NASA News   RELEASE: 26-080 SEPT. 30, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base    Artist’s rendering depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the w ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-014 SEPT. 30, 2026 NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for Moon   Credit: NASA NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This accelerated effort is organized into two primary work a ...Continue Reading

Hurricanes Polo and Nolo   September 30, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.     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 Sep 30 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 273 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4535 N11W46 354 0050 Cso 06 06 Beta-Gamma 4544 S09W15 321 0040 Cso 04 02 Beta IA. H-al ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-074 SEPT. 29, 2026 ABOUT NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference    Caption: Broadway performers are seen as they sing during the opening ceremony of the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Oct. 21, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA will participate in the 77th International Astronautical Congress ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-013 SEPT. 29, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9x4 to Launch Services Contract   Credit: NASA In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9x4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New Glenn 9x4 launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch Services Program Office to use for future miss ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-071 SEPT. 29, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage The four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   September 29, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top Scientists captured rare observations of an ephemeral pileus cloud hovering over a smoke-infused cloud that rose above a wildfire in Montana. Uncovering the Valleys Hidden Below Greenland’s Ice A new map of the terrain beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet links hundreds ...Continue Reading

Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top   September 29, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top Scientists captured rare observations of an ephemeral pileus cloud hovering over a smoke-infused cloud that rose above a wildfire in Montana.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth &n ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Sep 29 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 272 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Sep 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4535 N11W32 352 0040 Csi 07 12 Beta-Gamma 4536 N02W94 055 0100 Cso 07 03 Beta 4542 S19 ...Continue Reading