NASA’s annual International Observe the Moon Night returns on Saturday, September 19, 2026, inviting sky-watchers worldwide to view the lunar surface during its first-quarter…
NASA and global partners celebrated International Observe the Moon Night on September 19, 2026, with events highlighting lunar science, Artemis II mission insights, and…
NASA expanded its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with SpaceX on September 18, awarding a $946 million modification for three additional astronaut missions to…
Earth lost 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica since 1979, driving global sea levels up by more than an inch.
NASA publicly unveiled its first space shuttle, named Enterprise, in Palmdale, California, on September 17, 1976.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a massive 222-meter-wide crater on the Moon, estimated to form roughly once in a lifetime, or ~130 years.
NASA satellites spotted vivid fall foliage sweeping across northwestern Nunavut’s tundra on September 6, 2026.
NASA’s Nancy Grace NASA launched August 30 on a $4.3 billion mission to study dark energy and search for exoplanets, and a surprisingly precise rocket burn and lower-than-expected…
NASA’s Southern Hemisphere ADditional OZonesondes network reached 10,000 archived ozone and pressure-temperature-humidity profile pairs by October 2023, surpassing a modest…
Rocket Lab has formally challenged NASA’s decision to award a major interplanetary communications contract to Blue Origin, filing a protest with the Government Accountability…
Mercury has contracted up to 30 percent more than previously estimated, losing up to 14.5 miles of its total diameter over 4.5 billion years.
As the lunar cycle progresses on Sunday, September 13, 2026, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker reports the Moon is in a Waxing Crescent phase with 5% of its visible surface…