Space News
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Caltech Welcomes Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana as New President
Ray Jayawardhana, Caltech’s 10th president, spoke at JPL on Jan. 6, 2026, the day his appointment was announced. NASA/JPL-Caltech Ray Jayawardhana begins his tenure today as the 10th president of…
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NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way
5 Min Read NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way This artist’s concept visualizes a super-Jupiter orbiting an orange dwarf star at a distance similar to Jupiter’s distance…
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NASA’s Chandra Reveals ‘Red, White, Blue’ Universe for US 250th
7 Min Read NASA’s Chandra Reveals ‘Red, White, Blue’ Universe for US 250th In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from…
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A Day of Flight Testing at NASA Armstrong
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA flight test engineer A.J. Jaffe and pilot Nils Larson walk on the ramp before a flight Tuesday, Jan.…
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La NASA adjudica nuevas misiones científicas para Base Lunar y adelanta nuevas oportunidades
Tres representaciones digitales muestran módulos de aterrizaje lunar comerciales de Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines y Firefly en la Luna. La NASA anunció el 30 de junio que estos módulos de aterrizaje…
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NextSTEP-3 B: Moon Base Demonstrations
An artist’s concept of astronauts working on the lunar surface. NASA Notice ID: Coming Soon July, 2026 – Anticipated Synopsis Release [System for Awards Management] NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate…
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NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities
Three artist renderings depict commercial lunar landers from Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly on the Moon. NASA announced June 30 the landers will deliver more NASA science investigations and technology…
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Starry Chandelier Cluster
ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Sarajedini, G. Piotto This image released on June 26, 2026, features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. Like its namesake, it sparkles…
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Ames Science Stars of the Month July 2026
NASA Ames Science Stars of the Month: July 2026 Pictured left to right: Sungshin Choi, Yi-Chun Chen, Emma Yates, Eduardo Bendek The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions…
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Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Northwest Earth and Space… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 4 min read Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project…