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NASA Awards 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts – NASA 0
- NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, Research and Technology Mission Directorate, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 29, 2026
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve aerospace technologies in areas ranging from exploring the solar system to understanding the universe. The 18 NIAC Phase I grants total $3.2 million. Each grant provides up to $175,000 for an initial nine-month investigation. NIAC projects deal with
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NASA curiosity discovers a field of Martian polygons – NASA Science 0
- Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Photojournal, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 29, 2026
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree view of an expanse of terrain covered in surface features called polygons on June 19 and 20, 2026, the 4,930th and 4,931st Martian days or sols of the mission. The rover has found polygons several times in the past, but never so many in one place. In the
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NASA’s Curiosity sees a hill covered in sand – NASA Science 0
- Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Photojournal, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 29, 2026
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-covered hill, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) high, with its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 11, 2026, the 4,923rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The hill was left behind when the surrounding rock eroded over time, deepening the wide valley Curiosity
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NASA establishes coverage for Northern Hemisphere total solar eclipse in August – NASA 0

On Wednesday, August 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will broadcast the eclipse live with views from the path and interviews with experts in the field through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch