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  1. CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars

    · nasa.gov · Sumer Loggins

    After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation. Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, James Spicer, and…

  2. APOD: 2026 November 9 – Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

    · science.nasa.gov

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 9 –… 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…

  3. Ozone Hole Reaches Its 2026 Maximum

    · science.nasa.gov

    The ozone hole ranked seventh largest by area in 48 years of monitoring, but it was not as deep as other large holes on record.

  4. NASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge

    · nasa.gov · Jessica Taveau

    On Sunday, NASA announced the opening of its $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge during a MAX POWER event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. As part of a Golden Age of Science, the competition invites student teams at U.S. high schools and post-secondary schools to contribute…

  5. APOD: 2026 November 8 – Major Fireball Meteor

    · science.nasa.gov

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 8 –… 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…

  6. NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects

    · nasa.gov · Jessica Taveau

    NASA announced a suite of awards and mission updates on Saturday to expand the agency’s Moon Base exploration, science, and infrastructure capabilities. The investments will advance commercial robotic deliveries, a nuclear-powered rover named PROMISE, launch and orbital transfer services, and…

  7. NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps

    · nasa.gov · Jessica Taveau

    NASA is looking for the explorers who will help write the next chapter of human spaceflight. Applications are now open for the agency’s next class of astronauts, who will join NASA as America returns to the Moon, builds the Moon Base, and lays the groundwork for the first crewed missions to Mars…

  8. APOD: 2026 November 7 – De Gerlache-Kocher Massif

    · science.nasa.gov

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 7 –… 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…

  9. M30’s Sparkling Stars

    · nasa.gov · HQ Web Team

    This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released Nov. 5, 2026, provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named Messier 30 (M30) after the French astronomer, Charles Messier, who cataloged M30 and other diffuse objects that might be mistaken for comets in the…

  10. Supercomputing Tech Demo Schedule

    · science.nasa.gov

    Supercomputing 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #4038) for presentations by NASA experts. Full Tech Demo schedule below. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 10:00 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune10:30 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune11:00 AM Type-safe Templates in Fortran…

  11. APOD: 2026 November 6 – A Farewell to Swift

    · science.nasa.gov

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 6 – A… 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…

  12. Taking a Gander at Utah’s Goosenecks

    · science.nasa.gov

    The San Juan River has carved deep, improbably curvy meanders into the desert landscape.

  13. Midwestern City Lights

    · nasa.gov · HQ Web Team

    City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph include Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and the New York metropolitan region. The International Space…

  14. NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students

    · nasa.gov · Gerelle Q. Dodson

    Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 10:40 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 10, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA…

  15. Hubble Learns Galactic History From Stars

    · science.nasa.gov

    This Hubble image features the sparkling collection of stars named Messier 30 (M30), also called NGC 7099.

  16. APOD: 2026 November 5 – Enceladus in Silhouette

    · science.nasa.gov

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 5 –… 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…

  17. Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites

    · science.nasa.gov

    The third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea exposes an ancient piece of the ocean floor and hosts a clowder of cats.

  18. NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research

    · nasa.gov · Cheryl Warner

    On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This high-performance, highly adaptable research platform is designed to accelerate the development and testing of advanced aviation technologies…

  19. NASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon

    · nasa.gov · Lee Mohon

    In an update on Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders shared the agency’s path to returning Americans to the lunar surface in 2028. Agency leadership provided updates on the previously announced acceleration plans for the Artemis program, advancing toward the agency’s…

  20. NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications

    · nasa.gov · Jessica Taveau

    NASA selected three companies on Wednesday to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in space, ensuring service continuity for existing spacecraft without requiring modifications to their onboard systems. Through this work, NASA…

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