National Aeronautics and Space Administration — current affairs timeline

43 news articles22 Dec 2025 to 09 Sep 2026

Every DailyConnects briefing covering National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in order, with exam-focused key numbers. Grouped purely by entity identity — never mixed with similar-but-unrelated news.

2026

09 Sep 2026Pixxel Raises $100 Million to Expand Space Infrastructure
Indian space startup Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand beyond hyperspectral Earth observation. The funding round was led by Temasek a…
$100 mn
07 Sep 2026Indonesia’s Peat Fires Intensify Amid El Niño
Tropical peatland fires are slow-burning, highly polluting, and difficult to extinguish because they smolder at low temperatures and burn underground through ex…
01 Sep 2026Turkey becomes 71st country to join Artemis Accords
Turkey signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 71st country to do so. The signing ceremony took place at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Turkish Industry…
01 Sep 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launches USD 4.3 Billion ‘Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’ to Explore Universe’s Biggest Mysteries
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched its USD 4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from…
$4.3 bn
31 Aug 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026. The telescope was launched aboard a …
22 Aug 2026World Photography Day 2026 observed on August 19
World Photography Day is celebrated annually on August 19. The FIFA World Cup 2026 was held from June 11 to July 19, with Spain winning the championship. NASA's…
21 Aug 2026Astronomers Discover Rocky 'Mega-Earth' GJ 523b That Defies Planet Formation Theories
Astronomers discovered a rocky exoplanet named GJ 523b, informally dubbed a 'mega-Earth'. GJ 523b has a mass 23 times that of Earth and a radius about 2.55 time…
15 Aug 2026Meteor Blazes Over Istanbul as Perseid Shower Peaks Across Northern Hemisphere
The Perseid meteor shower peaked on the night of August 12-13, 2026, under a new moon, offering excellent viewing conditions. A bright meteor was recorded over …
12 Aug 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invites Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to join Moon Base programme under Artemis framework
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to join its Moon Base programme under the Artemis…
29 Jul 2026NASA PRAXIS Mission to Study Planetary Rings
NASA is planning a new mission concept called PRAXIS (Planetary Rings Autonomous EXploration with In-situ Sampling) to directly collect and analyse particles fr…
19 Jul 2026NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Exoplanet in Beta Pictoris System
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered a new giant exoplanet, Beta Pictoris d, in the Beta Pictoris system. The planet was identified using moderat…
17 Jul 2026Russia Launches Soyuz MS-29 Mission Carrying NASA Astronaut and Two Cosmonauts to ISS
Russia launched the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft carrying National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos State Corporation fo…
12 Jul 2026Anil Menon to Travel to International Space Station (ISS) as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronaut
Anil Menon, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut of Indian descent, is scheduled to launch on an eight-month mission to the Internat…
03 Jul 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launches Mission to Save Swift Telescope
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is deploying the Link robotic spacecraft to rescue the Swift Observatory, a 1.6-ton gamma-ray telescope…
$30 mn
26 Jun 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Perseverance rover detects complex organic carbon in Martian rocks
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Perseverance rover detected complex organic carbon compounds in mudstone samples from the Bright Angel ar…
11 Jun 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Announces Artemis III Crew for Lunar Mission
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aims to land humans on the lunar South Pole by 2028 as part of the Artemis programme. The Artemis III c…
06 May 2026Astronomers Identify 27 Potential Circumbinary Planets Using NASA TESS Data
05 May 2026NASA identifies X-ray dot 3DHST-AEGIS-12014 using Chandra and Webb telescopes
05 May 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) discovers 2.5-billion-year-old structure in Zimbabwe
26 Apr 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Unveils Roman Space Telescope
23 Apr 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Completes Assembly of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
22 Apr 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronaut Captures Lyrid Meteor Shower from International Space Station (ISS)
19 Apr 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy for ESA Mars Rover Mission
11 Apr 2026NASA chief Jared Isaacman responds to 10-year-old Kaela’s request to restore Pluto as ninth planet.
10 Apr 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Tracks Asteroid 2026 GD during Close Flyby
03 Apr 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launches Artemis II Mission to the Moon
28 Mar 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) initiates $30 million plan to rescue Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
13 Mar 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) utilises Devon Island for Mars simulation research
13 Mar 2026NASA DART impact altered orbit of both Dimorphos and Didymos around Sun
12 Mar 2026NASA’s 1,300-pound Van Allen Probe A re-enters Earth’s atmosphere over eastern Pacific after 14-year mission
23 Feb 2026Carl Grillmair, NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal awardee, fatally shot at 67.
06 Feb 2026NASA's Juno spacecraft finds Jupiter smaller and flatter than earlier estimates
02 Feb 2026NASA validates first Mars rover drives planned entirely by generative AI
31 Jan 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reschedules Artemis II Moon Mission Launch
29 Jan 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captures galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223
27 Jan 2026NASA's James Webb Space Telescope produces highest-resolution dark-matter map covering 800,000 galaxies.
22 Jan 2026Sunita Williams retired from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
16 Jan 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Schedules Artemis 2 Crewed Lunar Mission for February 2026
11 Jan 2026NASA Accelerates Crew-11 Return After First ISS Medical Evacuation
08 Jan 2026National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) observes white dwarf system EX Hydrae using IXPE
08 Jan 2026NASA Confirms First Starless Dark-Matter Hydrogen Cloud 'Cloud-9' Near Messier 94

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