Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World - NASA Science
NASAby Ashley Balzer25d ago
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-funded archives.
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The NSSC provides travel reimbursement services for all authorized Agency travel including: domestic, foreign, local, ETDY, and Change of Station (COS).
New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration - NASA Science
NASAby Cinnamon Pritchard; NASA Science Editorial Team27d ago
NASA has selected 12 new investigations to help support human explorers in space. Six will help advance the ability to produce food off-planet, while another six advance the understanding of how...
NASA Welcomes Djibouti as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA
NASAby Elizabeth Shaw27d ago
The Republic of Djibouti became the 72nd nation and eighth African country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Summer Training: Catching Up With NASA’s Astronaut Candidates - NASA
NASAby Linda E. Grimm27d ago
Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the pool, or in an aircraft? So did NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class.
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor - NASA Science
NASAby Andrew Dollar; NASA Science Editorial Team11 Sept 2026
How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real?
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return - NASA
NASAby Gerelle Q. Dodson11 Sept 2026
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from the International Space Station.
Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali - NASA Science
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory10 Sept 2026
As summer winds down in West Africa, so does much of the region’s dust activity. Dust storms can still occur, though, as one did in early September 2026, when a plume covered parts of Mali and...
NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects - NASA Science
NASAby Lamohon; Megan Watzke9 Sept 2026
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before.
NASA Names Two Artemis II Astronauts to Emeritus Program - NASA
NASAby Gerelle Q. Dodson9 Sept 2026
Following their landmark Artemis II mission earlier this year, distinguished NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning in September to emeritus status at the agency’s Johnson...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars - NASA Science
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members9 Sept 2026
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways.
Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again - NASA Science
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory9 Sept 2026
Eruptions are a regular occurrence at Anak Krakatau, a small volcano between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
NASA Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images - NASA
NASAby Andrew Wagner8 Sept 2026
High in the central tower in the ancient Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat, paintings depict horseback riders and a traditional musical ensemble.
1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day - NASA Science
NASAby Julie Stoltz; NASA Science Editorial Team8 Sept 2026
More than 1,000 visitors explored NASA sea level science firsthand during World Ocean Day at the University of Georgia Aquarium on Skidaway Island on June 6, 2026.
NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past - NASA Science
NASAby Marty McCoy; NASA Hubble Mission Team; NASA Webb Mission Team8 Sept 2026
For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our solar system, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs).
The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks - NASA Science
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory8 Sept 2026
Editor's Note: Today's story is the answer to the September Puzzler. Several of the outcrops at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area in Southern California jut from the arid landscape of the Soledad Basin at...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog - NASA Science
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members3 Sept 2026
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 After Curiosity’s 14 years on the surface, Mars continues to surprise.
Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia - NASA Science
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory3 Sept 2026
If there were an apex predator among fires, tropical peatland fires would be a top contender. These fires, which burn in dried wetland soils, are slow-burning, highly polluting, and notoriously...
NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds - NASA Science
NASAby Miles Hatfield2 Sept 2026
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors, earning...
Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island - NASA Science
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory1 Sept 2026
Summer is prime iceberg season in Greenland’s glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 was no exception. Especially notable was the berg that broke from the Petermann Glacier along Greenland’s northwest coast...