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News•Jan 26, 2026
NASA Welcomes Oman as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
Oman signed the Artemis Accords on Jan. 26, 2026, becoming the 61st nation to endorse the framework for responsible space exploration. The ceremony in Muscat, attended by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and U.S. Ambassador Ana Escrogima, highlighted Oman’s commitment to peaceful lunar activities. The Accords outline principles for safety, transparency, scientific data sharing, and preservation of heritage sites on the Moon and beyond. NASA expects additional countries to join as the Artemis program progresses toward sustained lunar presence.
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News•Jan 26, 2026
NASA Technology Brings Golden Age of Exploration to Earth
NASA’s Spinoff 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the agency’s technology‑transfer program, showcasing how space‑derived innovations are reshaping everyday life. The edition highlights two firms that use NASA‑inspired 3D‑printing to build lunar‑compatible habitats and affordable Earth housing, as well as...
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News•Jan 23, 2026
Red, Green Light Show
NASA released a striking photograph taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 19, 2026, showing a green and red aurora streaming across the horizon above Europe. The ISS was orbiting 262 miles over the Mediterranean at roughly 10:02 p.m. local time when the...
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News•Jan 23, 2026
AMS 2026 Hyperwall Schedule
NASA will host a Hyperwall storytelling series at the 106th American Meteorological Society meeting Jan. 26‑29, 2026, showcasing Earth‑science missions, space‑weather research, and new data‑access tools. Sessions feature experts discussing satellite‑derived precipitation, solar observations, aerosol monitoring, and the One Health...
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News•Jan 23, 2026
TESS Status Updates
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) entered safe mode on Jan. 15, 2026 after its solar arrays failed to track the Sun during a slewing maneuver, causing a slow battery discharge. The spacecraft automatically protected itself and resumed normal science operations...
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News•Jan 22, 2026
Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations
NASA released a comprehensive set of Widely Attended Gatherings (WAG) determinations covering over 300 aerospace‑related events from 2023 through early 2026. The list includes high‑profile conferences, launch receptions, industry roundtables, and award galas across the United States and internationally. Each...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration
NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, honoring the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia. The ceremony begins at Arlington National Cemetery with a wreath‑laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, followed by...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History
NASA announced the selection of three new lunar science investigations under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program for the Artemis campaign, with deliveries slated for no earlier than 2028. The payloads—EMILIA-3D, LISTER and SELINE—will generate three‑dimensional thermal maps, measure...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
NASA’s SLS Rocket: Secondary Payloads
NASA’s Space Launch System will launch Artemis II to the Moon with four CubeSats as secondary payloads. The small satellites are housed in the Orion stage adapter and come from countries that have signed the Artemis Accords. Deployment is scheduled about...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
2025 NESC Technical Update
The NASA Engineering and Safety Center released its 2025 Technical Update, an annual report detailing FY25 engineering activities. The document highlights independent testing, analysis, and assessments of NASA’s high‑risk projects, emphasizing safety and mission success. Collaboration across NASA centers enabled...
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News•Jan 16, 2026
NASA Receives 15th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion
NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” audit opinion for its FY2025 financial statements, marking the agency’s 15th consecutive year of clean audits. The opinion verifies that NASA’s accounts comply with federal GAAP and accurately reflect its financial position. Administrator Jared...
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News•Jan 16, 2026
NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security
NASA researchers conducted a drone‑based flight test at Ames Research Center using an open‑source blockchain framework to secure real‑time transmission of flight data. The system proved capable of protecting telemetry, flight plans and operator registrations from interception or tampering. By...
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News•Jan 16, 2026
NASA’s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout
On Jan. 9, 2026 NASA’s Crawler‑transporter 2 rolled toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, positioning itself for the Artemis II rollout. The massive vehicle will carry the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule to Launch Complex 39B for a crewed...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
NASA Welcomes Portugal as 60th Artemis Accords Signatory
Portugal signed the Artemis Accords on Jan. 11, becoming the 60th nation to join the framework for responsible lunar and deep‑space exploration. The signing ceremony in Lisbon featured Portuguese Space Agency director Hugo Costa and U.S. Ambassador John J. Arrigo,...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
White Dwarf Star (Artist’s Concept)
NASA’s Imaging X‑ray Polarization Explorer (IXPE) has for the first time measured X‑ray polarization from a white dwarf binary, EX Hydrae, located about 200 light‑years away. The week‑long observation revealed the geometry of the accretion flow as material from a...
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News•Jan 9, 2026
Flight Engineers Give NASA’s Dragonfly Lift
NASA’s Dragonfly mission is advancing toward its 2028 launch after successful full‑scale rotor testing at the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel (TDT) at Langley Research Center. Engineers from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory fabricated the rotors from massive aluminum blocks, refined the...
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News•Jan 9, 2026
NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond
NASA’s Pandora mission, accompanied by the BlackCAT and SPARCS CubeSats, is set to launch Jan. 11 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Pandora’s 45‑cm all‑aluminum telescope will observe visible and near‑infrared light to separate planetary atmospheric signals from stellar contamination during...
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News•Jan 8, 2026
NASA to Provide Media with International Space Station Update Today
NASA will hold a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST Thursday from its Washington headquarters to update media on the International Space Station. The briefing follows the agency’s Jan 7 announcement postponing a Jan 8 spacewalk while a crew member’s medical condition...
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News•Jan 8, 2026
Best of 2025: Artemis II Countdown Demonstration Test
NASA conducted the Artemis II Countdown Demonstration Test on Dec. 20, 2025, rehearsing the full launch day sequence for the crew of Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman. The simulation covered suit‑up, walkout, and ingress/egress of the Orion capsule atop the Space Launch System....
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