Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island   June 2, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Fol ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-042 JUNE 1, 2026 SCIENCE NASA Invites Media to See Roman Space Telescope Arrive at Kennedy NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope stands complete in the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. With its deep, sweeping views of the universe, Roman will observe billions of cosmic objects to explore fundamental questions about dark energy and planets outside our solar system. Credit: NASA/Scott Wie ...Continue Reading

Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku   June 1, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-005 MAY 29, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Awards Contract for Johnson Space Center Infrastructure   Credit: NASA NASA has selected seven companies to provide construction, revitalization, and infrastructure improvements at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.   The Johnson Space Center Multiple Award Construction Contract supports up to $300 million in upgrades to mission‑support facilities, utilities, and ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-043 MAY 29, 2026 NASA Hosts SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event at Headquarters NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts gather together for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. Clockwise from bottom left are, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerosp ...Continue Reading

Ever Restless Mount Dukono Erupts   May 29, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Ever Restless Mount Dukono Erupts The volcano on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

May 28, 2026 PO.DAAC is pleased to release a Virtual Data Store (VDS)  for the SWOT Level 2 version D Sea Surface Height Basic Dataset (SWOT_L2_LR_SSH_Basic_D).  This is a virtualized data representation of the entire SWOT version D Basic time series consisting of over 26,000 granules, and allows a user to access and download only the parts of the time series of interest.  This improves speed and user experience since it is not necessary to download every granule, and the VDS can be loa ...Continue Reading

Ever Restless Mount Dukono Erupts   May 27, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Ever Restless Mount Dukono Erupts The volcano on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY 26-041 MAY 26, 2026 NASA to Announce Artemis III Crew, Provide Mission Progress Update Credit: NASA NASA will provide an update on the agency’s Artemis III mission and announce the astronauts assigned to the test flight during a live event at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 9, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.   The event will stream on NASA+ and on the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-046 MAY 26, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions Artist’s concept of Phase 3 of NASA’s Moon Base. Credit: NASA During a Moon Base event Tuesday at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington, the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for crew to drive and uncrewed cargo landers bound for the Moon. NASA leaders also shared target launch timeframes and upcoming milestones for the first Mo ...Continue Reading