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NASA’s new Goldstone dish is already talking to Voyager

NASA and JPL cut the ribbon on 25 August 2026 at Goldstone for Deep Space Station 23, a new 34-metre (114-foot) radio dish. Operations started 3 August — first track Chandra, then Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Psyche, Juno and Voyager 1. It is the fifth of six Aperture Enhancement Project antennas, not a telescope and not a first talk with Mars.

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NASA’s Pandora satellite started watching alien worlds

NASA Goddard said on 25 August 2026 that Pandora, the first Astrophysics Pioneers SmallSat, has begun science operations. It will measure atmospheres of at least 20 exoplanets — hazes, clouds and water — staring 24 hours at a time, 10 times each, over a one-year primary mission. No atmospheres have been published yet. The spacecraft launched 11 January 2026; this is commissioning done, not a new launch.

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Hubble and Euclid just teamed up on the Cat’s Eye Nebula

New observation of the Cat's Eye Nebula combines data from Hubble and Euclid and reinforces a central trend of 2026: collaboration between missions to generate more robust evidence and better scientific return.

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Artemis accelerates: NASA adds test mission, targets annual lunar landings

NASA has adjusted the Artemis program architecture, added a demonstration mission in 2027, and now aims for a cadence of one lunar mission per year. The move reduces short-term technical risk and could accelerate the construction of permanent infrastructure on the Moon.

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NASA turns human factors into practical engineering for Mars missions

A new NASA technical update shows how cognitive load modeling, training, and crew size are moving from theory to operational decisions for long-duration Mars missions.

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Webb Data Ruled Out Asteroid 2024 YR4’s 2032 Lunar Impact Scenario

New Webb observations extended the object’s tracking arc and removed remaining uncertainty about a possible 2032 Moon impact.

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