NASA Invites Media to See Roman Space Telescope Arrive at Kennedy

Registration is open for media to cover the arrival of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the coming weeks. The observatory will arrive aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where teams completed its construction, assembly, and testing. Credentialed media […]

May 31, 2026 at 08:00PM
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What’s Up: June 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Venus and Jupiter meet after sunset, the Moon passes in front of Venus, summer begins, and deep-sky treasures rise into view.

May 31, 2026 at 08:00PM
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NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Near Houston

Five research aircraft will support a Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) mission out of Ellington Field in Houston. Flights are expected from Wednesday, June 3 to Saturday, June 13. During the mission, select maneuvers will be conducted at low altitudes over the Houston area.  Pilots will fly remote sensing payloads in raster patterns, or parallel back-and-forth lines. The instruments flown could help […]

May 31, 2026 at 08:00PM
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Pretty in Pink

This image of Westerlund 2 released on March 19, 2026, features Chandra X-ray Observatory data (pink) and infrared data from NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope (red, orange, green, cyan, and blue). Scores of gleaming stars ringed in neon pink stretch across the frame, highlighting a cluster where stars are between one and three million years […]

May 31, 2026 at 08:00PM
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Space Out This Summer with Variety of NASA STEM Activities

Summer is “Go” for launch, and NASA has a universe of ways to help you to jump in, explore, and create! Whether you prefer to spend this season fueling your creativity, going outdoors into nature, or daydreaming about your future, NASA offers ways to take your interests to the next level.  Here are some opportunities […]

May 31, 2026 at 08:00PM
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Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku

Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.

May 31, 2026 at 08:00PM
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NPR News: An entomologist ordered a mezcal, and then got curious

An entomologist ordered a mezcal, and then got curious
An entomologist researched the worms used in mescal to better understand the relationship between the creatures and specific agave plants - and the danger if harvesting increases.

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