NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administrion

Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many nonaerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general. Perhaps more importantly, our exploration of space has taught us to view Earth, ourselves, and the universe in a new way. While the tremendous technical and scientific accomplishments of NASA demonstrate vividly that humans can achieve previously inconceivable feats, we also are humbled by the realization that Earth is just a tiny "blue marble" in the cosmos. Check out our "Thinking About NASA History" folder online as an introduction to how history can help you.

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Voyager 1

"NASA’s Voyager team is celebrating two recent developments with the Voyager 1 spacecraft: In September, they successfully completed a months-long effort to stretch the spacecraft’s diminishing power supply."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-conserves-power-resolves-brief-communications-pause/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=latest-voyager-20261029

Cat's Head Nebula

"In NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared image, emission from warm dust and carbon-based molecules excited by starlight outlines intricate structures within the nebula."https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/cats-head-nebula-webb-miri-image/

Dwarf Planet Circling Neptune

"The powerful Vera Rubin Observatory has spotted what seems to be a dwarf planet circling the sun in the frigid depths beyond Neptune."https://www.space.com/astronomy/dwarf-planets/astronomers-found-a-mysterious-object-beyond-neptune-and-it-could-be-a-new-dwarf-planet?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Subaru Telescope

"The Subaru Telescope on Maunakea will contribute 100 nights of observations to a new international partnership with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope."https://mauinow.com/2026/10/27/subaru-telescope-on-maunakea-to-join-nasas-roman-space-telescope-in-exploring-the-universe/

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Rocky Lava Planet

"A rocky lava planet once thought to be too extreme to have an atmosphere appears to be wrapped in one with a reflective layer of vaporized silicate mineral clouds, the same family of compounds that make up quartz and sand."https://phys.org/news/2026-10-clouds-lava-planet-astronomers.html#google_vignette

EarthDaily

"EarthDaily today announced that it has been awarded a $3 million task order by NASA to provide EarthDaily Constellation data and technical support for NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to evaluate new approaches for incorporating commercial capabilities into federal land imaging programs."https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/earthdaily-awarded-3-million-nasa-104500620.html

Starlink service

"Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Elon Musk said Kyiv violated the terms of SpaceX’s commercial Starlink service by using it for offensive drone strikes, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Starlink and Starshield operations had been restored to the speeds available before recent restrictions were imposed."https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-says-ukraine-violated-starlink-terms-12614989?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4