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Artemis
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Human Landing System Program
Langley Research Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published in December, was revised Aug. 26, 2026 with an update on a new phase of testing, including video from a recent test run and new images. To help NASA and commercial partners better understand the science of lunar landings, specifically the hazards that may occur when a lander’s engine […]
Posted August 26, 2026
Stennis Space Center
At 17, Jeret Howard raised his right hand to serve his country as a United States Army combat medic in Iraq. This past summer, he raised his right hand again at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Hired as a civil servant under the agency’s workforce directive to restore core competencies by […]
Posted August 26, 2026
APOD
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST… 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 August 26, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 4
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Sea Ice
Wildlife
Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.
Posted August 26, 2026
Deep Space Network
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communications and navigation system.
Posted August 26, 2026
Centennial Challenges
Marshall Space Flight Center
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Posted August 25, 2026
General
Ames Research Center
Set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will empower astronomers to explore vast regions of the cosmos and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, dark matter, planets outside our solar system, and the formation and growth of galaxies over cosmic time. Key contributions to Roman’s mission […]
Posted August 25, 2026
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Ames Research Center
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Posted August 25, 2026
Astrophysics
Exoplanet Atmosphere
Exoplanet Science
Goddard Space Flight Center
Pandora Mission
The Universe
Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique observations of worlds beyond our solar system and the stars they orbit.
Posted August 25, 2026
Active Galaxies
Astrophysics
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Elliptical Galaxies
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research
Galaxy Mergers
Interacting Galaxies
Irregular Galaxies
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Spiral Galaxies
The Universe
Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new gallery released today from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes displays a collection of galactic images that showcase this variety.
Posted August 25, 2026
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