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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets, NASA and SpaceX are tracking a used Falcon 9 upper stage from a commercial mission expected to impact the Moon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, near the Einstein and Bell craters. The impact poses no danger to Earth and NASA scientists are planning to collectContinue reading “NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Using continuous imagery from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, scientists predicted the near-Earth arrival of a solar eruption to within 30 minutes in an initial proof of concept test. The results, presented Tuesday at the Committee on Space Research Scientific Meeting and under review atContinue reading “NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First Test”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Danielle Lopez, Jennifer Claudio, and Duncan Mifsud. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star of the Month: DanielleContinue reading “Ames Science Stars of the Month – August 2026”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations. To advance lunar surface infrastructure development, commercial partners such as Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, and Voyager Lunar Systems are working towardContinue reading “NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Technicians installed a commemorative plaque, seen in this July 28, 2026, photo, on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The plaque honors the legacy of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer and one of the architects of the agency’s modern science program. It also features a memory cardContinue reading “Roman Space Telescope Plaque Install”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY APOD Science APOD APOD: August 4, 2026 –… 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 aContinue reading “APOD: August 4, 2026 – Curious Cometary Knots in the Helix Nebula”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Wildland fires in early August 2026 pushed air quality to unhealthy levels, destroyed hundreds of structures, and triggered mandatory evacuations in Spokane.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing.  The goal is to send their experiments to the edge of space and returnContinue reading “Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Twice each day, tides ebb and flow through a maze of sandy channels, mudflats, and mangrove forests that flank the 88 islands and islets of Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago (Arquipélago dos Bijagós in Portuguese). Seen from above in this image from Nov. 28, 2025, the process leads to stark changes to the landscape:Continue reading “Guinea-Bissau Tidal Waters”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA delivered the NavCube3-mini payload on July 13 to Intuitive Machines for integration into Altus-1, the company’s first lunar relay satellite, marking an important milestone in the development of future lunar communications and navigation services. The lunar relays are designed to enable communications and navigation for astronauts and rovers operating at the agency’s future Moon Base. About half the size of a shoebox and weighing just 3.5Continue reading “NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay”