Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy
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Published: May 29, 2026 16:16
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the faint glow of the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017.
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Going Low and Slow in Testing
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Published: May 28, 2026 16:02
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, during testing focused on lower-speed and altitude flight conditions in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. NASA continues to include…
Students Build Moon Robots for NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge
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Published: May 27, 2026 15:46
Katherine Rauscher, of Michigan Technological University, prepares her team’s prototype lunar robot for its turn during the finals for NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge competition on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center…
Chennai City Lights
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Published: May 26, 2026 14:50
Chennai, on India's southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time on May 2, 2026, from the International…
Webb Studies Star Clusters
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Published: May 22, 2026 18:26
This near-infrared image shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51).
Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby
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Published: May 21, 2026 17:38
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, capturing images as it came within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. This is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens and the surrounding…
Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
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Published: May 21, 2026 17:38
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveals the lenticular galaxy, NGC 1266. This enigmatic post-starburst galaxy has a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no discernable spiral arms.
Moon-Venus Conjunction
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Published: May 19, 2026 17:08
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington.
Beacon of Light
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Published: May 18, 2026 15:32
This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. It is…
Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
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Published: May 15, 2026 15:05
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rock had gotten stuck to the drill on the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm…