NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-056 JULY 22, 2026 TECHNOLOGY NASA to Showcase Agency’s Newest Wind Tunnel in Virginia  The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is the agency’s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. Credit: NASA Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour and ribbon-cutting cer ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-057 JULY 22, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Return   The Roscosmos Soyuz MS 28 spacecraft is pictured in November 2025 shortly after docking to the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are wrapping up their 241‑day mission aboard the International S ...Continue Reading

A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America   July 22, 2026 Natural Events   Latest 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 Follow NAS ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-054 JULY 22, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Joins Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI-Driven Discovery   Credit: NASA NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery.   President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order “Launching the Genesis Mission” on Nov. 24, 2025, creating a nat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Jul 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 203 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Jul 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4489 S07W41 193 0060 Cao 03 06 Beta 4492 N16E45 107 0250 Hhx 0 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-053 JULY 21, 2026 SCIENCE NASA to Host Media Briefing on Roman Telescope, Launching Next Month Technicians and engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida use a crane to lift the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to a specialized work stand June 26, 2026, as the mission prepares to launch nine months ahead of schedule. The Roman Space Telescope will offer a field of view at least 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telesco ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   July 21, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Why Maine’s Sandy Shorelines Turn Jagged Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast of the city. Shaping the Emerald City The hills and basins of Seattle, Washington, have been sculpted by glaciers and modified ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-055 JULY 20, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-13 Mission to Space Station NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 members are pictured in their pressure suits seated inside a mockup Dragon spacecraft during a preflight training session at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are Roscosmos Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kut ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY: M26-054 JULY 17, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 Launches Credit: NASA Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13 missions, both targeting launch in the coming months. The Roman telescope is slated to launch no earlier than 7:20 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Co ...Continue Reading

Smoke and Heat Over North America   July 17, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast. Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S. A ridge of high pressure fueled record-breaking temperatures in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming on July 12, 2026.   ...Continue Reading