NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 25, 2026 features Omega Centauri, a globular cluster holding about 10 million stars some 15,000 light-years away, with evidence of a central black hole.
A Sept. 24, 2026 NASA report described ultrasound scans, immune-system blood tests and a wearable-sensor exercise study aboard the International Space Station, alongside cargo and maintenance tasks.
In a report published Sept. 24, 2026, NASA described biomedical and performance studies planned for SpaceX Crew-13 aboard the International Space Station, including blood-flow and clotting research with ESA and tests of manual piloting skills.
NASA said the PRIMA far-infrared space telescope would move into Phase B, subject to a confirmation review, with a $1.2 billion project cost cap and a targeted launch in 2033 for a planned five-year mission.
NASA's Hyperwall schedule at Supercomputing 2026 lists sessions on hydrology, CFD, heliophysics models, exoplanet vetting and a digital twin of the Sun's atmosphere, running November 17–19 in Booth 4038.
A NASA technical bulletin, published on 23 September 2026, reviews the risks that freeze–thaw cycles pose to hydrazine monopropellant systems and offers recommendations for reducing damage, operational hazards and loss of system reliability.
A space rock roughly 10 to 20 meters wide struck the Moon in 2024, leaving a crater NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged before and after the impact.
The ESA–JAXA Ramses planetary defence probe has been switched on for the first time by prime contractor OHB Italia, a milestone its team says confirms integrated systems work together ahead of a spring 2028 launch.
As reported Sept. 22, 2026, NASA and SpaceX targeted 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 1, as the earliest launch opportunity for Crew-13 to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral.
As of September 22, 2026, four Expedition 75 crewmates were preparing for a SpaceX Dragon return the following month, with their Crew-13 replacements due as soon as early October, NASA reported, while biomedical research and cargo work continued aboard the International Space Station.
A Sept. 24, 2026 in-flight call with New Hampshire K-12 students and community members was planned by the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NASA said Sept. 22.
A NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day from September 22, 2026, describes a June photograph from Prasek in the Czech Republic showing the Sun with silhouettes of the International Space Station and an airplane.
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