NISAR Satellite Maps Ground Shift After Venezuela’s 2026 Earthquakes
NASA’s NISAR satellite captured detailed maps of land movement in Venezuela’s La Guaira region following twin major quakes in June 2026, revealing patterns behind…
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NASA Evaluates Umbra SAR Satellite Data Quality for Earth Science Use
NASA’s CSDA program reviewed Umbra’s X-band SAR satellite data, affirming its research value while identifying geolocation and radiometric accuracy issues
Hubble Reveals Detailed View of Messier 3 Star Cluster
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of Messier 3, one of the Milky Way’s largest globular star clusters, shedding light on…
NASA Transfers 105 Acres of Woodland to Patuxent Research Refuge
NASA transferred about 105 acres of wooded land from its Goddard Space Flight Center to the Patuxent Research Refuge, expanding the largest unbroken forest…
Euclid Telescope Discovers Oldest Quasars, Deepening Cosmic Mysteries
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope has identified 31 ancient quasars, including the two oldest yet detected, providing new insights into the universe’s early…
NASA Awards $600 Million for Four New Lunar Landings by 2028
NASA has selected three companies to deliver four science payload missions to the Moon by late 2028, advancing its Moon Base Program with commercial…
NASA Hubble Images Vibrant Star-Forming Cloud in Nearby Galaxy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals the stellar nursery LH 95 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, capturing young stars glowing amidst crimson gas and offering…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Decade-Long Cosmic Survey
The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has started a landmark 10-year survey to capture the universe’s most detailed time-lapse record, unveiling new…
NASA Captures Sunrise Over Caucasus from International Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a vivid orbital sunrise from the ISS, capturing Earth’s atmosphere above the Caucasus Mountains during its 16 daily orbits
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