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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 travel...

Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman

A new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy by Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA’...

Career Spotlight: Electrician (Ages 14-18)

What does an electrician do? Electricity powers the world, and electricians are the ones who get it where it needs to go. An electrician is an expert who is trained to make sure el...

Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27

On June 27, 2026, a large asteroid will safely pass close by Earth. Info - and finder charts for those with small telescopes - here. The post Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on...

Comet 3I/ATLAS over 10 billion years old, Webb finds

The Webb space telescope has found chemical clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. It appears to be several times older than our solar system. The post Comet 3I/ATLAS...

Visible planets and night sky guide for June and July

EarthSky's visible planets and night sky guide. Find out why June's full moon is so low in the sky for Northern Hemisphere observers in today's livestream. The post Visible planets...

ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart

ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart

Video: 00:03:00 This is the largest high-resolution photo ever made of our Milky Way galaxy’s centre in visible light. It was taken on 23 March 2025 by the European Space Agency’s...

Sun news: Powerful sunspot group rotating into view

Sun news for June 24, 2026: Large sunspot arriving on southeast limb fires C8.7! Coronal hole stream building. G1 storms possible June 25–26. Stay tuned! The post Sun news: Powerfu...

Why aren’t the hottest days on the solstice?

June solstice 2026 is the longest day for us in the Northern Hemisphere, but the hottest days for the northern Earth are still to come. Why is that? The post Why aren’t the hottest...

End of the blue glow: BepiColombo turns off solar electric propulsion for Mercury arrival

At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time. After powering BepiColombo 's eight-year journey across the inner Solar System, the sp...

Mammatus clouds are ominous and beautiful

Mammatus clouds look like bubbling, low-hanging clouds. They're often associated with thunderstorms. Learn more about them and see photos here. The post Mammatus clouds are ominous...

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4927–4933: Let’s Drive to That Smooth Area

By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 In the area Curiosity is currently exploring, the...

Playing the Moon Game

Apollo astronauts previewed their roles as lunar field geologists in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.

NASA Names Sean Gallagher as Chief Information Officer

NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agency’s entire portfolio of Information Technology produc...

CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards

Eight commercial data providers received contracts to provide a range of data in support of NASA’s Earth science priorities.

Hanging in the Balance

The Moon's rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features are highlighted by the terminator – the difference between light and darkness.

Hanging in the Balance

The Moon appears half-illuminated in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew on flight day 6. The terminator – the difference between light and darkness – provides a stark contr...

Paxi and the European Space Agency

Video: 00:03:38 English: Paxi and the European Space Agency Did you know that space affects your life every single day? Join Paxi to discover all the ways the European Space Agency...

I Am Artemis: Jason Peterson

Jason Peterson’s responsibilities for NASA’s Artemis II mission went beyond his usual role as the range operations manager at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Missis...

Meet the exotic Pink Planet with salty clouds

New observations by the Webb space telescope of the giant exoplanet GJ504b - aka the Pink Planet - show that it has clouds made of salt. The post Meet the exotic Pink Planet with s...

Katmai bear cam season begins today! Livestream here

The world-famous Katmai bear cam season begins June 23, 2026. Find the livestream here and learn more about brown bears and Katmai National Park. The post Katmai bear cam season be...

Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? Answers here

A bright light zips through the night sky. But what is it? Asteroid or comet? Find the answers here and share your knowledge with your friends and family. The post Asteroid or come...

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at space center

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has now arrived at Kennedy Space Center. It will be prepped for launch this summer, 8 months ahead of schedule. The post Nancy Grace Roman Spa...

Draco the Dragon and Thuban, a former pole star

Tonight, look for the winding shape of Draco the Dragon in the northern sky. This constellation contains Thuban, a former pole star. The post Draco the Dragon and Thuban, a former...

NASA Invites Media to Botswana Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

The Republic of Botswana will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 25, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Ande...

NASA's Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy.

Webb finds clues to ancient origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS

The third identified interstellar comet in human history has a surprising chemical makeup, raising questions as to how common, or unusual, conditions in our own Solar System may be...

ESA Open Days 2026 are coming: mark your calendar!

The ESA Open Days season is almost here and our teams across our establishments in Europe are already gearing up, preparing to give thousands of visitors a truly special experience...

