NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer

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1. NASA — Breaking News· 17d ago

   NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer

   NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of distinguished service to the agency

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2. NASA — Breaking News· 16d ago

   NASA to Discuss Artemis Acceleration, Status of Upcoming Moon Missions

   NASA will provide an update on its plans to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2028 at 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Learn where to watch online:

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3. NASA — Breaking News· 16d ago

   NASA Develops Batteries to Power Humanity’s Return to Moon

   If you’ve ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That’s why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery that could function

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4. NASA — Breaking News· 16d ago

   NASA’s Space X CRS-35 Launch Jellyfish

   Sunlight illuminates the exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 13, 2026. This visual phenomenon is known as a “jellyfish”; it happens near sunrise or sunset when the exhaust plume from the

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5. NASA — Breaking News· 16d ago

   NASA’s Chandra Breaks Down ‘Treble Clef’s’ Galaxy Cluster Collision

   Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they have nicknamed the “Treble Clef” because its distinct shape strongly resembles the musical symbol. The researchers discovered the Treble Clef

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6. NASA — Breaking News· 16d ago

   NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students

   Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 16, and will stream

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7. NASA — Breaking News· 16d ago

   NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101

   NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream

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8. NASA — Breaking News· 15d ago

   Chandra Finds Possible Origin of ‘Treble Clef’ Waves

   A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst from a supermassive

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9. NASA — Breaking News· 15d ago

   Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance

   NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data

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10. NASA — Breaking News· 15d ago

    NASA Awards Enable Research, Technology to Build Future Workforce

    NASA has selected 12 U.S. institutions to receive $12 million to accelerate academic research and technology development in support of the agency’s priorities for exploring the Moon, Mars, and deep space. Through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP)

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11. NASA — Breaking News· 15d ago

    NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space Apps Challenge

    Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and making use of the

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12. NASA — Breaking News· 15d ago

    NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland

    A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissions from animal feeding operations. Agricultural emissions represent an

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13. NASA — Breaking News· 15d ago

    Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply

    From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research investigations that improve life on Earth and

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