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DEC 03, 2026, 11:59PM EST
Applications are now open for the agency’s next class of astronauts, who will play a pivotal role in NASA’s bold next chapter as America returns to the Moon, establishes a lunar base, and lays the groundwork for the first human missions to Mars.
Botany, Biomedicine, and Cargo Ops Wrap Up Week Aboard Station
NASA’s Chandra Finds Source of Star’s Mysterious Outbursts
Instruments on NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Get in Sync for Science
NASA Scientists Show How Gravitational Waves Can Reveal New Worlds
NASA’s Hubble Offers Cosmic Sampler of Targets for Roman
NASA’s ESCAPADE Completes Powered Earth Flybys, Now En Route to Mars
A Global Rebound for Mangroves
What’s Up: November 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Nearly 50 years after its 1977 launch, NASA’s Voyager 1 will reach a historic milestone on Wednesday, Nov. 18, when it becomes more than 16 billion miles from Earth, a distance equal to one light-day. Help us celebrate this epic achievement by creating a symbolic wave of golden light around the globe after sunset on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Outbursts from a Massive Star
Using Chandra, astronomers have discovered a previously hidden black hole or neutron star companion that is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, unstable star.
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