https://themeridian.one/Reporting and clearly attributed official-source briefs.enhttps://themeridian.one/brief-53cb4bae6e918f63c0b4.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-53cb4bae6e918f63c0b4.htmlWhen Rice University student Malvika Bhardwaj asked her mentor Daniel Cohen, a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, whether he had time to keep teaching interns with his busy workload, he answered, “You decide what’s important.” In honor of National Mentoring Day on Oct. 27, Bhardwaj reflects on how Cohen’s […]2026-10-27T09:57:35+00:00Science & TechnologyTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:57:35 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-3a3dad32dd0ee3f0a309.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-3a3dad32dd0ee3f0a309.htmlThe Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a remote island’s underwater shelf.2026-10-27T09:57:35+00:00Science & TechnologyTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:57:35 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-e6e32e1c0407b5f79518.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-e6e32e1c0407b5f79518.htmlNASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended its science mission now that the spacecraft is orbiting less than 171 miles (275 kilometers) above Earth’s surface. The greater atmospheric drag at this height prevents the satellite’s telescopes from steadily gazing at their astronomical targets. Swift conducted its final observation on Oct. 20. It is expected to […]2026-10-25T00:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologySun, 25 Oct 2026 00:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-2dbe5da910a8a7ed254b.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-2dbe5da910a8a7ed254b.htmlNASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia. NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to support informed decisions for effective energy generation, delivery and use by providing solar, meteorological, and future weather risk datasets for energy system modeling and planning purposes. Under a new […]2026-10-25T00:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologySun, 25 Oct 2026 00:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-57c0a5f2d9657bbd32fd.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-57c0a5f2d9657bbd32fd.htmlAs NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor, the agency and commercial human landing system providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined the designs and changed both concepts of operations for its future crewed landers. Since NASA established initial contracts with Blue Origin and SpaceX […]2026-10-24T00:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologySat, 24 Oct 2026 00:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-452bf28ae114f7dcaeaf.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-452bf28ae114f7dcaeaf.htmlBefore astronauts return to the lunar surface, NASA will first conduct one of the most ambitious and complex test missions in the agency’s history. Launching in 2027, Artemis III will send NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano aboard the Orion spacecraft into low Earth orbit […]2026-10-24T00:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologySat, 24 Oct 2026 00:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-9e94dc14396e553b1da2.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-9e94dc14396e553b1da2.htmlMembers of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Moon, sustainable lunar infrastructure, advanced space propulsion, and the evolving space workforce. Panels […]2026-10-23T00:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologyFri, 23 Oct 2026 00:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-62608a95548717257712.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-62608a95548717257712.htmlNASA Science wants to deliver science faster, so we’re changing how we compete and select missions. On Monday, October 26, we will host a virtual NASA Science Town Hall.2026-10-23T00:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologyFri, 23 Oct 2026 00:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-960268508750b6c65e3c.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-960268508750b6c65e3c.htmlThis observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by Hubble in preparation for science with the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.2026-10-22T18:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologyThu, 22 Oct 2026 18:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/brief-c5b220ee62288fba840c.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/brief-c5b220ee62288fba840c.htmlEmissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought.2026-10-22T18:24:01+00:00Science & TechnologyThu, 22 Oct 2026 18:24:01 +0000https://themeridian.one/nasa-josephine-atlantic-satellite-october-2026.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/nasa-josephine-atlantic-satellite-october-2026.htmlTerra’s MODIS instrument recorded the storm on 21 October; NASA published the image the following day.2026-10-22Science & Technologyhttps://themeridian.one/unidir-ai-peace-security-forum-october-2026.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/unidir-ai-peace-security-forum-october-2026.htmlThe UN research institute plans a new channel for organisations to contribute to AI-governance discussions.2026-10-22Science & Technologyhttps://themeridian.one/japan-mmx-mars-moons-launch.htmlhttps://themeridian.one/japan-mmx-mars-moons-launch.htmlThe spacecraft carries a European rover and aims to return samples from Phobos.2026-10-20Science & Technology