NASA News   RELEASE 26-062 JULY 31, 2026 AERONAUTICS NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia  From left to right: Casey Swails, NASA deputy associate administrator; Mike Waller, vice president of BL Harbert International Federal Division; Edward C. Forst, administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration; NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; Dr. Trina Dyal, director of NASA’s Langley Research Center; Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.); Virgi ...Continue Reading

Smoke and Fires over Oregon and Western Europe   July 31, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Destructive Fires Char Western Europe Raging wildfires disrupted summer in Spain and France amid sweltering heat waves and prolonged drought. Smoke Blankets Oregon Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon.     NASA Earth Observatory Where e ...Continue Reading

Destructive Fires Char Western Europe   July 31, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Destructive Fires Char Western Europe Raging wildfires disrupted summer in Spain and France amid sweltering heat waves and prolonged drought.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

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