The northernmost sunset is on the June solstice, today!

The northernmost sunset (and sunrise) happen at the June solstice. Here's some quick info that'll help you connect with nature on this special day. The post The northernmost sunset...

The Voice in Orbit | Talking to Astronauts in Space | ESA Explores #20

Video: 00:23:49 Meet the voices astronauts hear in space. At ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, the EUROCOM team is the link between crew and ground, guiding astr...

Galileo signal updated for internet-of-things use

In April, Galileo marked a step forward with the deployment of a new signal component, known as E5a Quasi Pilot, on 12 satellites of Europe’s satellite navigation constellation. Th...

Week in images: 15-19 June 2026

Week in images: 15-19 June 2026 Discover our week through the lens

For all of Earth, longest sunsets around the solstice

Here's a natural phenomenon you might never have imagined: the longest sunsets happen around the time of a solstice, no matter where you are on the globe. The post For all of Earth...

Earth from Space celebrates 1000 images

Image: ESA’s Earth from Space series reaches its 1000th image with a return to the vibrant waters of southern Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas – the same region featured in the very f...

NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers

On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled about 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal intervention from the t...

Stages of Star Formation

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month shows the giant molecular cloud Orion A, an area of the sky replete with star-forming clouds.

El Niño Is Underway

Satellite observations of sea surface height indicated that the 2026 event continued to strengthen in early June.

Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211.

Dozens of dust devils hidden in plain sight

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured part of Mars’s Mamers Valles: a fascinating valley system speckled with brief, tornado-like whirlwinds known as dust devils.

Webb & Hubble reveal relic of our galaxy’s formation

Researchers have confirmed a new class of objects within our Milky Way galaxy: survivors called 'bulge fossil fragments.' Terzan 5 is the prototype of these remnants of our galaxy'...

NASA’s Quantum Lab Aboard Space Station Gets Chilly Upgrade

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have switched on NASA’s newly upgraded Cold Atom Lab, a one-of-a-kind facility designed to improve how scientists explore the fund...

Aurora Australis

The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken at approximately 11:32 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited...

The Crow, Cup and Water Snake in June skies

Use the bright star Spica to help you find the Crow, Cup and Water Snake. And learn the mythology behind these constellations. The post The Crow, Cup and Water Snake in June skies...

Explore JPL to Take Place Oct. 10, 11

Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites the public to its campus at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California for an...

San Francisco's Patchwork Streets

A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds left downtown San Francisc...

Black Eye Galaxy

Easily identified by the spectacular band of dark dust that partially obscures its bright core, Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is characterized by its bizarre internal motion...

Mercury is farthest from the sunset on June 15

The innermost planet, Mercury, will be 18 degrees from the sun at greatest elongation at 18 UTC on February 19. Look for it shortly after sunset near Venus. The post Mercury is far...

Venus-Jupiter conjunction: Sky’s 2 brightest planets meet

Did you see the Venus-Jupiter conjunction? The planets are still close together and putting on a show in the west after sunset. Read more here. The post Venus-Jupiter conjunction...

I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena

Listen to this audio excerpt from Elkin Norena, resident management officer, NASA’s Space Launch System Program: NASA’s Elkin Norena has helped the agency launch more than a dozen...

Soccer Meets Space Science

Researchers tested soccer balls aboard the International Space Station to study how internal mass affects motion and stability in microgravity.

NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert

Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their...

Earliest sunrises come before the summer solstice

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, your earliest sunrises of the year are happening around now. Earliest sunsets are in the Southern Hemisphere. The post Earliest sunrises com...

Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments

A train transports eight booster motor segments for the SLS (Space Launch System rocket) that will power NASA’s Artemis III mission from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facili...

NASA’s CloudCube Pioneers Miniaturized Radar to Study Clouds, Precipitation

A compact, multifrequency radar built by a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will make it easier to collect information about dynamic cloud systems. Called CloudCube, this n...

Artemis III Crew Announced

NASA announced the Artemis III crew on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, mission specialist; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot; NASA as...

Artemis III Crew Announced

NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio take a photo together on June 9, 2026. The fou...

NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members

Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and announced the four prime crew...

Supersonic!

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the first time the aircraft exceeded the speed of sound in suppor...