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NASA shuts down viral 2026 'no gravity' apocalypse rumor

A fringe prediction that Earth will briefly lose gravity in 2026 has snowballed into a full-blown online panic, complete with ...
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NASA discovers new asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. Here's what you need to know.

NASA officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4 and is estimated to be 40 to 90 meters wide.
SpaceNews

NASA Holds Information Technology Summit In August

WASHINGTON — NASA’s second Information Technology Summit will bring together government and industry leaders to provide the latest perspectives on the IT field. The summit will take place August 15-17 ...
SpaceNews

NASA Announces Information Technology Contract Extension

NASA has extended the Unified NASA Information Technology Services, or UNITeS, contract with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of San Diego. This extension allows for the ...
Nextgov

NASA, USGS Seek Info for Landsat Next Ground Station

NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey are seeking industry feedback as they look to build the ground station for the Landsat Next mission. According to Wednesday’s request for information, Landsat ...
Aviation Week

NASA Requests Information For Lunar Surface Fission Reactor

NASA has put out a request for information (RFI) for its lunar “Fission Surface Power System,” an ambitious project that was unveiled earlier this month. The space agency also floated the idea that ...
Ars Technica

As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs

When it comes to space policy, a hallmark of the first Trump administration was its embrace of private companies. NASA sought to build fewer expensive things and buy more lower-cost services. In doing ...
Nextgov

NASA info security controls are broken, GAO concludes

A GAO study found that an incomplete information security program has left weaknesses in NASA networks and information systems that could leave it open to disruption or penetration. But the space ...
insider.si.edu

NASA’s Earth Information Center @ NMNH

On-going discovery about how our planet works is central to the research of both the Smithsonian and NASA. Data collected from instruments in space orbiting Earth and on the ground helps scientists, ...
NPR

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. If the plans are carried out, one of the ...
Aviation Week

NASA Wants Info On Cubesat Debris Mitigation

Cubesats quickly turn into space debris when their typically short missions are over, and NASA is looking for ways to reduce the risk of one of the small spacecraft colliding at high speed with a more ...