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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy(Aug 28 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge(Aug 28 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama(Aug 25 · NASA (News Releases))

A ’20s farm boy couldn’t afford a telescope, so he built one. Later, he discovered a planet.(Aug 26 · Upworthy)

Good News in History, August 27(Aug 27 · Good News Network)

NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews(Aug 25 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars(Aug 25 · NASA (News Releases))

New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network(Aug 25 · NASA (Technology))

Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Fault Management to Enable Autonomous Space Missions(Aug 25 · NASA (News Releases))

NIAC 2026 Selections(Jul 21 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA Joins Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI-Driven Discovery(Jul 22 · NASA (News Releases))

Inventor Envisioned a Waterless Toilet for Astronauts, Realized it Could Solve a Global Sanitation Crisis Instead(Aug 24 · Good News Network)

Good News in History, August 24(Aug 24 · Good News Network)

Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth(Aug 24 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA Langley Celebrates Community through Music with ‘Symphony Under the Stars’ Event(Jul 21 · NASA (News Releases))

Good News in History, August 23(Aug 23 · Good News Network)

Precision Astrometry Using Optically Independent Spacecraft for Graviational Wave Detection(Jul 21 · NASA (News Releases))

Robotically Assembled Electromagnetic Metamaterials for Long-Range Space Situational Awareness(Jul 21 · NASA (News Releases))

From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet(Jul 20 · NASA (News Releases))

Our First View of the Surface of Mars(Jul 20 · NASA (News Releases))

Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds(Aug 19 · NASA (News Releases))

Ancient Milky Way Merger(Aug 19 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory(Jul 16 · NASA (News Releases))

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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy(Aug 28 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge(Aug 28 · NASA (News Releases))

Abu Dhabi Ice Cream Entrepreneur Uses Her National Crop to Make Healthier Soft Serve(Aug 28 · Good News Network)

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Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right(Aug 28 · The Optimist Daily)

Teacher donated $5,000 to plant trees in China. 27 years later, he’s moved to tears by the results.(Aug 28 · Upworthy)

Frogs Produce a Protein That May Be an Antidote for Deadly Shellfish Toxin in Humans(Aug 28 · Good News Network)

World’s Oldest Person Celebrates 117 Years of a ‘Nonconfrontational’ Approach to Life(Aug 28 · Good News Network)

Good News in History, August 28(Aug 28 · Good News Network)

Man Saves Baby Otter with CPR: ‘A life’s a life, no matter what it is’(Aug 27 · Good News Network)

Volunteers help turn former factory into a garden of hope(Aug 25 · The Good News Post)

5 US Cities Hire Robot Called ‘Dax’ to Help Survey and Repair Sidewalks–Kids Love Him(Aug 27 · Good News Network)

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama(Aug 25 · NASA (News Releases))

A ’20s farm boy couldn’t afford a telescope, so he built one. Later, he discovered a planet.(Aug 26 · Upworthy)

Why a grieving employee broke down in tears after misreading an email from Wanda Sykes(Aug 26 · Upworthy)

Pakistan Combines River Dolphin Sanctuaries Along the Indus River, Protecting 250 Miles of Habitat(Aug 27 · Good News Network)

6 useful things to donate before back-to-school season this year(Aug 28 · The Optimist Daily)

Renter Is Shocked When Landlord Gives Her a Home After 20 Years Being a Good Tenant There(Aug 28 · Good News Network)

Resurrecting Plant Inspires ‘Fridge Free’ Vaccines That Could Save the Millions of Doses Wasted Annually(Aug 26 · Good News Network)

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A study followed ‘gifted’ kids for over 50 years. Here’s what we’ve learned about them.(Jul 26 · Upworthy)

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Right before they graduated, these service dogs reunited with the volunteers who raised them: 'They can be a puppy one last time'(Aug 25 · Good Good Good)

Tribute to Dolly Parton: Country Music Star and Childhood Literacy Champion Giving Free Books to Kids (1946-2026)(Aug 26 · Good News Network)

