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NASA Helps Connect Astronomers and Community Colleges Across the Nation

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have teamed up to provide an ...
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From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from ...
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NASA, SpaceX Now Targeting Sept. 24 for Space Weather Launch

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wednesday Sept. 24 for the launch of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) space weather missions on a SpaceX Falcon 9 ...
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Over Soroya Ridge & Onward!

Written by Eleanor Moreland, Ph.D. Student Collaborator at Rice University Perseverance has continued exploring beyond the rim of Jezero crater, spending time last week at Parnasset conducting a ...
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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Observes Interstellar Comet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Aug. 6, with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. The research team has been ...
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NASA-funded Compact Radar Drives Big Changes in Airborne and Suborbital Radar Capabilities

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. A collaboration between NASA and the small business Aloft Sensing produced a new compact radar system that will ...
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What’s Up: August 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. August 11 & 12 – Venus-Jupiter Conjunction – The two brightest planets have a close meetup over several days, ...
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NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Spot Rare Type of Black Hole Eating a Star

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example ...
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NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes Reveal Two Faces of a Star Cluster Duo

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. A riotous expanse of gas, dust, and stars stake out the dazzling territory of a duo of star clusters in this combined ...
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What Is the Solar Wind?

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. From the center of the solar system, rages a powerful wind. Sent by the Sun, this wind whips at speeds exceeding one ...
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How NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Share Its All-Sky Map With the World

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe.
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NASA Missions Help Explain, Predict Severity of Solar Storms

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern ...