Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   July 28, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Smoke Blankets Oregon Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon. Pink Penguin Guano Provides Diet Clues The color of Adélie penguin droppings reveals what the birds are eating, offering scientists a way to track how sea ice conditions influence their diet. ...Continue Reading

Smoke Blankets Oregon   July 27, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Smoke Blankets Oregon Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       NASA Earth Science Division ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-059 JULY 27, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Space Station Mission NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams shows off the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Williams was supporting semiconductor crystal research to help advance the commercial space economy and promote Earth-based industries. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams NASA ast ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-058 JULY 27, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA to Cover Three US Spacewalks, Host Preview News Conference  NASA astronaut Jessica Meir works inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock in March, her reflection visible in a spacesuit helmet visor as she installs leg and arm components and swaps parts between suits. Credit: NASA/Jack Hathaway NASA will provide coverage as astronauts venture outside the International Space Station durin ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-058 JULY 26, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Return from Space Station  The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. Credit: NASA Concluding an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Jul 26 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 207 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Jul 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4489 S08W92 191 0030 Hsx 05 02 Alpha 4492 N16W08 108 0250 Dko ...Continue Reading

A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America   July 24, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality in parts of the U.S. and Canada.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follo ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-060 JULY 24, 2026 MISSIONS NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis An image shows the B-1 and B-2 test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on July 7, 2026. The test stand features dual, vertical firing positions built in the 1960s to test Saturn V rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon during the Apollo Program. The B-1 position, right, is equipped for single engine tests, while ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Jul 24 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 205 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jul 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4489 S07W67 193 0050 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 4492 N16E20 106 0310 Hhx ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-059 JULY 23, 2026 MISSIONS Look for NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TV Credit: NASA Continuing agency efforts to bring space closer to home, NASA+ is heading to more streaming platforms. On Thursday, NASA announced its programming is on Fire TV Channels. Fire TV customers can easily access this content by asking Alexa+ on compatible devices.   Future programming on Fire TV may include science mission launches, a te ...Continue Reading