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Webb Data Reveals Dark Matter

By |2026-01-27T16:24:00-05:00January 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 Min Read Webb Data Reveals Dark Matter PIA26702 Credits: NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale/A. Pagan Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Webb Data Reveals Dark Matter Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Webb Data Reveals Dark Matter PNG (42.87 MB) This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, containing nearly 800,000 galaxies, [...]

Orion’s Treasures over Snowy Mountains

By |2026-01-27T15:44:26-05:00January 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Rising over a frozen valley in the Tatra Mountains, the familiar stars and nebulas of Orion dominate this wide-field nightscape. The featured deep photo was taken in southern Poland's highest mountain range last month, where dark skies and alpine terrain combined to reveal both Earth's rugged beauty and the structure [...]

NASA’s Juno Measures Thickness of Europa’s Ice Shell

By |2026-01-27T14:21:00-05:00January 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s close flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. The images show the fractures, ridges, and bands that crisscross the moon’s surface.Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Björn Jónsson (CC BY 3.0) [...]

NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer

By |2026-01-27T11:52:00-05:00January 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Athena, NASA’s newest supercomputer, is housed at the agency’s Modular Supercomputing Facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.NASA/Brandon Torres-Navarrete NASA is announcing the availability of its newest supercomputer, Athena, an advanced system designed to support a new generation of missions and [...]

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Crystal-Spewing Protostar

By |2026-01-27T11:08:00-05:00January 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (NASA-JPL), Joel Green (STScI); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the actively forming protostar EC 53 (circled at left) in the Serpens Nebula in this image released on Jan. 21, 2026. Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain why comets at [...]

NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware

By |2026-01-27T10:09:00-05:00January 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element of the upcoming LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission. The LISA mission, a collaboration between ESA (the European Space Agency) [...]

AI Unlocks Hundreds of Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive

By |2026-01-27T10:00:00-05:00January 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

NASA Moves Steps Closer to Artemis II Fueling Test Ahead of Launch

By |2026-01-26T19:18:00-05:00January 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Keegan Barber Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue to prepare the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and ground infrastructure [...]

NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine System Marks Successful Test 

By |2026-01-26T16:00:00-05:00January 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Research from NASA and GE Aerospace led to the successful testing of a jet engine at the company’s Peebles Test Operation site in Ohio in December. The hybrid engine is a modified version of a GE Aerospace Passport.GE Aerospace To an untrained eye, the aircraft [...]

NASA Welcomes Oman as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

By |2026-01-26T15:53:00-05:00January 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA The Sultanate of Oman signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Muscat attended by NASA on Monday, becoming the 61st nation to commit to responsible space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. “Oman’s accession to the Artemis Accords sets an important example about the value of responsible behavior and shared pursuit [...]

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