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Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand
2026.10.09
Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.
Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin
2026.10.08
First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed the host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) seen to date. Their […]
NASA Advances LISA Mission Contributions With New Test Telescope
2026.10.08
NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitational waves.
Fighting Drought in Texas Cotton Country
2026.10.08
Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High Plains.
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
2026.10.07
Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.
The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay
2026.10.06
Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.
NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets
2026.10.06
A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth. Stars, the engines of elemental creation, have life cycles that begin […]
Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case
2026.10.05
New analysis of archival Hubble data points to the possibility of “dead” white dwarf stars hosting second-generation planetary systems.
NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires
2026.10.02
The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what’s known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenomenon that scientists on NASA’s INSPYRE (INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment) campaign spent weeks this summer hunting..
Rains Swamp the Gandak River
2026.10.02
After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.
An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta
2026.10.01
Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba's northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.
NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions
2026.10.01
In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the Moon, where NASA’s Artemis program is returning humans, preparing for Mars, and shaping the future of space […]
Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific
2026.09.30
Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.
Catching the Light: Taking the Pulse of Puerto Rico’s Forests
2026.09.29
Our team from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Biospheric Sciences Laboratory is working to improve how satellites monitor plant health.
Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top
2026.09.29
Scientists captured rare observations of an ephemeral pileus cloud hovering over a smoke-infused cloud that rose above a wildfire in Montana.
NASA Highlights Lessons Learned From Swift Boost Mission
2026.09.28
A commercial mission to boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory concluded without raising the spacecraft’s orbit, but the agency and industry vendor Katalyst Space have gained valuable experience that will benefit future in-space servicing programs.
Uncovering the Valleys Hidden Below Greenland’s Ice
2026.09.28
A new map of the terrain beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet links hundreds of valleys that previous maps missed or left fragmented.
Hubble Spots Chaotic Secret in Galaxy
2026.09.25
A chaotic secret hides within this seemingly serene image of spiral galaxy NGC 4698 taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 18, 2026. As a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way galaxy, NGC 4698 has spiral arms that curl around within a thin disk of stars, gas, and dust.
Explosive Intensification for Hurricane Polo
2026.09.25
Several ingredients came together off the Pacific coast of Mexico to generate one of the strongest storms the eastern Pacific basin has ever seen.
Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest
2026.09.24
A low-lying cloud layer brought autumn ambience to western Washington and Oregon, while mountainous areas near the coast remained above the pall.
NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class
2026.09.23
Editor’s Note: This release was updated on Sept. 24, 2026, to reflect current international partners. NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA […]
NASA’s Hubble Seeks Lensed Supernova, Marks 200,000 Orbits
2026.09.23
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another new milestone for an observatory that continues to transform our understanding of the universe. Hubble has traveled more than 5 billion miles around Earth over its 36-year lifetime, exceeding 1.7 million total observations. An observation completed on the day of […]
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent
2026.09.23
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Boom Year for Desert Blooms
2026.09.23
Carpets of wildflowers burst from arid, ochre-colored land in Western Australia following winter rains.
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