NASA and IBM Research launched the NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, trained largely on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data, to help researchers map craters, volcanic features and polar ice, NASA reported on 10 September 2026.
Djibouti signed the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters on Monday, September 14, 2026, becoming the 72nd nation and eighth African country to join, NASA reported that day.
A NASA article dated Sept. 10, 2026 recounts how a personal locator beacon signaled the satellite-based SARSAT system to rescue five people after their boat sank 40 miles off the Mississippi Gulf Coast over Memorial Day weekend 2024.
In a single exposure above Cessy, France, the Moon and Venus both showed crescent phases on 2026 September 14, with about 10 percent of the lunar face and about 25 percent of Venus illuminated.
Sir John Kingman was confirmed on 16 October 2026 as the first Chair of Great British Railways, the body intended to bring rail under public control once the Railways Bill passes.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for Sept. 11, 2026, featured M83, a spiral galaxy about twelve million light-years away and 40,000 light-years across, smaller than the Milky Way.
NASA said on Sept. 15, 2026, that it would host a free International Observe the Moon Night celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency set out plans for AI-enabled medical device regulation, international collaboration and a new Washington liaison role, in a release dated 19 October 2026.
In a Sept. 16, 2026 report, NASA said the unpiloted Progress 96 was scheduled to launch that day from Baikonur with about three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the ISS.
Marine Management Organisation reports that anchor-chain scars in Studland Bay seagrass shrank by more than 90% after eco-moorings were introduced; a University of Southampton study analysed five years of monitoring data.
A 19 October 2026 readout says the Civil Society Council met at the King's Trust in Manchester on 15 October 2026, discussing youth unemployment and devolution.
In a Sept. 14, 2026 update, NASA described Expedition 75 activities including a lead-free soldering experiment and hearing tests aboard the International Space Station.
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