6 Min Read Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth At the center of our solar system, the Sun influences every planet that orbits it. In two recent NASA-funded studies, scientists uncovered how ancient events…
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NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space
3 Min Read NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse as the Sun sets over San Millán…
Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds
This image was taken by an Artemis II astronaut from the Orion capsule in April 2026, as the spacecraft traveled past the Moon and back over 10 days. The gray-brown, heavily cratered…
NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
3 min read NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details This is an animated before-and-after view of the crater formed after a Falcon 9 upper stage struck the…
Summer Triangle Corner: Deneb
3 min read Summer Triangle Corner: Deneb This image shows an illustration of the constellation Cygnus, Latin for “swan,” in the night sky. The Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, also known as the…
NASA’s COFFIES Uses AI to Predict Storm-Causing Active Regions on Sun
6 min read NASA’s COFFIES Uses AI to Predict Storm-Causing Active Regions on Sun EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was revised Aug. 27, 2026, to clarify the interrelationship between the COFFIES DRIVE Science…
2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spain
NASA/Bill Ingalls A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse – the Moon passing between the Sun and Earth,…
NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
The fully-integrated LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) ready for environmental testing. A small suitcase-size instrument suite built at NASA Goddard, LEMS is designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of the seismic…
Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Community College Instructors… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 2 min read Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century Students…
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on…