discoveries

- NASA issued an Announcement for Proposals (May 21) seeking creative partners to help tell stories about its missions, with submissions due June 30. - The agency seeks up to 10 partners under unfunded Space Act Agreements for creators (filmmakers, songwriters, poets, etc.). - Focus areas include the Artemis lunar program (Artemis III/

- NASA issued an Announcement for Proposals (May 21) seeking filmmakers, documentarians, songwriters, poets and other creatives to partner on mission storytelling, with proposals due June 30. - The agency seeks up to 10 partners under unfunded Space Act Agreements to highlight Artemis (including Artemis III/IV and Moon Base plans), nuclear

- NASA issued an Announcement for Proposals (May 21) inviting filmmakers, documentarians, songwriters, poets and other creators to submit proposals by June 30 to partner on mission storytelling. - The agency seeks up to 10 partners under unfunded Space Act Agreements to highlight Artemis missions, nuclear propulsion (including Space Reactor-1 Freedom/

- NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center maintenance crews keep a diverse fleet mission‑ready for research, chase, support and high‑altitude science flights. - This year Armstrong added two F‑15s and a Pilatus PC‑12 alongside ER‑2s and the X‑59, increasing platform capabilities. - Crews perform continuous checks, fuel,

- NASA’s Hubble imaged galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905 in visible and infrared, showing galaxies clustered toward the center-left and foreground stars with diffraction spikes. - The image combines data from two Hubble programs targeting X-ray–bright galaxy clusters to find gravitationally lensed distant galaxies and study interactions

- NASA received four 2026 Telly Awards for its video productions, including Gold for “NASA’s Artemis II: Humanity’s Return to the Moon.” - The agency’s 24/7 Artemis II livestream combined visuals, real‑time mission data, and expert analysis to reach a global audience. - A video about geology training