Reflections After Artemis II
Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen reflect on memorable mission moments, new perspectives, and what comes next after their historic…
Weekly digests · 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2026
Week 42, 2026
268 stories that week, most of them about the solar system, crewed spaceflight, launch & flight.
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Commercial Observations Demonstration
Community Announcement Space Weather Commercial Observations Demonstration Following the NASA Ignition event earlier this year and the release of NASA SMD’s Science…
EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope)
NASA's EXCITE is designed to study atmospheres around exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system.
Pandora
NASA's Pandora is designed to study the atmospheres of exoplanets and the activity of their host stars.
Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances
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Perseverance Rover Path Animation — October 2026 Update
Since it landed on the Red Planet in 2021 to search for signs of ancient life, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has driven…
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21:20 UTC
NASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has driven farther than any vehicle ever has on the surface of another world.
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
15:33 UTC
Correction to ROSES-25 B.7 Heliophysics Low-Cost Access to Space
The Heliophysics Low-Cost Access to Space (H-LCAS) program (B.7 of ROSES) solicits proposals for the development and application…
NASA Science
The Sun
The Sun
14:57 UTC
Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance
NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying…
NASA
Crewed
Crewed
04:05 UTC
APOD: 2026 October 12 – Jupiter and the Moons
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 12 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About…
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Solar System
Solar System
03:28 UTC
Water2Coasts
Overview Water2Coasts is an interdisciplinary study examining how watersheds of varying size, land use, and climate regimes influence…
NASA Science
Orbit
Orbit
20:15 UTC
TOI-5120 b
TOI-5120 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a -type star. Its mass is 1.
NASA Science
Exoplanets
Exoplanets
13:00 UTC
TIME Best Inventions of 2026
NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was among the year’s top innovations recognized Thursday on TIME’s Best…
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
18:24 UTC
NASA Launches CubeSats to Test Communications, Build Experience
Two student-built satellites launched on Tuesday to the International Space Station to take university engineering projects beyond the…
NASA Science
Crewed
Crewed
13:12 UTC
IR STIG Seminar, 13 Oct 2026
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. Speaker: Kelly Douglass, University of Rochester
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Cosmology
Cosmology
16:45 UTC
Test podcast 10.13.26
This is a test on science
NASA Science
Instruments
Instruments
14:47 UTC
Technologies for Space Travel
NASA is advancing the technologies that will enable the future of space travel, from next-generation propulsion and solar…
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Solar System
Solar System
17:11 UTC
Voyager Technologies’ Griffin-1 Completes Environmental Testing at NASA JPL
Description A lunar lander from Voyager Technologies completed nearly three months of environmental testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion…
NASA
Solar System
Solar System
04:05 UTC
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Stars
Stars
04:05 UTC
APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 16 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About…
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Crewed
Crewed
20:49 UTC
A.15 Biosphere: New Requirement Added to Section 4.2.1
On or about October 8, 2026, a new requirement to budget for travel to an annual PI meeting…
NASA Science
Solar System
Solar System
17:24 UTC
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Instruments
Instruments
17:56 UTC
ExoPAG 35 – Overview
Overview | Program | Registration | Venue | Resources | Early Career Talks | Policies and Conduct
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Exoplanets
Exoplanets
08:25 UTC
Earth Today, Jupiter Tomorrow: An insight into Juice’s recent Earth flyby
On 28 September, ESA’s Juice mission reached another important Jupiter-bound milestone with its penultimate gravity assist manoeuvre: a…
ESA
Solar System
Solar System
11:57 UTC
A Trip to Mars Could Break Your Heart - Literally
When astronauts first travel to Mars, or anywhere else in deep space, they will have to contend with…
Universe Today
Solar System
Solar System
20:20 UTC
Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins…
Phys.org
Solar System
Solar System
18:56 UTC
NASA Roman Team Checks Out Main Instrument, Sharpens Telescope’s Focus
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team completed a marathon of activities to fine-tune the observatory’s vision and…
NASA Science
Cosmology
Cosmology
17:16 UTC
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: NASA OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) View all current NASA job openings at…
NASA
12:45 UTC
Tyler Bernstein, Zeno Power
Growing up, Tyler Bernstein’s favorite NASA missions—from Mars rovers to Voyager’s interstellar journey—all had one thing in common…
Payload
Solar System
Solar System
19:00 UTC
NASA JPL testing readies Voyager technologies lander for moon mission
A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA's efforts to establish a moon base, humanity's…
Phys.org
Solar System
Solar System