NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-061 JULY 30, 2026 NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitr ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-057 JULY 29, 2026 NASA Awards 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts  A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees. Credit: NASA The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve aerospace technologies in areas ranging from the exploration of the solar system to understanding the universe ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-060 JULY 29, 2026 SCIENCE NASA Sets Coverage for August Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse A total solar eclipse is seen in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America an ...Continue Reading

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