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Angled from the upper left corner to the lower right corner is a cone-shaped orange-red cloud known as Herbig-Haro 49/50. This feature takes up about three-fourths of the length of this angle. The upper left end of this feature has a translucent, rounded end. The conical feature widens slightly from the rounded end at the upper right down to the lower right. Along the cone there are additional rounded edges, like edges of a wave, and intricate foamy-like details, as well as a clearer view of the black background of space. In the upper left, overlapping with the rounded end of Herbig-Haro 49/50, is a background spiral galaxy with a concentrated blue center that fades outward to blend with red spiral arms. The background of space is speckled with some white stars and smaller, more numerous, fainter white galaxies throughout.

Cosmic Origins Announcements, 30 Oct 2026

Oct 30, 2026

Looking up, three white and black fighter jets fly in formation across a bright, blue sky.

NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants

Oct 30, 2026

Expedition 75 flight engineers Joshua Kutryk of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) and Jessica Watkins of NASA pose together inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock. Watkins assisted Kutryk as he tried on a spacesuit ensuring a good fit, comfort, and systems functionality. Spacesuit fit checks also account for body changes such as spinal elongation that take place in microgravity.

Space Crops and Advanced Tech Wrap Up Week Following Spacewalk

Oct 30, 2026

$Mid-infrared image of the Cat’s Head Nebula by the James Webb Space Telescope. A bluish-gray filament of dust is in the center, stretching from the bottom to almost the very top. It has a narrow, irregular shape that resembles a cat sitting with its back toward the viewer and a tail extending downward. The tail ends at the lower one-third of the image and widens to a triangular peak of dust. The cat’s head is turned toward the right, revealing a white glowing eye. The background is mostly red, with the top left and right corners revealing the black background of space. On the cat’s left is a dome-shaped grouping of faint filaments of dust. Scattered throughout the view are yellow and blue stars, some with Webb’s signature eight-point diffraction spikes.$ Science

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head

Oct 30, 2026

A colorful topographic map of Mars displaying planetary elevations from low blue basins to high red volcanic plateaus, marked with white circular dots across the southern hemisphere.

Map Showing Potential Origins of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001

Oct 29, 2026

$A microscopic cross-section of a rock specimen set against a black background, displaying a heavily fractured, mosaic-like mineral texture in shades of gray and black with a 1-millimeter scale bar in the top-left corner.$ Science

Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001

Oct 29, 2026

Halloween Aboard the International Space Station

Halloween Aboard the International Space Station

Oct 29, 2026

NASA astronaut Anil Menon rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm to begin the installation of a roll-out solar array on the International Space Station's port-side truss structure while orbiting 260 miles above Earth.

Spacewalkers Install Roll-Out Solar Array for Power Generation

Oct 29, 2026

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NIH–NASA QuSAFE Challenge

Oct 29, 2026

One of the Voyagers in the 25-foot space simulator chamber with engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s Voyager 1 Conserves Power, Resolves Brief Communications Pause

Oct 29, 2026

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NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

Oct 28, 2026

A spacecraft is seen at the right of the image against a black background with scattered stars. In the center of the image, behind the spacecraft, there is a diffuse blue glow, and within that, a yellow glow.

NASA’s UVEX Space Telescope Successfully Passes Key Milestone

Oct 27, 2026

A technician in a white clean room gown and face mask shines a flashlight to inspect the dark, patterned cells of a large spacecraft solar array inside a clean room.

NASA’s Neo Surveyor Sunshade

Oct 27, 2026

Upcoming SIG and SAG Activities, 28 Oct – 6 Nov 2026

Upcoming SIG and SAG Activities, 28 Oct – 6 Nov 2026

Oct 27, 2026

Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in Mississippi amid outcry over racist, Islamophobic attacks – as it happened

Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in Mississippi amid outcry over racist, Islamophobic attacks – as it happened

Oct 26, 2026

Kayla Rillo Armstrong

Oct 26, 2026

A large spacecraft sunshade and solar array panel rests angled upward on a test rig inside a high bay clean room, positioned beneath a large American flag on the wall.

NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets Inspected

Oct 26, 2026

A technician in a white clean room gown and face mask shines a flashlight to inspect the dark, patterned cells of a large spacecraft solar array inside a clean room.

Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor

Oct 26, 2026

A technician in a white clean room gown and face mask shines a flashlight to inspect the dark, patterned cells of a large spacecraft solar array inside a clean room.

