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Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
2026.06.26
A mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory is poised for launch June 30.
Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier
2026.06.26
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster.
Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman
2026.06.24
A new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy by Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching later this summer. This sneak peek gives astronomers a major jumpstart on a core Roman survey, helping scientists […]
Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood
2026.06.23
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found something they never expected — ultraviolet light from a galaxy that existed just 1.4 billion years after the big bang.
NASA’s Webb Pinpoints Millions of Stars Within Cigar Galaxy
2026.06.23
Located 12 million light-years away and undergoing rapid star formation, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82) is a scientifically unique sight to behold, and now NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed previously unseen details. M82’s intense star formation, thought to be the result of a galaxy merger, will be a short-lived event in astronomical […]
NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS
2026.06.22
As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS began moving away from the Sun in December 2025, astronomers took the opportunity to turn NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope in its direction and capture detailed measurements of its chemical components. The comet was freshly warmed from its closest pass by the Sun, and its ancient ice had been converted […]
Hubble Glimpses Merging Galaxy Clusters
2026.06.18
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy cluster, called CL0016+1609 or MACS J0018.5+1626, that is very bright at X-ray wavelengths and is one of the most extensively studied clusters at X-ray and radio wavelengths. The X-ray observations of this cluster revealed that it is two clusters merging along our line of sight. Researchers […]
NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants
2026.06.17
A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, suggests the explosions came from stellar siblings that once orbited each other. The first star’s detonation sent its binary companion hurtling through space, and then, after traveling for thousands of years, the surviving star blew up too.
NASA’s Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted
2026.06.16
That’s the latest from researchers analyzing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of HD 80606 b, an exoplanet four times the mass of Jupiter with an extremely elliptical orbit that sweeps close by its Sun-like star.
NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation
2026.06.16
Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories — NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies like our own form and evolve over time. A globular star cluster typically has only […]
Experience the Launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
2026.06.15
Are you ready for a new view of the universe? The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal distant worlds, dark energy, and the structure of the cosmos, and we want you to be a part of it! Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to our NASA Social for the Nancy […]
Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies
2026.06.12
Looking somewhat like a swarm of bees returning to their hive, this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211.
NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit
2026.06.11
NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 17, to preview the Katalyst Space mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called LINK, will attempt to rendezvous with Swift and raise its altitude, extending its science mission lifespan and advancing a key […]
NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors
2026.06.11
A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA, called AstroPix, will take part in a robotic arm demonstration on the agency’s upcoming Fly Foundational Robots mission, set to launch in late 2027.
Rocket Integration Complete for Katalyst-NASA Swift Boost
2026.06.10
Engineers completed installation of Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket on Tuesday, June 9, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch is anticipated later this month.
NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’
2026.06.10
The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum is helping connect many of the pieces. A team of astronomers led by Vasily Kokorev at the University of Texas at Austin identified the […]
Robotic Spacecraft for Swift Boost Mission Arrives at NASA Wallops
2026.06.05
The LINK robotic servicing spacecraft, built by Katalyst Space and designed to capture and boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory arrived at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Friday, June 5.
NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant
2026.06.05
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look
2026.05.29
Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed their final inspection of a key element for the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: the primary mirror. This 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) mirror will collect and focus light from cosmic objects near and far, helping Roman capture stunning panoramas of space. “The Roman engineering […]
Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster
2026.05.29
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the active spiral galaxy Messier 88 (M88), located about 63 million light-years away.
NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds
2026.05.28
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major advance in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Scientists expect the mission to reveal around 100,000 worlds — a staggering leap compared to the nearly 6,300 found so far thanks to NASA missions working in tandem with other […]
NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy
2026.05.27
Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don’t know, but scientists have long thought it could be the galaxy: Large stars within an existing galaxy consume their fuel and collapse to form black holes, which can gobble up surrounding material and merge over time to form more massive entities. But it’s hard […]
Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy
2026.05.27
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy’s low surface brightness makes it appear as a faint, starry swarm behind brighter foreground stars that are easily recognized by their diffraction spikes. Numerous red, […]
NASA Predicts Swift Spacecraft’s Location for Boost Mission
2026.05.26
NASA analysts and engineers have been closely tracking the agency’s sinking Neil Gehrel’s Swift Observatory as part of a fast-paced plan to raise it to a higher orbit.
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