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NASA awards $5 million to expand STEM learning nationwide

NASA is investing more than $5 million in science, technology, engineering, and math education to inspire the next generation of innovators.

Spinoff 2026 highlights how NASA technology has transformed life on Earth

NASA is celebrating five decades of transforming space technology into practical solutions on Earth with the release of Spinoff 2026, the 50th edition of its annual publication showing the commercial uses of NASA-developed innovations.

Hubble reveals how “Blue Straggler” stars defy ageing

New Hubble Space Telescope data confirms that "blue straggler" stars maintain their youthful glow by siphoning fuel from binary companions. This process occurs most frequently in quiet, low-density cosmic neighbourhoods where stellar pairs survive.

NASA selects new Artemis payloads to unlock the moon’s secrets

NASA has selected three new scientific investigations that will help deepen understanding of the Moon’s surface, interior, and radiation environment.

NASA selects ARES Technical Services for Wallops range operations

NASA has awarded a contract to ARES Technical Services Corporation of McLean, Virginia, to support launch range operations at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

NASA advances ambitious mission to search for life beyond Earth

NASA has taken a major step toward one of its most ambitious science goals as it searches for signs of life on planets beyond our solar system.

Imperial’s magnetometer achieves first light on NASA’s IMAP mission

Imperial College London researchers are celebrating a huge milestone after their magnetometer instrument successfully recorded its first data in space aboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission.

NASA advances two heliophysics missions to better understand space weather

NASA has moved forward in its efforts towards improving our understanding of space weather by selecting two heliophysics mission concepts for continued development.

NASA invited the media to their Artemis II crewed Moon mission launch

NASA is preparing to open a new chapter in human space exploration, and media from around the globe are being invited to witness the launch of the Artemis II mission, which is the first crewed flight test under the agency's campaign to return humans to the Moon.

NASA and global partners strengthen their commitment to Artemis Accords at International Space Congress

At the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Sydney, Australia, NASA and international space leaders reaffirmed their dedication to the Artemis Accords.

UK technology launches into space on NASA’s IMAP mission

A British-built space instrument has officially launched aboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission.

NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite sends back first images of Earth

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite has captured and transmitted its first images of Earth, which show the science and monitoring capabilities this mission will deliver soon.

Blue Origin selected to deliver NASA’s VIPER Rover to the Moon’s South Pole

NASA is taking steps forward in lunar exploration by awarding Blue Origin a new contract to deliver its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) to the Moon’s South Pole in 2027.

NASA are planning to launch a space weather observatory with a Rideshare Mission

NASA is preparing to launch a new observatory that will help scientists better understand space weather and the protective bubble that surrounds the solar system.

NASA rover discovers promising signs of past life on Mars

In the search for life beyond Earth, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has discovered a rock sample that could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life.

NASA maps plant productivity using ocean satellite data

Using data from NASA’s PACE ocean satellite, scientists are mapping plant productivity worldwide, offering new insights into ecosystem health and climate impacts.

SpaceX launches 33rd cargo mission to the ISS with vital science and supplies

NASA’s latest commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is underway, following the successful launch of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft at the end of last week.

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