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A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory A Moonlit Earth as Seen From… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer…

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New Cloud-Detecting Method Will Help Astronomers Characterize Exoplanets

Astronomers have developed a technique that allows them to detect cloud cycles on distant exoplanets. Using data from the James Webb…

22 hours ago

HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs

House Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a…

22 hours ago

Glittering star cluster image reveals missing patch of stars: ‘We were not looking for the gap, but we found it’

Euclid space telescope observations of ancient globular cluster NGC 6397 reveal a subtle gap in brightness distribution of red dwarf…

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NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing

2 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Boeing assembles a composite aircraft fuselage section in one of…

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Even Without A Magnetosphere, Mars Can Still Deflect Some Solar Wind

New research shows how unmagnetized worlds like Mars can still deflect some of the Sun's solar wind. Unlike magnetospheres that…

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August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’

A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best…

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SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart (photos)

More than 50 new Starlink satellites are now in orbit after launches from California and Florida.

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NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll

Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and…

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The Unexpected Brightness ‘Gap’ in an Ancient Globular Cluster

Scientists using the Euclid space telescope found a red-dwarf brightness “gap” in the population of a globular cluster—an ancient, crowded…

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