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NASA

• NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars
  September 21, 2026 by Stephen Carney
  When NASA’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found. Called the “Margin Unit,” the geologic area stretches along the shoreline of an ancient Martian lake, so they expected sedimentary rocks, which would have formed as layers of sand piled on top […]
• Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations
  September 21, 2026 by NASA
  2026 NAHF Enshrinement Ceremony 9.24.26.pdf An Evening with the Stars EWTS 9.16.26.pdf Maryland Space Business Roundtable 9.9.26 Virginia Aerospace Business Association (VASBA) Gala 9.24.26.pdf Roman Space Telescope Event 8.28.26.pdf The Planetary Society_Celebrating Viking 7.20.26.pdf Farnborough Airshow Events 7.18-19.26 University of Maryland Acres 7.14.26.pdf Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum_Blue Origin 7.14.26.pdf Space Business Roundtable_MSBR 7.22.2026.pdf […]
• Johnson Space Center Sparks Curiosity at Houston’s 33rd Annual Japan Festival  
  September 21, 2026 by Sumer Loggins
  On Sept. 12-13, NASA’s Johnson Space Center employees brought the excitement and wonder of space exploration to Houston’s Japan Festival at Hermann Park.  For more than 30 years, the festival has immersed guests in traditional Japanese culture through food, dance, martial arts, music, and more, Johnson has supported the festival as an exhibitor for the […]
• APOD: 2026 September 21 – Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
  September 21, 2026
  APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 September 21 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss  APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Cocoon Nebula Wide Field Explanation: When does a nebula look like a comet? In this crowded starfield […]
• Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off
  September 21, 2026
  While the sea ice melt season has lengthened dramatically in most of the satellite era, the trend unexpectedly stabilized around 2010.

SpaceNews

• Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Members
  September 21, 2026
• Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs
  September 18, 2026
• Satrec Initiative to build 10-centimeter-class optical satellites for Hanwha constellation
  September 17, 2026
• Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges
  September 17, 2026
• Inside Europe’s push for space autonomy with Josef Aschbacher
  September 17, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
  by John Timmer
• T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
  by Jacek Krywko
• Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
  by Karen Stollznow, The Conversation
• Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
  by Jacek Krywko
• Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
  by Jacek Krywko