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Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!

The star WISPIT 2 was first observed using VLT-SPHERE (Very Large Telescope - Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch), a ground-based telescope in northern Chile operated by the ...
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Helio Highlights: October 2025

Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics ...
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Joe A. Adam Presents Ring Sheared Drop (RSD) Research at 2025 ISSRDC

Joe A. Adam of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, presented the topic titled “ Surface Science in Microgravity – Fluid Geometry in the Ring-Sheared Drop ,” presented to a broad audience from academia ...
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From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from ...
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What is a Potential Biosignature?

NASA program scientist Lindsay Hays explains what defines potential signs of ancient life on other worlds and why they require future study. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is searching for these signs ...
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NASA Helps Connect Astronomers and Community Colleges Across the Nation

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have teamed up to provide an ...
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Sentinel-6B Satellite Moves into Payload Processing Phase

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. The Sentinel-6B spacecraft recently made a crucial transition in its prelaunch journey when technicians transferred ...
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Stephan’s Quintet (MIRI Image)

With its powerful, mid-infrared vision, the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) shows never-before-seen details of Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies. MIRI pierced through ...
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Meet the Mars Samples: Sapphire Canyon (Sample 25)

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. Meet the 25th Martian sample collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover – “Sapphire Canyon” – a sample taken from a ...
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A Gigantic Jet Caught on Camera: A Spritacular Moment for NASA Astronaut Nicole Ayers!

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. Did you see that gorgeous photo NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers took on July 3, 2025? Originally thought to be a sprite, ...
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NASA’s ESCAPADE Spacecraft Return to Florida to Prepare for Launch

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft are back in Florida in ...