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Black Holes
Galaxies
Galaxy Mergers
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LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)
Supermassive Black Holes
The Universe
Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element of the upcoming LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission.
Posted January 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Gravitational Lensing
Hubble Space Telescope
Irregular Galaxies
Origin & Evolution of the Universe
The Universe
A team of astronomers has employed a cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-assisted technique to uncover rare astronomical phenomena within archived data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The team analyzed nearly 100 million image cutouts from the Hubble Legacy Archive, each measuring just a few dozen pixels (7 to 8 arcseconds) on a side.
Posted January 27, 2026
Earth Observatory
Floods
Weeks of intense rain overwhelmed rivers and reservoirs, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
Posted January 27, 2026
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Electrified Aircraft Propulsion
Glenn Research Center
Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.
Posted January 26, 2026
Artemis Accords
Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)
The Sultanate of Oman signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Muscat attended by NASA on Monday, becoming the 61st nation to commit to responsible space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. “Oman’s accession to the Artemis Accords sets an important example about the value of responsible behavior and shared pursuit of discovery,” […]
Posted January 26, 2026
Spinoffs
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer & Spinoffs
As NASA fosters technologies needed to live and work farther away from home than ever before, the agency’s Technology Transfer program has the sole mission of getting those innovations into the hands of companies, entrepreneurs, and, ultimately, everyday people.
Posted January 26, 2026
Earth
Earth Science
Human Dimensions
Life at NASA
Oceans
What We Do
Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that, for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station.
Posted January 26, 2026
While this eerie NASA Hubble Space Telescope image may look ghostly, it’s actually full of new life. Lupus 3 is a star-forming cloud about 500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.  White wisps of gas swirl throughout the region, and in the lower-left corner resides a dark dust cloud. Bright T Tauri stars shine at the left, […]
Posted January 26, 2026
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Astrophysics
Dark Matter
Dark Matter & Dark Energy
With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists are learning more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and even planets like Earth. Scientists using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have made one of the most detailed, high-resolution maps of dark matter ever produced.
Posted January 26, 2026
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Jan. 27, 2026, to reflect changes in the participant lineup for the Mission Overview News Conference. NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Friday, Jan. 30, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Posted January 24, 2026
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