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NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found

NASA has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so light that their density is comparable to cotton candy. Scientists calculate that these Jupiter-sized planets are the “puffiest” worlds ever found.

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NASA at the Ion: Orion Lessons from Artemis II Shape NASA’s Moon to Mars Path

Seven weeks after the Orion spacecraft returned four astronauts from humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon since Apollo, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez reflected on the mission’s achievements and how it is shaping NASA’s return to the lunar surface

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NASA to Share Latest Moon Base Mission Progress

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 30, to share updates to NASA’s plans to build a Moon Base on the lunar surface. Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, Moon Base program manager, will discuss the next set

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NASA’s HiRISE Captures Perseverance Marking a Milestone on Mars

Description NASA’s Perseverance rover appears as a green speck on the Martian surface on June 13, 2026, a day before the robotic explorer marked a distance milestone, having traveled a full marathon (26.2 miles, or 42.195 kilometers) on the Red Planet. Perseverance reached that d

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Summer solstice seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2026

Just after the summer solstice, a European weather satellite managed to capture a striking image of this celestial moment from space.

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NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch Sun, Earth Science Missions

NASA has selected Rocket Lab to provide the launch service for both the agency’s PolSIR (Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer) and Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) missions. The two selections are part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated

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Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster.

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NASA's canceled Artemis hardware contracts reached $5.9 billion, audit finds

A memo issued by NASA Office of Inspector General highlights huge cost increases and extended timelines for Artemis program hardware that has since been canceled.

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NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telesco

NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere.

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Watch live: Rocket Lab launching 'Ten Owl of Ten' mission for Synspective today

Rocket Lab is poised to launch the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission from New Zealand today (June 26), adding to Japanese company Synspective's imaging constellation. Watch it live here.

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The Battle for Sullivan’s Island

Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.

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Expedition 73 Crew Reflects on Science, Teamwork, and Life in Orbit

On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered at Space Center Houston to share stories from their missions aboard the International Space Station and recognize the teamwork and people on the ground that made their missions possible. The Expedition 73 Welcome Home Ceremony brough

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