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NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base - NASA

NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building humanity’s

NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for Moon - NASA

NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi

Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them - NASA Science

Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Star Trails - NASA

This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the

Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic Dust - NASA Science

Galaxies, vast collections of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, are scattered across the immensity of space. But every so often, a

NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space Crops - NASA Science

NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated, preparatory work toward an Earth-based demonstrator to learn how to grow crops on the Moon.

A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah

Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.

Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them

Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face.

APOD: 2026 September 30 – Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries - NASA Science

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Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific - NASA Science

Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.

NASA Awards Orbital Safety Analysis Support Services Contract - NASA

NASA has awarded a contract to Omitron Inc. for the acquisition of orbital safety analysis services, which provide for critical protection of NASA spaceflight

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NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference  - NASA

NASA will participate in the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye, from Monday, Oct. 5, to Friday, Oct. 9, highlighting

NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9x4 to Launch Services Contract - NASA

In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9x4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New

NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage - NASA

NASA’s Crew-13 mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):

NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications - NASA

NASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of the most critical needs for sustained lunar

Historic science museum in Philadelphia to close

Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is set to close down thanks to financial pressures. The 198-year-old museum houses important scientific specimens and a beloved dinosaur exhibit.

Crew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch Pad - NASA

Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at

Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing

A new NASA-made material could enable manufacturing on the Moon or Mars and be made on the surface using a recyclable, bacteria-produced plastic.

This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice

The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows. Among the recipients of the $800,000 "no-strings-attached" fellowships are researchers who were recognized for their work at the intersection of science and justice.

Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships

A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants.

NASA Opens Applications for Second Season of ORBIT Student Challenge - NASA

Following a successful inaugural year of ingenuity and career building, NASA ORBIT (Opportunities in Research, Business, Innovation, and Technology) has

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APOD: 2026 September 29 - Sh2-188: The Shrimp Nebula - NASA Science

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Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top - NASA Science

Scientists captured rare observations of an ephemeral pileus cloud hovering over a smoke-infused cloud that rose above a wildfire in Montana.