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Releases, discoveries and data from federal science agencies, written from the agency record with a link to the source.
NASANASA · Space station
SpaceX CRS-35 lifts off with science and the station’s final solar array pair
Falcon 9 launched Dragon at 6:33 a.m. EDT Oct. 13 from Cape Canaveral; docking is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 15.
Oct 13 · Source: NASA Headquarters · Release 26-087
NASA/JPL-CaltechNASA · Moon
Griffin-1 lunar lander finishes environmental testing at NASA JPL
Oct 13 · Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Earth Observatory / Landsat 9 (NASA-USGS)NASA · Earth from orbit
Landsat 9 images Western Australia’s Spider Crater
Oct 13 · Source: Earth Observatory
NIH · Neuroscience
NIH-funded study lets epilepsy patients query their own monitor in real time
Oct 13 · Source: NINDS
USGS · Volcanoes
How engineers keep Yellowstone’s monitoring network running
Oct 12 · Source: Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
USGS Hawaiian Volcano ObservatoryUSGS · Volcanoes
USGS compiles all 54 Kīlauea summit fountaining episodes in one image
Oct 9 · Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
USGSUSGS · Oceans
A 253-year coral core records Maui land-use changes at Olowalu reef
Oct 9 · Source: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
NIH · Heart health
ECGs recorded during sleep studies predicted 10-year cardiac risk in NIH-supported study
Oct 9 · Source: NHLBI
Megan King/NISTNIST · Chemistry
NIST maps how toxic adulterants in fentanyl vary by region and over time
Oct 8 · Source: RaDAR program
Sources this week: NASA · NIH · USGS · NIST · NSF · NOAA
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NASA · 2026-10-13
SpaceX CRS-35 lifts off with science and the station’s final solar array pairNASA · 2026-10-13
Griffin-1 lunar lander finishes environmental testing at NASA JPLNASA · 2026-10-13
Landsat 9 images Western Australia’s Spider CraterNIH · 2026-10-13
NIH-funded study lets epilepsy patients query their own monitor in real timeUSGS · 2026-10-12
How engineers keep Yellowstone’s monitoring network runningUSGS · 2026-10-09
USGS compiles all 54 Kīlauea summit fountaining episodes in one imageUSGS · 2026-10-09
A 253-year coral core records Maui land-use changes at Olowalu reefNIH · 2026-10-09
ECGs recorded during sleep studies predicted 10-year cardiac risk in NIH-supported studyNIST · 2026-10-08
NIST maps how toxic adulterants in fentanyl vary by region and over timeNSF · 2026-10-08
NSF creates an Office of Metascience and two Grand Research Challenge prizesNOAA · 2026-10-08
Uncrewed Saildrones begin a five-year circuit of Antarctica to measure ocean carbonUSGS · 2026-10-07
USGS finds some deep-sea sulfide rocks can heat and combust on exposure to airNIH · 2026-10-07
Lung organoids with a built-in immune system mount virus-specific responsesNOAA · 2026-10-05
NOAA will issue the 2026–27 U.S. Winter Outlook on Thursday, Oct. 15