Astronaut Fact Book
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Weekly digests · 7 Sep – 13 Sep 2026
Week 37, 2026
289 stories that week, most of them about the solar system, launch & flight, satellites & orbit.
The week's biggest
NASA Remembers Sept. 11
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change…
After Latest Swing Past Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Checks in
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 29th close approach to the Sun on Sept.
Space Weather Living History: Dr. David Hathaway
Show | Grades 6-12+ | In this December 2012 interview, Dr. David Hathaway, a solar astronomer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center…
Space Weather Living History: Dr. Ernie Hildner
Show | Grades 6-12+In this 2013 interview, Dr. Ernie Hildner reflects on his extensive career in solar physics, which includes serving as…
Astrophysics Division at Ames
Astrophysics Division at Ames The Astrophysics Division at NASA Ames conducts world-class research, experiments, and technology development, aligned with NASA’s science vision…
Frames from that week
A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
NASA Earth Observatory ·
Monterrey Amid Mountains
NASA Earth Observatory ·
Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali
NASA Earth Observatory ·
Everything else
13:59 UTC
Galaxies SIG Seminar, 8 Sept 2026
Learning to See Sharper: Deep Learning for Astronomical Data Enhancement. Speaker: Shoubaneh Hemmati
NASA Science
Cosmology
Cosmology
21:26 UTC
Unlocking Forest Diversity from Above: Fieldwork at Smithsonian’s BiodiversiTREE
Laying groundwork for using airborne remote sensing to better understand the characteristics of forest species diversity.
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
13:37 UTC
The Moon Base
NASA’s Moon Base program manager Carlos García-Galán discusses how NASA is building humanity’s first Moon Base and establishing…
NASA Science
Crewed
Crewed
22:42 UTC
Exoplanet Technologies at NASA Ames
Exoplanet Technologies at Ames The Exoplanet Technology group in the Astrophysics Division at NASA Ames is dedicated to…
NASA Science
Exoplanets
Exoplanets
11:29 UTC
NASA Small Business Subcontracting Program – KBR
KBR Small Business Subcontracting Program For decades, KBR has helped advance exploration, innovation, and mission readiness through science…
NASA Science
Crewed
Crewed
14:41 UTC
CSDA Vendor – OroraTech
OroraTech operates an active constellation of satellites equipped with multispectral thermal infrared imagers that observe in the midwave…
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
19:52 UTC
ICEE Application
Access Solicitation for Use of the ICEE Facility * indicates a required field Δ NameThis field is for…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
10:34 UTC
AI/ML STIG Lecture Series, 14 Sept 2026
Foundations of LLM Agents and State of the Art. Speaker: Josh Speagle, University of Toronto
NASA Science
Cosmology
Cosmology
04:05 UTC
APOD: 2026 September 7 – The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 7 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education…
NASA
Stars
Stars
19:49 UTC
CSDA Vendor – Orbital Sidekick
Orbital Sidekick, Inc. operates a three-satellite constellation carrying identical hyperspectral instruments that deliver high-resolution (8-meter) hyperspectral imagery across…
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
15:20 UTC
Do black holes grow along with the universe? A new study says yes
We know the universe is constantly expanding. We also know that gravitationally bound objects, such as solar systems…
Phys.org
Black Holes
Black Holes
04:05 UTC
NASA Science
Exoplanets
Exoplanets
14:59 UTC
Winners of NASA HRP’s Artemis II Data Methodology Challenge
NASA’s Human Research Program has selected 10 winning projects for the Artemis II Data Methodology Challenge, a public…
NASA Science
Crewed
Crewed
04:05 UTC
NASA Science
The Sun
The Sun
15:40 UTC
Separating Wheat from Chaff — from Space
Landsat imagery is helping researchers map Maryland's winter cover crops, verifying conservation efforts that reduce soil erosion and…
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
19:50 UTC
NASA Small Business Subcontracting Program – JPL (Caltech)
JPL (Caltech) Small Business Subcontracting Program The Small Business Programs Office serves as the conduit between JPL and…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
15:32 UTC
ORBIT
Operations, Research, and Broad Innovative Technology Services (ORBIT) Points of Contact Name: Edwin Ortiz-FrancoTitle: Contracting OfficerEmail: jsc-orbit-procurement@mail.nasa.
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
23:38 UTC
Integrated Demand Management (IDM)
Integrated Demand Management (IDM) AOL researchers recently led development of the Integrated Demand Management concept for operational integration…
NASA Science
Black Holes
Black Holes
16:10 UTC
NASA Langley Hall of Honor
About the Hall of Honor The Langley Research Center National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and National Aeronautics…
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
23:17 UTC
High Density Vertiplex
High Density Vertiplex The High Density Vertiplex (HDV) subproject is responsible for the development and evaluation of a…
NASA Science
12:41 UTC
A New Mission Could Rendezvous With Halley's Comet In 2061
Halley’s comet captures the imagination in a way that few other astronomical objects do.
Universe Today
Small Bodies
Small Bodies
20:45 UTC
Joint Observations with Swift removed from IXPE GO Cycle 4
The IXPE Guest Observer (GO) Program solicits proposals for investigations in any area of astrophysics (not constrained to…
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
16:03 UTC
Quiet Black Holes With a Stellar Companion Raise Questions About How They Form
Gaia has discovered three stellar mass black holes, each with a small stellar companion.
Universe Today
Black Holes
Black Holes
18:45 UTC
KMT-2025-BLG-0026L b
KMT-2025-BLG-0026L b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a Unknown-type star. Its mass is 2.
NASA Science
Exoplanets
Exoplanets