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A crater surrounded by bright streaks marks the gray surface of the moon.

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Lunar Crater Found

September 29, 2026

On September 16, scientists announced the discovery of a new moon crater. “This event constitutes a statistically rare, effectively once-in-a-lifetime observation,” the study authors wrote in the journal Science Advances. The crater is extremely large: It measures more than 700…

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A rocket lifts into the sky above a cloud of smoke.

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Telescope Takes Off

September 15, 2026

On August 30, NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The space telescope can see an area of sky 100 times larger than the Hubble or the James Webb can. For three months,…

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A round, tan-colored planet against a background of stars.

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Out in the Cold

September 1, 2026

Twenty years ago, Pluto’s status changed. On August 24, 2006, the icy world was reclassified from a major planet to a dwarf planet. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) made the decision. Per the IAU, a planet must have enough gravitational…

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A satellite with large solar panels orbits above Earth.

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Saving Swift

August 20, 2026

Update: On August 19, NASA announced a change to this mission. Due to an ongoing issue, the LINK spacecraft will not be able to capture and boost Swift. Instead, LINK will attempt to connect with Swift for data collection. “This…

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The moon’s gray, cratered surface fills the foreground while a bright crescent Earth glows in the distance against dark space.

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New Views

May 6, 2026

NASA has released thousands of photos from its April 2026 Artemis II spaceflight. On May 4, the agency published 12,217 never-before-seen photos taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their journey around the moon. These photos offer a new look…

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Bright streaks of meteors cross a dark night sky filled with stars above a tree line.

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Lights in the Sky

April 22, 2026

You don’t have to wait until Independence Day for a light show in the sky. A natural fireworks show is happening this week: the Lyrids meteor shower, which experts say will probably continue through April 30. Meteor showers are a…

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A person looks out a spacecraft window at Earth, which appears bright and blue against the dark background of space.

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Bright Skies

April 16, 2026

Artemis II started with fire and ended with water. The spaceflight began on April 1. That’s when its crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch was powered by six rocket engines pouring flames.…

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A deep-space image filled with thousands of stars and many galaxies, including two bright blue spiral galaxies near the center.

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Astronomy Alerts

March 5, 2026

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory takes pictures of the night sky (above). Now it’s alerting researchers worldwide of events and discoveries in space. The alert system was activated on February 24. Overnight, more than 800,000 alerts were sent. Scientists expect…

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A group of NASA astronauts in blue flight suits pose together behind large red letters spelling “NASA.”

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Space School

February 5, 2026

If you traveled to space tomorrow, what skills would you need? You’d need to know how to operate your spacecraft. You’d need to know how to stay healthy in orbit. You’d need to know how to conduct a spacewalk. NASA…

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A tall rocket stands upright on a launch pad beside a metal tower under a blue sky.

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Ready to Launch

January 22, 2026

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket arrives at its launch pad on Merritt Island, Florida, on January 17. The rocket is expected to take off for the moo…

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