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nasa_news · 2026-07-10

Early Career Faculty (ECF) 2025 Awards

Back to ECF Home Advanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry Planning for Autonomous Spacecraft Using Machine Learning Methods to Enable Onboard Guidance, Navigation, and Control

nasa_news · 2026-07-10

NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications

The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion classifications contributed by volunteers around the world. This milestone is a celebration of everyone who has marked a dip in a light curve, confirmed the presence of a moving object in a short […]

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-10

Minnesota Democrats Pardoned a Convicted Child Rapist. President Trump Deported Him.

A convicted child sex offender is no longer in our country thanks to President Donald J. Trump and his Administration — defeating a sick attempt by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to lend him safe harbor in the so-called “sanctuary” state. Laotian national Tou Lue Vang was convicted of repeatedly sexually […] The post Minnesota Democrats Pardoned a Convicted Child Rapist. President Trump Deported Him. appeared first on The White House .

nasa_news · 2026-07-10

NASA Photographer Captures Images from F-18 Over Washington

NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions in action. Their photos document key NASA research and give the public a front-row seat to the work happening behind the scenes. Jim Ross, a photographer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-10

Waxing Gibbous Moon

The waxing gibbous moon is nestled in the darkness of space in this June 26, 2026, image from the International Space Station. The space station was 264 miles above the Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar at the time. The waxing gibbous phase comes before the full moon phase. During this time, the Moon appears brighter […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-09

NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Anil Menon Launch to Space Station

NASA astronaut Anil Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where they will join the Expedition 74 crew advancing scientific research. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina will lift off at 10:47 a.m. EDT (7:47 p.m. Baikonur time) […]

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-09

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States

SUPPORTING AMERICAN INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) ordering the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners to address the threatened impairment of national security with respect to commercial aircraft, jet engines, and […] The post Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States appeared first on The White House .

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-09

Adjusting Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Within the past 90 days, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts on the national security of the United States under section 232 […] The post Adjusting Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States appeared first on The White House .

nasa_news · 2026-07-09

NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar

For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the Lighthouse Nebula. The results provide new insight into the structure of some of the most extreme objects in the cosmos, as NASA […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-09

Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close

This close-up view shows fragments of sulfur crystals — the first ever seen on the Red Planet. The crystals were found after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over a rock and crush it on May 30, 2024. Several days later, Curiosity used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to take […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-09

NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice

This month, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are testing a spacecraft sensor that will help measure how quickly Arctic sea ice is disappearing. And while that instrument won’t launch for another year, scientists started preparing for its use during a recent field campaign in the Canadian wilderness. Researchers spent two weeks […]

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-09

White House CEQ Announces Technology Solutions Selected to Showcase at Permitting Innovators Expo

Industry partners to showcase permitting technologies at the Permitting Innovators Expo. Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced the innovators invited to showcase their technology solutions at the inaugural Permitting Innovators Expo on July 31 in the Washington, D.C. area. Following President Trump’s directive to update permitting technology for the 21st century, CEQ invited […] The post White House CEQ Announces Technology Solutions Selected to Showcase at Permitting Innovators Expo appeared first on The White House .

ftc_news · 2026-07-09

RentGrow to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle FTC Allegations the Company Violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and FTC Act

FTC alleges tenant screening company violated the FCRA’s requirements, including by reporting duplicate records and by failing to disclose sources of data RentGrow, a provider of consumer reports for tenant screening, will be required to pay $2.25 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), including by failing to use reasonable procedures to ensure the accuracy of its reports, and the FTC Act. View Press Release

nasa_news · 2026-07-09

Super Typhoon Bavi

The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-09

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic Defense Investment from NATO Allies, Powering American Industry

STRENGTHENING THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE: This week, at NATO’s 2026 Ankara Summit, President Donald J. Trump announced a surge in defense investment from Allies, increasing market access for American companies and supporting thousands of high-paying American manufacturing jobs. PRIORITIZING AMERICA FIRST FOREIGN POLICY: President Trump’s leadership has produced a generational shift in NATO, ramping up allies’ stake in […] The post Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic Defense Investment from NATO Allies, Powering American Industry appeared first on The White House .

nasa_news · 2026-07-08

Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study Coastal Erosion

For the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation, or Sipayik, the ocean has always been a teacher. Situated in what is known as Downeast Maine, along the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay, generations of Indigenous people have lived along the coast, learning from the tides, the land, and their elders. But today, the shoreline is changing more rapidly. Coastal erosion is slowly taking land away. Land that already holds a history of loss.

nasa_news · 2026-07-08

Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster

This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases Messier 3 (M3), one of the Milky Way galaxy’s most massive globular clusters, or spherical collections of gravitationally bound stars. Globular clusters are made up of ancient stars that formed at roughly the same time from the same cloud of gas, giving those stars similar ages. Around 150 known globular clusters are […]

ftc_news · 2026-07-08

FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers’ Right to Repair

Settlement resolves FTC and states’ lawsuit alleging Deere unfairly restricted the ability of farmers and independent technicians to repair John Deere farm equipment The Federal Trade Commission, along with five states, secured an important settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company that will ensure farmers can enjoy the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment. View Press Release

nasa_news · 2026-07-08

Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah

The blaze burned more than 150 square miles and swept through parts of a ski resort.

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-07

Democrats Fought Against Historic Tax Cuts. Now They’re Fighting Against Opportunity for America’s Kids.