Sunshade for NASA’s NEO Surveyor Mission Ready for Its Day in Sun

Oct 26, 2026

Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictions

Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictions

Oct 24, 2026

AAS Meeting 249, Jan 2027

AAS Meeting 249, Jan 2027

Oct 24, 2026

Angled from the upper left corner to the lower right corner is a cone-shaped orange-red cloud known as Herbig-Haro 49/50. This feature takes up about three-fourths of the length of this angle. The upper left end of this feature has a translucent, rounded end. The conical feature widens slightly from the rounded end at the upper right down to the lower right. Along the cone there are additional rounded edges, like edges of a wave, and intricate foamy-like details, as well as a clearer view of the black background of space. In the upper left, overlapping with the rounded end of Herbig-Haro 49/50, is a background spiral galaxy with a concentrated blue center that fades outward to blend with red spiral arms. The background of space is speckled with some white stars and smaller, more numerous, fainter white galaxies throughout.

Cosmic Origins at AAS 249, Jan 2026

Oct 24, 2026

NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years

NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years

Oct 24, 2026

NASA outlines revised 2028 Artemis moon landing campaign

NASA outlines revised 2028 Artemis moon landing campaign

Oct 23, 2026

Top Ukrainian diplomat says SpaceX satellite access is still restricted

Top Ukrainian diplomat says SpaceX satellite access is still restricted

Oct 23, 2026

NASA’s Swift Mission Ends Ahead of Re-Entry

NASA’s Swift Mission Ends Ahead of Re-Entry

Oct 23, 2026

Artist’s concept of Swift in orbit

NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza

Oct 23, 2026

Four people sit behind a curved desk with microphones in a studio setting. A large screen behind them displays the words “ARTEMIS ACCELERATION” over an image of the Moon’s surface. A NASA flag stands at the right side of the stage. The desk is illuminated with blue lighting, and papers and a laptop are visible on the tabletop.

NASA Shares Artemis Acceleration Plans for Moon Missions

Oct 23, 2026

A massive cloud of white vapor billows out from a structure where an RS-25 engine is firing. The flames are just barely visible through the structure. In the foreground is a body of water.

RS-25 Engine Tests at NASA Stennis

Oct 23, 2026

A technician in protective cleanroom gear carefully works on a spacecraft component surrounded by wiring and thermal insulation.

NASA’s Dragonfly Completes First Simulated Flight

Oct 23, 2026

The full Moon is pictured just above Earth's horizon from the International Space Station as it soared 260 miles over Durango, Mexico.

Advanced Research, Spacewalk Preps End Week as NASA Announces Artemis Status

Oct 23, 2026

At least 16 people killed by powerful earthquake in Tibet

At least 16 people killed by powerful earthquake in Tibet

Oct 23, 2026

NASA’s Mike Lippert Takes Controls of X-59 for First Time

NASA’s Mike Lippert Takes Controls of X-59 for First Time

Oct 22, 2026

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Enters Final Commissioning Phase

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Enters Final Commissioning Phase

Oct 22, 2026

The story behind the bug threatening up to 70% of the internet

The story behind the bug threatening up to 70% of the internet

Oct 21, 2026

RS-25 engine No. 10001 undergoes a hot fire test on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on October 21, 2026.

NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions

Oct 21, 2026

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2026 Planetary Science Technology Virtual Workshop

Oct 21, 2026

A photo collage featuring five men resting outdoors above four panels showing space exploration hardware: a lunar drone, helicopters over Mars, technicians working on a tall spacecraft in a clean room, and a Mars rover.

NASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, Exploration

Oct 21, 2026

Elon Musk considering Tesla-SpaceX merger

Elon Musk considering Tesla-SpaceX merger

Oct 21, 2026

Memphis fails to pass 1-year data center moratorium, opts for shorter-term ban

Memphis fails to pass 1-year data center moratorium, opts for shorter-term ban

Oct 20, 2026

Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX network, sources say

Oct 20, 2026

The AI doom scenario you've never heard of may be hardest to stop

The AI doom scenario you've never heard of may be hardest to stop

Oct 20, 2026

The often neglected AI doom scenario that poses a different kind of threat to humanity

The often neglected AI doom scenario that poses a different kind of threat to humanity

Oct 20, 2026

NASA Prepares ROSES-27 to Advance American Science and Leadership in Space

NASA Prepares ROSES-27 to Advance American Science and Leadership in Space

Oct 20, 2026

World Series will have first-time champion as Rays set up showdown with Brewers

World Series will have first-time champion as Rays set up showdown with Brewers

Oct 19, 2026

California to receive $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

California to receive $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

Oct 19, 2026

A person sits at a workstation viewing a computer monitor that displays a blue 3D wireframe engineering model of a spacecraft component.

NASA Improves Shock, Vibration Analysis

Oct 19, 2026

Members of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew stands in their workspace after spending a year in their isolated and confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. (from left: James Spicer, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis, and Ross Elder). Credit: NASA

NASA’s Simulated Mars Crew Marks One Year Inside Habitat

Oct 19, 2026

NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Anil Menon smiles for a portrait while conducting spacesuit maintenance inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock. Menon cleaned the spacesuit’s water-cooling loops that keep a spacewalker comfortable while working in the extreme environment of space.

