NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission
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Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch...
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- On: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:22 +0000
NASA Announces Bold Science Initiatives for America’s Golden Age Summit
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NASA is launching two new science and technology initiatives to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate the innovation that will shape America’s future in space. The initiatives are announced in conjunction with the White House Office of Science a...
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- On: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:40 +0000
NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies
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A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-space repairs and reduce orbital debris. The Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPIC...
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- On: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:56 +0000
Crew-12 Returns to Earth
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The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathawa...
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- On: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:52 +0000
NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs
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NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope is shedding light on brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line between stars and exoplanets. New findings published in ...
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- On: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:22 +0000
Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin
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First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Sp...
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- On: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000