President Donald J. Trump and Republicans delivered the largest middle- and working-class tax cuts in history through the Working Families Tax Cuts, which Democrats fought every step of the way. Now, Democrats are smearing Trump Accounts — the program giving every eligible American child a $1,000 head start on building real wealth. These accounts put […] The post Democrats Fought Against Historic Tax Cuts. Now They’re Fighting Against Opportunity for America’s Kids. appeared first on The White House .

nasa_news · 2026-07-07

NASA Transfers ‘Hundred Acre Wood’ to Patuxent Research Refuge

NASA ceremonially transferred ownership of about 105 acres of wooded land at its Goddard Space Flight Center’s Greenbelt, Maryland, campus Tuesday to the adjoining Patuxent Research Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The property, formerly known as NASA Goddard’s Area 400, is now part of the largest block of unfragmented forest between […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-07

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health

Following its longest hibernation period ever of nearly a year, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in good health and is ready to begin transmitting science data gathered in the distant Kuiper Belt far beyond Pluto. On June 23, flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, confirmed New Horizons, […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-07

Artemis II Crew and Apollo 14 Moon Tree

In this photograph, the Artemis II crew participates in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon tree at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on June 25, 2026. This tree is a second-generation Apollo Moon tree of the loblolly pine species. The original Apollo Moon trees were grown from seeds carried aboard […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-07

July 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

nasa_news · 2026-07-07

The World Cup From 250 Miles Up

Over the years, astronauts aboard the International Space Station have photographed several of the cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

nasa_news · 2026-07-06

NASA Takes Flight For America’s 250th

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flyover featuring his personally owned Northrop F-5 Tiger during the Great American State Fair on July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. For 250 years, America has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible. From the earliest days of exploration, to the first steps on the Moon […]

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-06

President Trump Rings in Trump Accounts with Historic Opening Bell Ceremony from the Oval Office

In a historic first, President Donald J. Trump today rang the opening bells of both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ from the Oval Office, marking the official launch of Trump Accounts and igniting a new era of American prosperity for millions of children. Created under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act, Trump […] The post President Trump Rings in Trump Accounts with Historic Opening Bell Ceremony from the Oval Office appeared first on The White House .

nasa_news · 2026-07-06

NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations

On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. “NASA’s review reflects what we’ve been hearing from industry throughout this process. Industry […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-06

NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies

As NASA prepares for a sustained human presence on the Moon, missions will increasingly require spacecraft that can navigate and communicate without a direct connection to Earth. NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, validated and advanced these capabilities. Designed to test and validate technologies in lunar orbit, CAPSTONE launched […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-06

NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision

In new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more complex, than ever seen before. Webb’s unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s center in visible light, showing […]

ftc_news · 2026-07-06

FTC Warns Companies Making Questionable ‘Made in the USA’ Claims

Warning letters sent to seven companies urge compliance with FTC’s Made in the USA Standard The Federal Trade Commission today issued warning letters to seven companies that appear to have misrepresented certain products as “Made in the USA,” and one company that appears to have misrepresented certain products as “Made in Texas,” despite indications that such products were imported, in whole or in significant part. View Press Release

nasa_news · 2026-07-06

Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa

Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado’s largest reservoirs.

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-05

America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Battle of Chippawa

Today, our Nation commemorates the Battle of Chippawa—the historic victory in which American forces decisively defeated the British Army on July 5, 1814. During the early days of our young Republic, American Soldiers met the seasoned ranks of the British Army in open battle and prevailed. As the war raged on, America set out to […] The post America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Battle of Chippawa appeared first on The White House .

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-05

Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the United States Secret Service

On the 161st anniversary of the United States Secret Service, we celebrate the extraordinary professionals who, with absolute selflessness and little fanfare, work to protect our Nation’s leaders and safeguard our most sacred institutions. With their quiet professionalism, unwavering vigilance, and steadfast devotion to duty, they have truly proven themselves “Worthy of Trust and Confidence.” […] The post Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the United States Secret Service appeared first on The White House .

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-05

Saving America’s Story

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whitehouse_news · 2026-07-03

250th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Founders of our great Republic gathered in Philadelphia to fulfill a God-given destiny — the freedom and Independence of the United States of America. Fifty-six men — representing legions of freedom-loving Patriots sprawled across 13 Colonies — pledged their […] The post 250th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence appeared first on The White House .

whitehouse_news · 2026-07-03

One Year Later: President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering for American Workers

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday this week, our nation is stronger with President Trump at the helm— a leader who believes that people who work hard every day deserve to keep more of what they earn. One year after President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law, this once-in-a-generation legislation is delivering […] The post One Year Later: President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering for American Workers appeared first on The White House .

nasa_news · 2026-07-02

NASA’s Artemis II Breaks Agency Streaming Record

NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II mission mission drew unprecedented public interest – including more than 149.4 million views of the launch, lunar flyby, splashdown on NASA-owned platforms, including the 24/7 streams covering the mission and the Orion spacecraft views – demonstrating strong, sustained global engagement throughout the mission. Around the Clock Live Broadcast NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon broadcast set unprecedented viewership records across the agency’s […]

nasa_news · 2026-07-02

Good Morning, Earth!

NASA astronaut Chris Williams took this photo of an orbital sunrise from the International Space Station on June 26, 2026. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. Learn more about the orbiting laboratory. Image credit: NASA/Chris Williams