New NSF Galaxy Gallery Opens at Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum unveils the NSF Discovering Our Universe gallery featuring pioneering astronomical instruments and discoveries starting July 1
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NASA’s TESS Mission Detects Distant Planet via Gravitational Microlensing
NASA’s TESS spacecraft has identified a distant super-Jupiter exoplanet using gravitational microlensing, marking the mission’s first discovery through this novel method
MIT Student Teams Win NASA Awards for Lunar Base Infrastructure Designs
Three MIT student teams earned top honors at NASA’s 2026 RASC-AL competition for innovative power, communication, and resource technologies essential to future moon bases
Stellar Splendor in the Globular Cluster NGC 6723 Revealed by Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning details of NGC 6723, a globular cluster 27,000 light-years away, showcasing some of the Milky Way’s oldest stars…
NASA Launches Robotic Mission to Rescue Aging Swift Telescope
NASA is set to launch a robotic spacecraft to boost the Swift Observatory to a higher orbit, preventing its premature fall and extending its…
NASA and SBA Launch Initiative to Boost US Space Economy Investment
NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration have joined forces to increase funding for small businesses developing critical technologies for Moon and Mars exploration
Botswana Joins NASA’s Artemis Accords as 68th Signatory
Botswana became the 68th signatory of NASA’s Artemis Accords, committing to peaceful and transparent space exploration as Africa’s sixth member in the agreement
NASA Reveals Winners of 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Life Support Innovations
NASA has awarded top university teams for designing environmental control and life support systems aimed at enhancing lunar landers for Artemis moon missions
Euclid Telescope Captures Most Detailed Image of Milky Way’s Core
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope has produced the largest, most detailed image yet of the Milky Way’s central bulge, revealing 60 million stars…
NASA Satellite Revisits Historic 1776 Battle at Sullivan’s Island
NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite captured modern images of Sullivan’s Island, scene of a key 1776 Revolutionary War battle where colonial forces repelled British troops