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NASA Hosts SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event at Headquarters
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NASA will host a public event featuring three crew members from the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, June 1. The event, which takes place during the crew’s standard postflight visit, will be held in the Webb…

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A Holistic Perspective on Florida’s Wetland Emissions 
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Data collected from the ground, aircraft, and communities are helping scientists piece together how carbon moves across the state's diverse wetland landscapes.

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Blood-Clotting Research, Spacewalk Cleanup Wrap Up Week on Space Station
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The Expedition 74 crew members primarily focused their science work on blood-clotting and immune function in microgravity to advance human health on Friday. Meanwhile, spacesuit maintenance continues aboard the International Space Station following a spacewalk on Wednesday.

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look
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Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed their final inspection of a key element for the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: the primary mirror. This 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) mirror will collect and focus light from…

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Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy
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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 27, 2026, features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy’s low surface brightness makes it appear as…

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Two NASA Scientists Receive USGS, NASA 2025 William T. Pecora Award
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Award: The William T. Pecora Award recognizes outstanding scientific contributions toward a better understanding of Earth through satellite or aerial remote sensing. The award is presented annually by the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA. Awarded to: Eric Vermote, a research…

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Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster
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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the active spiral galaxy Messier 88 (M88), located about 63 million light-years away.

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Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle
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Radar data from an agricultural area in South Africa, shown in a vivid color palette, reveal crop types and how they changed during the Southern Hemisphere's growing season.

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NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight  
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to begin a new block of test flights that will include its first time flying faster than the speed of…

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I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs
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Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: If you’ve driven through a cloud of dust and dirt that temporarily obscured your view, you’ve gotten a partial picture of a potential problem that NASA’s human landing systems…

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