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Weekly digests · 31 Aug – 6 Sep 2026
Week 36, 2026
300 stories that week, most of them about the solar system, launch & flight, satellites & orbit.
The week's biggest
NASA Roman Space Telescope’s Antenna, ‘Visor’ Deployed
Roman’s antenna and visor-like sunshade have successfully deployed. Roman will downlink the highest data volume of any NASA astrophysics mission so far…
Also covered by Astronomy Magazine
Schiess takes command of Space Force as the service prepares for expansion
Gen. Douglas Schiess succeeds Gen. Chance Saltzman as the third chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force
Launch Abort System
Orion’s launch abort system, also known as the LAS, is designed to carry the crew to safety in the event of an…
Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation – August 2026
Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | Dr. Laura Peticolas explains how the Eclipse MegaMovie 2024 team drew upon data from volunteers along the…
Avionics and Software
The Orion primary flight computers have over 750,000 lines of code that operate all the spacecraft systems, including power, communications, guidance, navigation…
Frames from that week
A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific
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Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia
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Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico
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Everything else
14:53 UTC
News and Announcements
PLANETARY EXPLORATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science NASA has selected…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
12:12 UTC
NASA Small Business Subcontracting Program
Explore Subcontracting Opportunities Click on a prime contractor below to learn more about their small business programs, contact…
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
20:50 UTC
Space Math at NASA: Astrobiology Math
This problem set and educator’s guide from Space Math at NASA features 75 math problems for students grades…
NASA Science
Exoplanets
Exoplanets
13:32 UTC
Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation – October 2024
Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | This presentation by Dr. Kevin Reardon of University of Colorado Boulder covers solar…
NASA Science
The Sun
The Sun
21:07 UTC
Testing
The Orion Program conducted rigorous testing of the spacecraft, from element-level testing with test articles for the crew…
NASA Science
Crewed
Crewed
16:08 UTC
Space Math at NASA: Exploring the Lunar Surface
This educational guide provides 10 math problems from Space Math at NASA exploring the lunar surface using scales…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
13:58 UTC
Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation – September 2025
Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | In this presentation Dr. Samuel Schonfeld of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)…
NASA Science
The Sun
The Sun
17:31 UTC
NASA’s Eyes software: August release notes
On August 4, 2026, a major update to Eyes on the Solar System was released that included full…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
12:44 UTC
ESA, NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Navigation, Science Maintenance
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:40 a.m.
NASA Space Station
Crewed
Crewed
10:29 UTC
SSERVI CAN-5: Final Text Released
The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD) have released the final text of…
NASA Science
Crewed
Crewed
14:44 UTC
Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation – August 2025
Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | This presentation by Dr. Jared Espley explains how the Sun sends a stream…
NASA Science
The Sun
The Sun
19:15 UTC
Eric Vermote, Landsat Science Team Member, Wins Pecora Award
In May, Landsat Science Team member and atmospheric correction expert Eric Vermote won the William T.
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
14:23 UTC
Community Science (Ad ASTRA) Workshop, Sept 2026
1-3 September 2026. The Community Science (Ad ASTRA) Workshop is organized by the NASA Astrophysics Division.
NASA Science
Exoplanets
Exoplanets
14:55 UTC
About PESTO
PESTO manages technology development (for TRL 1 – 6) through programs such as PICASSO, MatISSE, DALI; makes recommendations…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
19:33 UTC
NASA’s Roman Completes First Mid-Course Correction Burn
At 12:02 p.m. EDT, Roman began an approximately 3-minute mid-course correction burn to adjust its trajectory toward its…
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
13:06 UTC
NASA Roman’s Planet Imager Has Powered On
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully activated the mission’s Coronagraph Instrument, which will block starlight…
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
04:01 UTC
Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico
Rainfall deficits and high temperatures have created unusually dry conditions and have spurred water shortages on much of…
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
21:14 UTC
Orion Fun Facts
Explore fun facts about the Orion spacecraft.
NASA Science
Crewed
Crewed
10:28 UTC
NASA Internship Opportunity on Harnessing AI for Astrophysics Missions
The Astrophysics Division at NASA Headquarters is looking for one or more interns to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
10:28 UTC
ROSES-25 D.8 HWO Precursor Science Investigations Correction
This item announces a correction to D.8 HWO-PSI.
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
20:16 UTC
Space Math at NASA: Image Scale Math
This problem set and educator’s guide from Space Math at NASA features 11 math problems where students, grades…
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
10:29 UTC
ROSES-25 D.4 Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Networks
ROSES-2025 Amendment 70 releases D.4 TCAN as a new opportunity in ROSES-25.
NASA Science
Cosmology
Cosmology
10:29 UTC
Reminder: LISA Science Gaps 2026
LISA Science Gaps 2026: Open for Community Input Until 16 September 2026
NASA Science
Cosmology
Cosmology
19:46 UTC
NASA’s Dragonfly Gets Wired Up While Titan Landing Area Is Named
Peeking into the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, it might…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System