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Astronomy Picture of the DayBarred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

Satellite Events for Tonight

NASA Invites Media to Crew-10 Visit at Marshall

Reported by NASA

NASA will host two astronauts at 10 a.m. CST Friday, Jan. 23, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya On...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:47 +0000

Students Across New England Contribute to Climate Science Through NASA’s GLOBE Green Down

Reported by NASA

In fall 2025, more than 50 educators and over 1,500 young people across Maine and New Hampshire participated in NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Green Down, a citizen science (also known as participatory science o...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:29 +0000

NASA’s Universe of Learning Unveils Fresh Facilitator Guides Inspired by Community Feedback

Reported by NASA

The goal of NASA’s Universe of Learning (UoL) is to connect the public to the data, discoveries, and experts that span NASA’s Astrophysics missions. To make this possible, the NASA’s UoL team creates engaging STEM experiences that let people explore ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:01 +0000

NASA Tests Technology Offering Potential Fuel Savings for Commercial Aviation

Reported by NASA

NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft more efficient by improving how air flows across a wing’s surface, saving fuel and money. On Jan. 12, the Crossflow Attenuated Nat...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:32 +0000

New sungrazing comet officially named. See maps here!

Reported by Space | EarthSky

A new sungrazing comet will swing around the sun in early April. There's a chance it could emerge as a bright target in our skies. See maps here. The post New sungrazing comet officially named. See maps here! first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:54 +0000

NASA’s Artemis II Rocket and Spacecraft Make Their Way to Launch Pad

Reported by NASA

This Jan. 17, 2026, image shows NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s massive Crawler-Transporter, upgraded for the Artemis program, ca...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:38 +0000