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NASA Awards Contract for Johnson Space Center Infrastructure

- NASA selected seven companies for construction, revitalization, and infrastructure work at Johnson Space Center in Houston. - The Johnson Space Center Multiple Award Construction Contract supports up to $300 million in upgrades to mission‑support facilities, utilities, and equipment. - All funds must be obligated by Sept. 30, 2026. - The indefinite‑delivery/indefinite‑quantity award lets NASA rapidly execute competed task orders to sustain astronaut training, engineering development, and mission readiness.

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NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll

NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll

- A NASA-supported study found that over the past decade wildfires have increased ground-level ozone (smog) across much of the contiguous U.S., worsening air quality far from fires. - Nationally, fires offset nearly four years of ozone-control gains; in the Midwest wildfires erased about 5.3 years of progress

A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II

A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II

- An Artemis II crew member photographed Earth from the Orion spacecraft after the translunar injection burn, capturing a full-disk view on April 2, 2026. - The visible hemisphere is lit by moonlight and shows a Sun sliver, green auroras at the poles, fuzzy zodiacal light, and Venus. - High

International Sea Level Satellite Observes El Niño Precursor

International Sea Level Satellite Observes El Niño Precursor

- Sentinel‑6 Michael Freilich altimeter data (Mar–May 2026) show a warm Kelvin wave moving east from the western Pacific to off Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. - By mid‑May sea level there exceeded long‑term averages by ~15 cm, indicating warmer surface water. - Early‑year Kelvin waves