Scientists and Volunteers Take Big Step Towards Saving Rare ‘Cryptic’ Australian Orchid(Aug 26 · Good News Network)

London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds(Aug 26 · The Optimist Daily)

India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade(Aug 26 · Good News Network)

El Niño is coming – but nature could help(Aug 27 · The Good News Post)

US Approves First Drug That Targets Root Cause of Narcolepsy Rather Than its Symptoms(Aug 25 · Good News Network)

Tiffany Haddish broke down in tears on stage after spotting the woman who rescued her from the foster system(Aug 25 · Upworthy)

Woman Can See Again After World’s First Transplant of a Central Retina(Aug 25 · Good News Network)

Over 3,000 Endangered Yellow-Legged Frogs and Tadpoles Unleashed to Reclaim SoCal Mountains(Aug 25 · Good News Network)

First Bluefin Tuna Caught in North Sea in 60 Years Is Sign of Healthy Ecosystem(Aug 25 · Good News Network)

Good News in History, August 25(Aug 25 · Good News Network)

In Cuba’s fuel crisis, solar tricycles took the streets(Jul 21 · The Optimist Daily)

Ethiopian Farmers Save Thousands by Switching to Solar Irrigation–While Cutting Emissions(Aug 24 · Good News Network)

Zebra Sharks the First Ever to Be Rewilded After 82 Pups Released by Dedicated ‘Shark Nannies’(Aug 24 · Good News Network)

Moms Love This Initiation Ritual Freshmen Must Go Through at This Oklahoma High School(Aug 24 · Good News Network)

Chinese Man Takes Paralyzed Wife on Epic Road Trip: ‘Die On the Road, Not in Hospital’(Aug 24 · Good News Network)

‘Don’t listen to that box. Listen to me.’ People are drooling over ‘melt-in-your-mouth’ cake hack.(Jul 22 · Upworthy)

‘Frozen’ animator launches an interactive ASL learning app and vows to keep it free forever(Jul 21 · Upworthy)

How Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree(Aug 24 · The Optimist Daily)

Good-Humored Scientists Create ‘OnlyMarms’ Page to Boost Marmot Conservation and Donations(Aug 23 · Good News Network)

Dog Lost on 3rd Tallest Peak in England Finally Found After Three Weeks Stuck on Steep Ravine(Aug 23 · Good News Network)

California Joins 30 States to Require Financial Literacy Courses For Teens in Every High School(Aug 23 · Good News Network)

Could this popular gym supplement strengthen cancer immunotherapy?(Jul 20 · The Optimist Daily)

AI videos of sea turtle barnacle removals are taking over the internet. This real footage of a rescue turtle is way more satisfying(Aug 19 · Good Good Good)

Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build Proteins(Aug 19 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

‘Double Spiral’ Secret of Narwhal’s Twisted Tusk Revealed By High Tech X-Rays(Aug 23 · Good News Network)

Gas Station Goes Viral For Offering a Discount For Dance Moves – And Then Posts a Video(Aug 22 · Good News Network)

Good News in History, August 22(Aug 22 · Good News Network)

Zoo Plucks 21 Snails From Extinction and Returns Hundreds to Pristine Atlantic Island (WATCH)(Aug 22 · Good News Network)

Women share how they overhauled their lives after 40, and it’s gloriously inspiring(Jul 20 · Upworthy)

Seattle’s newest and weirdest local celebrity is a stubby mutant raccoon named Jimothy(Jul 18 · Upworthy)

Community Rallies to Support Wages of Beloved Pizza Joint’s Staff While They Rebuild After a Fire(Aug 21 · Good News Network)

What went right this week: wins for health and high seas, plus more(Jul 17 · Positive News)

Man Makes 200+ Trips to Remote Villages to Connect Elders with Their Children Working Abroad(Aug 21 · Good News Network)

French Firm Switches On Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy/Storage Plant to Power 200K Houses(Aug 21 · Good News Network)

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1st grade teacher asked students to color their ‘favorite’ hat. She then secretly created each one for real.(Jul 15 · Upworthy)