4 Min Read Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new gallery released today from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes displays a collection of galactic images that showcase this variety. Astronomers put galaxies into…
Month: August 2026
5 min read NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique observations of worlds beyond our solar system and the stars they orbit. The mission will determine the atmospheric make-up of at least…
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on board is seen transiting the sun during launch from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/John Kraus Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon…
2 Min Read Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex PIA26777 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Panorama Showcasing the… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex JPEG (853.58 KB) Description Five antennas soak in the summer…
1 Min Read NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online PIA26778 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA Deep Space Network’s… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online JPEG (1.26 MB) Description Long shadows are cast by the recently…
2 Min Read Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23 PIA26779 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23 JPEG (1.10 MB) Description Leadership from NASA…
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view this…
2 Min Read Roman Commissioning Beauty pass of Roman, coming around from behind with high-gain antenna rotating. Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab Where is Roman? Roman is making its three-month journey from Earth to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, or L2. Along the way, Roman is undergoing a process called commissioning, where systems…
NASA/John Kraus NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30, 2026. Roman is named after the agency’s first chief astronomer. Roman will survey billions of stars and galaxies with a field of view far larger…
Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. The September 2026 puzzler appears above. Your ChallengeIdentify the location shown in this satellite image. Share what clues you see, where you think it is, and what makes this place interesting or unique to you. How to AnswerSubmit your response using this form and select “Puzzler Answer” as the…