NASA, ESA/Hubble, D. Gouliermis NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3, 2026, image. N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The central void is a ‘superbubble’ spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-years across. The [...]
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Jon Harman poses in front of an example of the Rancho Bernardo style of Native American artwork that’s barely visible until Dstretch is applied. Credit: Jon Harman High in the central tower in the ancient Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat, paintings depict horseback riders and a traditional musical [...]
Explore This Section Science Science Activation 1,000 Museum Visitors Dive… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 3 min read 1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day Participants reach into an augmented reality sandbox, reshaping the terrain as projected contour lines and colors illustrate topographic [...]
Explore Hubble Science Hubble Space Telescope NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community [...]
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 8 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Hubble: Decagon [...]
Photo of the Day The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designation) is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The deep featured picture from Utah, USA incorporates 25 hours of exposure and brings out great details of this filamentary dust. The [...]
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 7 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The [...]
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Chasing the [...]
Artemis III crewmembers NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, commander; Frank Rubio, mission specialist; European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot; NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, mission specialist, and Bob Hines, backup crewmember, visit the Starship launch tower at Launch Complex 39A, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus) [...]
Photo of the Day Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola, is the Hawaiian name given to this image of a pair of spiral galaxies locked in a mutual gravitational embrace. Some 200 million light-years distant toward the high flying constellation Pegasus their spectacular, galactic scale merger is captured in sharp detail in [...]
