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NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky
2026.05.13
NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date, filling in gaps from previous observations. Nearly 6,000 colored dots scattered across the image show the locations of either confirmed or candidate exoplanets — worlds beyond our solar system — identified by the mission as of Septembe
America’s Emerald Isle
2026.05.13
Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
Hubble Survey Sets Up Roman’s Future Look Near Milky Way’s Center
2026.05.11
The Milky Way’s galactic bulge, the bulbous region that surrounds the galactic center, contains a dense collection of stars, planets, and other free-floating objects. This region has been studied for decades with numerous ground-based and space-based telescopes, including NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. Soon, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be the […]
Color Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast
2026.05.11
Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.
Tracy Arm’s Post-Tsunami Landscape
2026.05.08
A landslide-triggered tsunami stripped vegetation from the shore of the glacial fjord in summer 2025.
Katalyst Wraps Testing at NASA Goddard for Swift Boost Mission
2026.05.08
A daring mission to lift NASA’s sinking Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is now one step closer to launch this June. On May 4, Katalyst Space Technologies completed environmental tests of its LINK robotic servicing spacecraft at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. LINK will meet up with Swift and attempt to raise its orbit.
A Sea of Spinning Clouds
2026.05.07
Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.
NASA’s Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars
2026.05.06
Astronomers have long known that neutron stars, the crushed cores left behind after massive stars explode, should be scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy. However, most of them are effectively invisible. A new study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics suggests NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could spot them anyway. Using detailed simulations of […]
Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors
2026.05.05
From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
2026.05.04
Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.
For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds
2026.05.04
A study of NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data on stellar pairs undergoing mutual eclipses has uncovered more than two dozen candidate exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system. This method allows the mission to locate planets it couldn’t otherwise detect.
NASA Aircraft Studies Tiny Particles with Atmospheric Impacts
2026.05.01
Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have turned to one of NASA’s high-altitude research planes to characterize a population of tiny particles in Earth’s lower stratosphere. Despite their small size, the study shows, the particles appear to play an outsized role in atmospheric chemistry.
Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral
2026.05.01
In this new picture from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the center of attention. NGC 3137 is located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump).
Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides
2026.05.01
Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.
Fires Rage in Georgia
2026.04.29
Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast.
Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile
2026.04.28
The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.
Kicking off Development of New Earth Observation Solutions
2026.04.27
The Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) works to identify and address the Earth observation needs of civilian federal agencies. SNWG is launching its latest biennial survey to identify needs, while also reporting progress on previous solutions.
Snow Is Scarce in the Upper Colorado Basin
2026.04.27
The mountains of Utah and Colorado are among the areas of the western U.S. that are low on snow and facing water worries in spring 2026.
An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan
2026.04.24
Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.
NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival
2026.04.23
Preparations are underway for launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as early September on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman space telescope will provide deep, panoramic views of the cosmos, generating never-before-seen pictures that will revolutionize our understanding of […]
Unleash the Force of Lidar with the OBIWAN API to Understand Global Ecosystem Dynamics
2026.04.22
This NASA ARSET training program teaches participants to process data from the Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument in the Online Biomass Inference using Waveforms and iNventory (OBIWAN) API to map vegetation structure.
NASA Targets Early September for Roman Space Telescope Launch
2026.04.22
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team now is targeting as soon as early September 2026 for launch, ahead of the agency’s commitment to flight no later than May 2027. “Roman’s accelerated development is a true success story of what we can achieve when public investment, institutional expertise, and private enterprise come together to take […]
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