Spacewalk Preps and Advanced Biomedical Research Begin Week

Oct 19, 2026

Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees

Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees

Oct 19, 2026

Expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane comes up empty

Oct 18, 2026

If Trump fells 430 trees in the middle of a golf course, do they make a sound?

If Trump fells 430 trees in the middle of a golf course, do they make a sound?

Oct 18, 2026

With Tesla Roadster debut, Elon Musk shows "flying cars are real"

With Tesla Roadster debut, Elon Musk shows "flying cars are real"

Oct 16, 2026

Who would oversee a flying car? We asked the DOT.

Oct 16, 2026

Banner graphic for the ExoPAG 35 Meeting held on January 9-10, 2027 in Salt Lake City, Utah

ExoPAG 35 – Policies and Conduct

Oct 16, 2026

Banner graphic for the ExoPAG 35 Meeting held on January 9-10, 2027 in Salt Lake City, Utah

ExoPAG 35 – Venue

Oct 16, 2026

Banner graphic for the ExoPAG 35 Meeting held on January 9-10, 2027 in Salt Lake City, Utah

ExoPAG 35 – Registration

Oct 16, 2026

Banner graphic for the ExoPAG 35 Meeting held on January 9-10, 2027 in Salt Lake City, Utah

ExoPAG 35 – Early Career Talks

Oct 16, 2026

Crew Unpacks Dragon and Begins Activating New Science Experiments

Crew Unpacks Dragon and Begins Activating New Science Experiments

Oct 16, 2026

Diving into Maintenance with NASA’s X-59

Oct 16, 2026

The Orion spacecraft's heat shield dominates this underwater photo. Due to the water, the heat shield appears to be teal-colored.

Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown

Oct 16, 2026

Pentagon says Trump and Hegseth ‘completely aligned’ on decision to cancel livestream of firing squad execution – as it happened

Pentagon says Trump and Hegseth ‘completely aligned’ on decision to cancel livestream of firing squad execution – as it happened

Oct 15, 2026

A two engine aircraft sitting in front of a hangar.

NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland

Oct 15, 2026

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, with its nose cone open to reveal its docking mechanism, approaches the International Space Station carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for the Expedition 74 crew. This mission marked SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply services flight to the space station for NASA.

SpaceX Dragon Cargo Mission Approaching Station

Oct 15, 2026

Mystery of Amelia Earhart's plane could be solved in days

Oct 14, 2026

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Perseverance Rover Path Animation — October 2026 Update

Oct 14, 2026

NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Anil Menon conducts a spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for future upgrades to its power system. Menon helped build a modification kit on the station’s Starboard 6 truss segment where a roll out solar array is slated to be installed later this year.

NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101

Oct 14, 2026

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins assists NASA astronaut Luke Delaney as he practices suiting up in a spacesuit in an International Space Station airlock simulator on May, 5, 2026, at the agency's Johnson Space Center Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston.

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students

Oct 14, 2026

NASA Roman Team Checks Out Main Instrument, Sharpens Telescope’s Focus

NASA Roman Team Checks Out Main Instrument, Sharpens Telescope’s Focus

Oct 14, 2026

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, with its nose cone open to reveal its docking mechanism, approaches the International Space Station carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for the Expedition 74 crew. This mission marked SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply services flight to the space station for NASA.

Crew Preps for Dragon’s Arrival During Vision and Robotics Research

Oct 14, 2026

Two technicians in cleanroom gowns, face masks, and hair coverings inspect a large spacecraft solar array inside a manufacturing facility. One technician uses a handheld scanner on a section of the dark solar panels illuminated with bright red light, while another works at a nearby computer workstation.

NASA Completes Artemis III Booster Stacking, Shares Status Update

Oct 13, 2026

Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances

Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances

Oct 13, 2026

NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team

NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team

Oct 13, 2026

Perseverance Navcam Image Marks Record Drive

Perseverance Navcam Image Marks Record Drive

Oct 13, 2026

View of a SpaceX payload fairing interior showing mounted satellites and hardware arranged along the center structure, surrounded by the curved black fairing walls.

Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation

Oct 13, 2026

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research

Oct 12, 2026

Page 1 of a coloring book about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope features Nancy Grace Roman.

Roman Coloring Pages

Oct 12, 2026

Is it a plane or a tree? Amelia Earhart expedition aims to solve mystery of disappearance

Is it a plane or a tree? Amelia Earhart expedition aims to solve mystery of disappearance

Oct 12, 2026

NASA to Conduct Flyover, Engage NFL Fans at MetLife Stadium

NASA to Conduct Flyover, Engage NFL Fans at MetLife Stadium

Oct 10, 2026

This graphic shows the forecasted path of Hurricane Isaias from Friday through Sunday. A cone projects it making landfall on the coast of Alabama before tracking north into the mainland US.

Life-threatening Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida

Oct 9, 2026