NASA opens $1 million Moon Base design challenge for students
U.S. high school and post-secondary teams can propose solutions for six areas of lunar living and operations. Registration closes Jan. 25, 2027.
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Astronauts begin final phase of space station solar power upgrade
Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk began a spacewalk to install the seventh of eight new solar arrays, part of an upgrade intended to support the International Space Station through...
Reid Wiseman named deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Caltech has named the Artemis II commander to a senior leadership role at JPL, where he is due to oversee laboratory operations and mission support from November 30.
NASA completes solar array work on NEO Surveyor sunshade
The 20-foot structure is designed to shield an infrared telescope from sunlight and supply power as the spacecraft searches for hard-to-find near-Earth objects.
NASA and USDA sign agreement to expand satellite data work for agriculture
The agencies plan to explore better crop monitoring, yield estimates and drought assessments under an agreement signed in Alabama.
NASA opens UV and visible technology study proposals for Habitable Worlds Observatory
US-led teams have until 20 November to propose one-month studies addressing five instrument technology gaps for NASA’s planned observatory.
NASA plans ROSES-27 research solicitation by January 2027
NASA has given researchers an early planning window for its next broad science solicitation, which it expects to cover about 50 program elements.
NASA sets seminar on how Roman’s deep-field surveys could advance black-hole research
An October 20 seminar will examine the approved Roman eXtreme Deep Field program and other planned surveys. Its promised discoveries remain projections ahead of science operations.
NASA outlines four health and biology studies set to fly on SpaceX CRS-35
The station-bound cargo includes brain models, infected crops, a biomarker reader test and the final planned stay of an antibiotic-resistance study. Results are still ahead.
NASA seeks commercial space-station proposals ahead of ISS retirement
Companies have until December 8 to submit plans, with awards expected in spring 2027. An earlier watchdog report warned that replacement stations could arrive too late to avoid...
NASA sends 12 heat-shield test capsules aboard departing Cygnus spacecraft
The KREPE-3 capsules are designed to collect measurements during the cargo craft’s planned breakup, testing materials that could inform future spacecraft heat shields.
Orionids peak on October 21–22, with moonlight limiting the view
NASA’s October skywatching guidance points to Orionid meteors and a Hunter’s Moon later this month. A bright Moon will make fainter meteors harder to spot.
NASA’s Crew-12 returns after 237 days of research and spacewalks
Four astronauts splashed down off Los Angeles after a delayed return from the International Space Station. NASA outlined their research and spacewalk milestones but has not...
NASA’s Crew-12 returns after 237 days, with science briefing next
Four astronauts splashed down off Los Angeles on October 8. NASA has scheduled an October 15 briefing on a mission that included medical and astronaut-health research.
NASA’s SPHEREx reveals chemical diversity across 37 brown dwarfs
Spectra reveal water, carbon-bearing molecules and cloud transitions that challenge atmospheric models, with thousands more brown dwarfs still being analyzed.
Sophie Adenot and Crew-12 return to Earth after nearly eight months in space
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts splashed down off California on 8 October, ending a mission that included station research and a milestone for the French astronaut.
NASA’s Crew-12 splashes down off Los Angeles after nearly eight months
Four astronauts returned aboard SpaceX Dragon on October 8. NASA reported recovery operations underway, while ESA outlined Sophie Adenot’s post-flight plans.
NASA and Energy Department sign broader space nuclear agreement
The framework covers research, fuel production, testing and operations as NASA pursues lunar reactors and deep-space missions. Flight readiness remains unproven by the...