Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Macarena Garcia Marin (ESA Office at STScI) In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA’s James Webb Space…
NASA Johnson Interns Shaping the Future of Exploration
7 Min Read NASA Johnson Interns Shaping the Future of Exploration NASA’s Johnson Space Center interns pose for a group photo in the Teague Auditorium in Houston. From left are…
APOD: July 30 – Red Sun trough Wildfire Smoke
APOD Science APOD APOD: July 30 – Red Sun… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each…
New Zealand’s Southern Wilderness
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Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made
NASA This July 23, 2026, illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars’ atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by…
Rare twin lemurs born at New York’s Central Park Zoo
New twin black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) are bringing hope for a Critically Endangered species in the middle of New York City. The fraternal twins, Masco (a male) and Tonga…
Nursing babies spit backwash into the breast—and that’s a good thing
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing…
NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA Webb Explores Family Tree… Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite –…
Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams
Ray Williams, supervisor of test support operations at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, poses for a photograph on July 16, 2026. Williams is among the first…
Radiation fruit: How 1950s ‘gamma gardens’ created today’s grapefruit
The ruby-red grapefruit is a staple of grocery stores’ produce section. In cereal-box ads promoting a “balanced breakfast,” it appears halved in a bowl and glistening. Its rosy-colored flesh is…