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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Satellite Events for Tonight

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Reported by NASA

Services Catalog Click here to view the FY26 Services Catalog The catalogs provide service description, chargeback rate, unit of measure, and service level indicators for each NSSC service. Service Level Agreement (SLA) Click here to view the Service Level...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:26 +0000

Aurora Australis

Reported by NASA

The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken on June 5, 2026, from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia. Auroras are colorful, dynamic, an...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:20 +0000

Are Alien Probes Hiding in Our Backyard? A New Study Says We’ve Barely Looked

Reported by Universe Today

Even at this early stage in our space faring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original intention. Five robotic explorers - Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, and New ...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:50 +0000

Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain

Reported by NASA

The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000

Explore JPL to Take Place Oct. 10, 11

Reported by NASA

Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites the public to its campus at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California for an open-house event,&...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:34 +0000

The Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures Might Be Moon Dust

Reported by Universe Today

Our search for technosignatures - clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth - takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological civilizations there are in the Milky Way. However, ther...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:14 +0000