NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE: C26-009 AUG. 17, 2026 NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services Credit: NASA NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The provision enables qualified providers to offer commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple locations where capabilities were ...Continue Reading

Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah   August 17, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 16 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 228 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4503 S17W81 263 0070 Cso 07 03 Beta 4506 N11W31 213 0010 Dri 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 15 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 227 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4503 S17W67 262 0030 Cao 03 03 Beta 4506 N11W17 212 0010 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-065 AUG. 14, 2026 NASA Announces MAX POWER: America’s Newest Aerospace Expo, Airshow Credit: NASA In honor of America’s historic 250th anniversary, NASA announced on Friday MAX POWER, a public exposition of American air and space innovation, Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, on and near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.   The multi-day, family-friendly event will showcase the next-generation aircraft, spacecraft, ...Continue Reading

Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke   August 14, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory ...Continue Reading

Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke   August 13, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follo ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-064 AUG. 12, 2026 NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock prior to the start of the third spacewalk for the STS-134 mission. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and complete ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   August 11, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Bountiful Roebuck Bay Tidal and seasonal shifts leave their mark on this crescent-shaped, productive bay in Western Australia's Kimberley region. El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific Satellite measurements of chlorophyll at the sea surface signal shifts in the ocean’s nutrient supplies in m ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-063 AUG. 10, 2026 NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max Credit: NASA As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to discovery+ and HBO Max. A continuous live feed of NASA+ programming is streaming on discovery+ live channels, while HBO Max will stream NASA’s special events, including the Ar ...Continue Reading