NASA News   RELEASE 26-043 MAY 22, 2026 NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Credit: NASA NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in Southern California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to ensure continued accountability and strong ...Continue Reading

Tornado Draws a Jagged Line in Mississippi   May 22, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Tornado Draws a Jagged Line in Mississippi The strongest of several twisters to touch down in the southern part of the state in early May 2026 left a visible path of damaged vegetation.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAE ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-045 MAY 22, 2026 NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery Credit: NASA NASA announced Friday an agencywide realignment to increase mission focus and move out on the National Space Policy. These changes position the agency to better deliver on the nation’s highest‑priority objectives with speed and efficiency. During the Ignition event in late March, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and agency l ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 May 18 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 138 Issued at 0030Z on 18 May 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4436 N19W39 332 0100 Dso 03 04 Beta 4438 N20W84 017 0060 Dao 0 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3689 Issue Time: 2026 May 19 0514 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2026 May 16 1740 UTC Station: GOES-19 Comment: Yesterday's max: 6667 pfu Yesterday's max: 6667 pfu Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for co ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 May 22 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 142 Issued at 0030Z on 22 May 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4436 N18W90 330 0100 Csi 06 03 Beta 4439 N07W02 241 0030 Cao 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY 26-040 MAY 21, 2026 SCIENCE NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit Engineers from Katalyst stabilize their LINK robotic servicing spacecraft during environmental testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The LINK spacecraft will be encapsulated in Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, for launch in late June on a mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift O ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-041 MAY 21, 2026 NASA Joins Artemis Accords Workshop as Global Signings Rise Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories including the United States, led by NASA and the U.S. Department of State, met May 13–14, 2026, in Lima for the fourth annual Artemis Accords workshop. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru and Peruvian Space Agency (CONIDA) The United States participated in an Artemis Accords work ...Continue Reading

New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea   May 21, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea Satellite imagery shows a surge of new volcanic activity in the ocean near Papua New Guinea.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       NASA Ea ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-040 MAY 21, 2026 NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson Matt Anderson, left, joined by his wife Christine, is sworn in as the 16th deputy administrator of NASA, by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Matt Anderson was sworn in Thursday as NASA’s 16th deputy administrator by NASA Administrator ...Continue Reading