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NASA

• Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality
  August 6, 2026
  The NASA Science Activation Program’s Cosmic Storytelling with NASA Data (CosmicDS) project, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, works to bring authentic NASA data into the hands of educators and learners. From July 27–29, 2026, the CosmicDS team partnered with the Smithsonian Institution’s BEST AQI (Breathing Easier: Supporting Teen Air Quality Investigations) project to […]
• NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept)
  August 6, 2026
  Description This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s three SkyFall Mars helicopters collecting data while flying over the surface of the Red Planet.  The green frequency waves emanating from the helicopters’ large antennas depict collection of subsurface radar data. The red beams depict collect near-infrared imagery data from regolith (crushed rock and dust) and other surface features. […]
• Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission
  August 6, 2026
  Description SkyFall ground-penetrating radar engineer Maya Román connects a coaxial cable to a test antenna in the Environmental Test Lab’s electromagnetic interference testing chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.  The antenna was pointed up during test to minimize reflections and interferences with the antenna pattern during the measurement. Equipped with four instruments each, the […]
• I Am Artemis: Tom Percy
  August 6, 2026 by Lee Mohon
  As NASA sets its sights on long-term exploration of the Moon and Mars, the agency is increasing the cadence of its Artemis missions. Helping bring these plans to fruition is Tom Percy, manager of systems engineering and integration for NASA’s Human Landing System Program. Percy serves as a focal point in working with providers SpaceX […]
• Taking Flight to Prepare for Space
  August 6, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  NASA astronaut Adam Fuhrmann (right, in yellow) prepares for a training flight aboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft in this July 16, 2026, photo. These high-altitude flights train the crew to work in a tight environment and operate aircraft systems while in a pressure suit, preparing them for future missions to the International Space Station, Moon, or […]

SpaceNews

• How should Europe’s militaries respond to space threats
  August 6, 2026
• Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission
  August 6, 2026
• Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research
  August 6, 2026
• Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon
  August 6, 2026
• Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS satellite
  August 6, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Large genome models used to design new viruses
  by John Timmer
• Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• This Atlantic hurricane season is looking like a dud, but there will be a price to pay
  by Eric Berger
• D-Wave shows off its new entry in quantum computing race
  by John Timmer
• Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
  by Jennifer Ouellette