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Euclid Sees Heart of Milky Way
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/euclid-s-view-of-our-galaxy-s-bulge/
Published: June 26, 2026 15:22
This image by ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid (with color added using ground-based images) provides an earlier snapshot of a region of our galaxy that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will repeatedly observe during the upcoming years.
Millions of Stars in Cigar Galaxy
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/starburst-galaxy-m82-webb-and-hubble-image/
Published: June 25, 2026 16:26
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy.
Roman Telescope Comes to Kennedy
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/afs-8-101-1289/
Published: June 24, 2026 19:43
NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
Hanging in the Balance
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/art002e024603/
Published: June 23, 2026 15:44
The Moon's rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features are highlighted by the terminator – the difference between light and darkness.
NASA's Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/sgrc-lg/
Published: June 22, 2026 17:40
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy.
Stages of Star Formation
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/webb-unveils-young-stars-across-every-stage-of-formation/
Published: June 18, 2026 16:14
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month shows the giant molecular cloud Orion A, an area of the sky replete with star-forming clouds.
Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/macs0329-0211-sky-sreg-flat-final/
Published: June 17, 2026 14:57
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211.
Aurora Australis
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/iss074e0672727/
Published: June 16, 2026 14:21
The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken at approximately 11:32 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia on June 5.
San Francisco's Patchwork Streets
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/iss074-e-619284-lrg/
Published: June 15, 2026 14:33
A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds left downtown San Francisco and nearby communities beneath mostly cloud-free skies, allowing an…
Black Eye Galaxy
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/55158722798-9bb0f41f19-o/
Published: June 12, 2026 14:01
Easily identified by the spectacular band of dark dust that partially obscures its bright core, Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is characterized by its bizarre internal motion.
Soccer Meets Space Science
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/iss074e0349331/
Published: June 11, 2026 16:57
Researchers tested soccer balls aboard the International Space Station to study how internal mass affects motion and stability in microgravity.
Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/ng-06022026-artemis-iii-booster-segment-shipment-to-ksc-1-31large/
Published: June 10, 2026 16:06
A train transports eight booster motor segments for the SLS (Space Launch System rocket) that will power NASA’s Artemis III mission from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah, June 2, to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Artemis III Crew Announced
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/jsc2026e392659/
Published: June 9, 2026 19:39
NASA announced the Artemis III crew on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, mission specialist; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot; NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, commander; and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, mission…
Supersonic!
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/x59-first-supersonic-ata-02/
Published: June 8, 2026 15:42
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the first time the aircraft exceeded the speed of sound in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. The milestone represents a major step in flight…
First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk
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Published: June 5, 2026 15:48
A year after America’s first spacewalk, Gemini IX-A Eugene Cernan stepped outside his spacecraft for an ambitious extravehicular activity scheduled for 167 minutes. The challenges he faced led NASA to reevaluate plans, equipment, and training for future…