Astronomical News

22 September 2023

• NASA Finalizes Coverage for First US Asteroid Sample Landing
  The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday, Sept. 24, and there are multiple events leading up to its landing.
• NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Reach Space Station for Science Expedition
  NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and two cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.
• NASA Releases First Season of Spanish-language Podcast
  In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency’s first Spanish-language podcast. A five-episode season will start Tuesday, Sept....
• NASA to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding with Psyche
  NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond the Moon. The Deep Space Optical...