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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’ – NASA Science

Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares. The research is part of NASA’s exploration of the extreme universe to better understand how the

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Week Ends With Soldering, Lunar Simulations, and Cargo Mission Preps – NASA

Expedition 75 wrapped up its week completing a lead-free soldering experiment, simulating a lunar landing, and exercising for research, among other advanced science activities. The International Space Station residents are also preparing for the arrival of a cargo mission and continuing housekeeping duties. NASA flight engineer Anil Menon conducted the last run of the MIYOKA

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NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station – NASA

Editor’s note: This feature was updated on Sept. 18, 2026, to add additional details on mission readiness dates. To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, this change brings the total

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COSI Telescope Comes Together – NASA

UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8, 2026, image. The four pieces of silver material on the top of the detector box cover the flex circuits, which carry signals from the detectors to the readout electronics. COSI

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Shannon W. Lucid Oral History – NASA

NASA Oral History Interviews Shannon Lucid began her record-breaking career as one of the original six female astronauts selected by NASA in 1978. In 2021, she agreed to a series of oral history interviews, conducted by NASA Historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, and the result is a collection of 13 separate interviews about her life and career,

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APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy – NASA Science

Explanation: The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, Messier 33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel Galaxy or just the Triangulum Galaxy. M33 is over 50,000 light-years in diameter, third largest in the Local Group of galaxies after the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and our own Milky Way. About 3 million light-years

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Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels – NASA Science

The effects of a meager mountain snowpack across the Upper Colorado Basin in winter 2025-2026 had made their way downstream to Lake Powell by summer. After seasonal snowmelt declined to a relative trickle, the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. sat at record-low levels in late August and early September. These images show a portion of

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Ad ASTRA Post-Workshop Debrief & Next Steps – NASA Science

Dear Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) community members- Thank you to everyone who participated in the Ad ASTRA Community Science Workshop in Pasadena, CA!. Over 450 people registered to attend the workshop, both in person and online. A group photo of the in-person participants can be found on the workshop webpage. Special thanks

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CASCADES: A Journey Along Greenland’s Coast Where Ocean Meets Ice – NASA Science

By Simon Bélanger, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Québec, Canada What an extraordinary feeling it is to witness the beauty of these icy landscapes, where the ice sheet flows down to the sea through fjords with steep, towering walls—watching, in real time, as the ice sculpts this raw, mineral landscape… Breathtaking! Into the Unknown

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APOD: 2026 September 17 – A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula – NASA Science

Explanation: This treasure chest is full of stars. The featured image was obtained with NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope and shows a dust pillar in the Carina Nebula inside our Galaxy, roughly 7500 light-years away. It is formed by interstellar gas and dust, and shaped by powerful stellar winds and radiation from neighboring stars like

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