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Latest reporting on NASA (institution): 29 stories, most recently on 17 October 2026. Source-linked and updated as new reports are published.

Key facts

How many Rift Valley News stories mention NASA?
29 published stories name NASA.
When was NASA last in the news here?
The latest story is from 17 October 2026.
How far back does coverage of NASA go?
The earliest story in this archive is from 9 October 2026.
Which sections cover NASA?
Across the latest 24 stories: Science & Climate (23), Technology (1).

Latest coverage

  1. NASA’s Roman Space Telescope exceeds expectations by nearly 30%

    NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has exceeded expectations after engineers made incredibly tiny adjustments to sharpen its view of the universe. By moving a mirror just one-sixteenth the width of a human hair, the team helped bring its powerful instruments into near-perfect alignment.

    Science & Climate · ScienceDaily · Top Science ·

  2. NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director

    NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, returns to lead the center where he began his career more than four decades ago.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  3. I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen

    As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  4. NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

    This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  5. NASA captures strange waves high above Hurricane Simon

    As Hurricane Simon unleashed destructive winds and flooding along Mexico’s coast, NASA satellites captured an extraordinary sight: massive atmospheric waves rippling high above the storm.

    Science & Climate · ScienceDaily · Top Science ·

  6. NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño

    A phenomenon rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system is unfolding this fall, and NASA is tracking it closely. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that emerges roughly every two to seven years marked by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the…

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  7. Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply

    From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research investigations that improve life on Earth and prepare humans for deep space…

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  8. NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland

    A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissions from animal feeding operations.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  9. NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space Apps Challenge

    Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and making use of the agency’s free and open data.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  10. NASA Awards Enable Research, Technology to Build Future Workforce

    NASA has selected 12 U.S. institutions to receive $12 million to accelerate academic research and technology development in support of the agency’s priorities for exploring the Moon, Mars, and deep space.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  11. Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance

    NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as…

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  12. NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101

    NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream the event through a variety of platforms.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  13. NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students

    Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  14. NASA Develops Batteries to Power Humanity’s Return to Moon

    If you’ve ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That’s why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery that could function in the brutal cold of the Moon’s South Pole, where nighttime…

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  15. NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer

    NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of distinguished service to the agency on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  16. Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances

    Description This infographic illustrates the distances driven by various rovers on the surface of Earth’s Moon and Mars. Of the vehicles shown, the NASA Mars rovers Perseverance and Curiosity are still operational and moving across the surface; the figures shown for those two are distances driven…

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  17. NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team

    Description Members of NASA’s Perseverance Mars mission team gather in the Mars Yard at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California with a certificate from Guinness World Records marking the rover distance record on the Red Planet.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  18. Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation

    Three NASA-supported small spacecraft, along with many commercial payloads, are shown before being encapsulated in a SpaceX Falcon 9 ahead of launch on Oct. 1, 2026. The ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode CubeSat, the Supernova Remnants and Proxies for ReIonization Testbed Experiment (SPRITE) CubeSat, and…

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·