M30’s Sparkling StarsThis NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released Nov. 5, 2026, provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named Messier 30 (M30) after the French astronomer, Charles Messier, who cataloged M30 and other diffuse objects that might be mistaken for comets in the early telescopes of Messier’s time. M30 lies about […]
Supercomputing Tech Demo ScheduleSupercomputing 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #4038) for presentations by NASA experts. Full Tech Demo schedule below. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 10:00 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune10:30 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune11:00 AM Type-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune1:00PM Mixing and Matching and Multiple Versions, Oh My!Brad Richardson1:30 PMMixing and Matching and Multiple […]
APOD: 2026 November 6 – A Farewell to SwiftAPOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 6 – A… 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. A Farewell […]
Taking a Gander at Utah’s GoosenecksThe San Juan River has carved deep, improbably curvy meanders into the desert landscape.
Midwestern City LightsCity lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph include Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and the New York metropolitan region. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above Earth when this […]
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida StudentsStudents in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 10:40 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 10, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. This event is hosted by Freedom Crossing Academy in […]
Hubble Learns Galactic History From StarsThis Hubble image features the sparkling collection of stars named Messier 30 (M30), also called NGC 7099.
APOD: 2026 November 5 – Enceladus in SilhouetteAPOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 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. Enceladus in Silhouette […]
Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and OphiolitesThe third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea exposes an ancient piece of the ocean floor and hosts a clowder of cats.
NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This high-performance, highly adaptable research platform is designed to accelerate the development and testing of advanced aviation technologies. The crewed X-70 features advanced, rapidly reconfigurable flight-control technology that will allow NASA to explore […]