An image captured on November 28, 2025 by the OLI instrument on the Landsat 8 satellite shows the sandy and muddy flats of the Bijagós archipelago exposed during low tide. These coastal ecosystems are rich in invertebrates and serve as an important stopover site for migratory shorebirds.
The MIRI instrument of the James Webb Space Telescope obtained detailed images of the Centaurus A galaxy, located relatively close to Earth. The images reveal the complex structure of dust and hidden activity at the center of this unusual galaxy.
A new wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, has opened at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The facility is designed to test the safety and performance characteristics of future aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft.
At the Kennedy Space Center, technicians completed the installation of a memorial plaque on NASA's Roman space telescope. The work was performed in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility and documented on July 28, 2026.
NASA engineers have completed the docking of the command and service modules of the Orion spacecraft, intended for the Artemis III mission. The work was carried out in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA astronaut candidate Adam Furmann is preparing for a training flight on the WB-57 aircraft. Such training exercises are part of the preparation program for future astronauts before space missions.
The X-ray telescope IXPE has conducted an unprecedented measurement of a magnetar, which may have detected the effects of quantum electrodynamics — vacuum polarization, predicted by physicists 90 years ago but never directly observed before. The research results have been published in the journal Nature.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir underwent testing using the Nevada Screening Vision System virtual reality glasses. The system is designed to assess visual functions, including visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, using a set of specialized applications.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the planetary nebula NGC 2392, known as the 'Lion' nebula, using its NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The images reveal the structure of the nebula, formed by the remains of a central star, including a characteristic bubble of ionized gas and a dusty 'mane'.
On August 12, 2026, residents of Spain will be able to observe a total solar eclipse. The phenomenon will be visible from the town of San Millán de los Caballeros and other regions of the country.
On August 12, 2018, at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah, USA, two Perseid meteors were captured against the backdrop of the constellation Orion. The image illustrates the annual August meteor phenomenon that is popular among stargazers.
On August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse was observed in San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain. A composite image captured all stages of the Moon's passage across the Sun's disk above a sunflower field.
A new image of the famous star-forming nebula 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, has been created by overlaying data from multiple NASA space telescopes. The image, resembling a collage of colored cellophane, allowed astronomers to discover new details in this region of active star formation.
NASA's Boeing 777 aircraft has returned to the Langley Research Center following a paint update. The new livery reflects the agency's current design identity.
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have found evidence that approximately 12 billion years ago, the young Milky Way collided and merged with the dwarf galaxy LKH. The discovery was made through the study of globular star clusters.
A terminal countdown simulation for the Artemis-3 mission was conducted at the Rocco Petrone Launch Control Center at Cape Canaveral. The photo captures a NASA jacket with mission patches from Artemis-1 and Artemis-2 hanging on the back of a chair in the control room.
The James Webb Space Telescope (NASA/ESA/CSA) has released a new "Photo of the Month" — a view of the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years from Earth. The image reveals intricate dust clouds shaped by stellar radiation and powerful stellar winds.
Artemis II mission commander Reid Wiseman participated in a pre-race event for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, taking a ride in a two-seater IndyCar with driver Conor Daly. The event took place on August 23, 2026.
Expedition-75 crew members Anil Menon (NASA) and Sophie Adenot (ESA) conducted a spacewalk lasting six hours and 23 minutes outside the International Space Station. They performed joint maintenance work on the station.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encased in a payload fairing, has been delivered to SpaceX's hangar at Launch Complex 39A of the Kennedy Space Center. This is an important milestone in the preparation for the upcoming launch of the spacecraft.
An oath-taking ceremony for new civil employees was held at NASA's Ames Research Center. The event took place in test section N221 of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC), which measures 80 by 120 feet.
US President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The ceremony took place at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA's space telescope 'Nancy Grace Roman' has been launched into orbit using SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. The launch took place from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
At Kennedy Space Center, technicians are conducting preparation and integration of RS-25 engines for the core stage of the Artemis III rocket. Four such engines will power the launch of the Orion spacecraft with a crew of four astronauts, generating thrust of more than two million pounds.