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News•Feb 10, 2026
CubeSats’ Missions Begin
NASA astronaut Chris Williams deployed two student‑built CubeSats from the ISS Kibo laboratory, showcasing a multinational effort involving Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan. The 3U nanosatellites, each weighing 1‑10 kg, will conduct Earth‑observation imaging and test new communication hardware. CubeSats have evolved into a standardized, cost‑effective platform that bridges academic research and commercial space services. Their growing industry ecosystem accelerates innovation across government, academia and private sectors.
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Grants
NASA’s National Space Science Center (NSSC) has moved to a consolidated model for awarding and managing all agency grants and cooperative agreements, aiming to streamline processes, improve data quality, and achieve economies of scale. The agency released updated Terms and...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
Icy Hudson River
In late January 2026, Landsat 8’s Operational Land Imager captured a striking view of ice covering the Hudson River along Manhattan’s western shore. The false‑color image, taken on Jan 28, highlights light‑blue ice, red vegetation, and snow‑covered banks. Scientists attribute the ice...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
Strong Solar Flare
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a powerful X4.2 solar flare on February 4, 2026, visualized in extreme ultraviolet light. The flare, one of the strongest recorded this solar cycle, erupted from the Sun’s surface and was highlighted in blue‑red colorization. Such X‑class...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
Boreal Forests Are Shifting North
Researchers using the full Landsat archive confirmed that the world’s boreal forest has expanded and migrated northward over the past four decades. Between 1985 and 2020 the forest grew by 0.844 million km², a 12% increase, and its mean latitude shifted...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
NASA Selects Two Earth System Explorers Missions
NASA has selected two Earth System Explorers missions—STRIVE and EDGE—for further development, targeting launch no earlier than 2030. STRIVE will provide daily, near‑global, high‑resolution measurements of temperature, atmospheric composition, and aerosols from the upper troposphere to the mesosphere, enhancing long‑range...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
Hubble Spots Lens-Shaped Galaxy
NASA and ESA released the sharpest Hubble image of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy 187 million light‑years distant in Pegasus. The photo reveals striking concentric rings of dust and gas spiraling around a luminous nucleus. Lenticular galaxies occupy an intermediate classification between...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
TB 26-01 Evaluation of Adhesive and Solvent Alternatives for Polymeric Bonding Applications
NASA's Engineering and Safety Center completed a technical assessment of alternatives to dichloromethane for bonding transparent polymeric components used in spacecraft. The study was prompted by looming EPA TSCA restrictions that could limit the solvent’s availability. Researchers evaluated a suite...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
NASA Space to Soil Challenge
NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office has opened the Space‑to‑Soil Challenge, inviting teams to design SmallSat missions that embed adaptive sensing and onboard AI. The competition emphasizes real‑time interpretation of land‑surface data to support regenerative agriculture, sustainable forestry, and broader land‑resilience...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions From Students in Pennsylvania
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will field pre‑recorded STEM questions from K‑12 students in Allentown, Pennsylvania, during a live Earth‑to‑space downlink on February 5. The session, streamed on the Learn With NASA YouTube channel, is hosted by the Da Vinci Science Center and open to...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center completed tests on a second early‑version frequency reference system, a core component of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. The hardware, built by BAE Systems, stabilizes the infrared lasers that must measure distances to...
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News•Jan 23, 2026
NASA Awards Global Modeling, Assimilation Support Contract
NASA has awarded ADNET Systems, Inc. a five‑year, cost‑plus‑fixed‑fee contract to provide global modeling and data assimilation support for the Goddard Space Flight Center. The indefinite‑delivery/indefinite‑quantity agreement caps at roughly $84 million and begins on March 15, 2026. ADNET will maintain the Goddard...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
NASA Invites Media to Crew-10 Visit at Marshall
NASA will host astronauts Nichole Ayers and Takuya Onishi at Marshall Space Flight Center on Jan. 23 for a media briefing on their recent SpaceX Crew‑10 mission. The Crew‑10 flight, launched March 14 2025 and returned Aug. 9 2025, completed dozens of ISS experiments under...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Retires
NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams retired Dec. 27, 2025 after a 27‑year career marked by three ISS missions and record‑setting flight time. She logged 608 days in space, the second‑longest cumulative duration for a NASA astronaut, and completed nine spacewalks...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030
NASA and the Department of Energy have formalized a renewed partnership to develop a fission surface power system for the Moon, aiming to launch a lunar surface reactor by 2030. The memorandum of understanding builds on decades of collaboration and...
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