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  "id": 14739515,
  "title": "NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space Apps Challenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/nasa-welcomes-all-ages-experience-levels-for-space-apps-challenge",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:13:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
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    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/universe/nasa-welcomes-all-ages-experience-levels-for-space-apps-challenge/"
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  "account": "Registration is now open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a global two-day event on November 14th and 15th. Participants join teams to develop solutions inspired by NASA's ambitious exploration goals using the agency's free and open data. This annual hackathon-style competition tackles real-world challenges created by NASA experts, focusing on three major areas: returning to the Moon, preparing for deeper solar system missions, and expanding our understanding of the universe.\n\nNASA encourages individuals of all ages and experience levels to contribute their skills, regardless of programming expertise. Students, scientists, engineers, designers, storytellers, technologists, and space enthusiasts can all participate. Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate Nicky Fox emphasized that science at NASA is for everyone, inviting the next generation to help address critical challenges in space.\n\nThis year's challenges support lunar exploration efforts under the Artemis program, simulating surface operations at the Moon's South Pole, managing environmental constraints, and evaluating logistical and scientific demands of lunar stays. Deep space preparation includes challenges related to Martian surface activities, mission design trade-offs for deep-space exploration, and monitoring astronaut health. Astrophysics missions like SPHEREx also have associated challenges to enhance public access to mission data and support broader engagement with scientific products.\n\nBy participating in the Space Apps Challenge, the entire nation can engage with real-world needs defined by NASA. Registration is available on the NASA Space Apps Challenge website, with participants able to join local events, form teams, and choose challenges of interest during the November hackathon.",
  "summary": "Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and making use of the agency’s free and open data. The annual challenge, often called a hackathon, is an intensive, […] The post NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space…",
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        "title": "NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space Apps Challenge",
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