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What’s Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What’s Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

NASA’s Artemis II mission has its first opportunity to launch to the moon, Orion the Hunter takes center stag…

NASA1/30/26, 6:34 PM
Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon

Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon

Four astronauts will soon travel beyond low Earth orbit and fly around the Moon on Artemis II, a mission that…

NASA1/30/26, 6:27 PM
Goldstone’s DSS-15 Antenna and the Milky Way

Goldstone’s DSS-15 Antenna and the Milky Way

Deep Space Station 15, one of the 112-foot antennas at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near B…

NASA1/30/26, 5:23 PM
Artemis II Recovery Training

Artemis II Recovery Training

Off the coast of California, NASA’s Artemis Landing and Recovery team and the Department of War that will wor…

NASA1/30/26, 5:05 PM
U.S.-India NISAR Satellite Images Mississippi River Delta Region

U.S.-India NISAR Satellite Images Mississippi River Delta Region

Description The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing satellite’s L-band synthetic apert…

NASA1/30/26, 4:41 PM
Resurrecting Ancient Enzymes in NASA’s Search for Life Beyond Earth

Resurrecting Ancient Enzymes in NASA’s Search for Life Beyond Earth

NASA-supported scientists have resurrected an enzyme first used by organisms on Earth 3.2-billion years ago a…

NASA1/30/26, 3:04 PM
Hubble Sees Galaxy with Dark Rings in New Light

Hubble Sees Galaxy with Dark Rings in New Light

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features an uncommon galaxy with a striking appearance. NGC 7722 i…

NASA1/30/26, 3:02 PM
Extreme January Cold

Extreme January Cold

Following a significant winter storm, frigid temperatures lingered in late January 2026 across a vast swath o…

NASA1/30/26, 5:00 AM
NASA Johnson Celebrates 25 Years in Space with Community Day

NASA Johnson Celebrates 25 Years in Space with Community Day

NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the International Space Station’s 25-year legacy to the public on Jan. 24…

NASA1/30/26, 3:16 AM
Ammonia-Bearing Compounds Discovered at Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa

Ammonia-Bearing Compounds Discovered at Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa

Description Advanced analysis of decades-old data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft identifies ammonia-bearing c…

NASA1/29/26, 10:25 PM
NASA Analysis Shows La Niña Limited Sea Level Rise in 2025

NASA Analysis Shows La Niña Limited Sea Level Rise in 2025

Description This graph shows the rise in global mean sea level from 1993 to 2025 based on data from a series …

NASA1/29/26, 10:04 PM
NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space…

NASA1/29/26, 9:42 PM