The 2026 ozone hole was unusually large. That does not erase the recovery
NASA and NOAA rank the season seventh-largest by average area. Weather amplified the damage while reductions in ozone-depleting chemicals still limited it.
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Space crops need disease tests as much as a good harvest photograph
Station experiments and a ground demonstrator address different steps toward a reliable growing system beyond Earth.
NASA’s November 7 Moon Base briefing is the MAX POWER appointment to watch online
The conference has an announced stream. The wider aerospace event spans separate venues, tickets and public talks.
Lucy has reached the Trojan asteroid region. Its first close encounter is still ahead
The milestone puts a long trajectory into context, with Eurybates scheduled for August 2027 and a sequence of different worlds beyond it.
NASA asks industry how to extend Hubble’s life—and end it safely
A request for information explores reboost, servicing and controlled disposal. No commercial mission has been selected.
NASA’s TRACERS begins separating movement from change in Earth’s magnetic boundary
Two spacecraft help resolve an ambiguity a single moving observer cannot easily untangle in magnetic reconnection.
A Mars meteorite records ancient water, but its exact home is still unknown
Teghaza 001 preserves evidence of alteration about 4.1 billion years ago. Dating its grains does not locate its source crater or detect life.
The ISS has deployed its seventh new solar array. One remains
The completed spacewalk adds power on channel 2A; the final roll-out array is planned for November 5.
Voyager 1 saves power and restores contact, with the cause of its silence still open
A coordinated hardware switch extends instrument time. A separate October interruption ended before ground commands were sent.