights Transcript What’s Up for October?

Posted September 30, 2025

Science Activation

Helio Highlights: October 2025

Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) teaches people of all ages about the Sun, covering everything from how to safely view an eclipse to how to mitigate the effects of geomagnetic storms.

Posted September 30, 2025

Artemis

Artemis Accords

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautics and space exploration between the two nations.

Posted September 30, 2025

Organizations

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

Headquarters and Center Chief Counsel Contacts

Headquarters Centers

Posted September 30, 2025

Exoplanet Discoveries

Exoplanets

Gas Giant Exoplanets

Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!

The (Proto) Planet: WISPIT 2b The Discovery: Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets likely exist in these gaps (and possibly even create them), this is the first time that it has actually been observed. […]

Posted September 30, 2025

Juno

Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam instrument from about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the moon, Io’s night side [left lobe] is illuminated by “Jupitershine,” which is […]

Posted September 30, 2025

Biological & Physical Sciences

Open Science Data Repository (OSDR)