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Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe
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Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.

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2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
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The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth (land, oceans, and air), educating the next generation of scientists, informing decision-makers, or supporting…

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Cardiac Research and Spacewalk Preps Before Cygnus XL Spacecraft Departs
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The Expedition 74 crew members spent Wednesday studying the cardiovascular system while preparing for a spacewalk to upgrade the orbital outpost’s power generation system. A U.S. cargo spacecraft is also packed and ready for its departure from the International Space…

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Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula
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This March 3, 2026, image combines views from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to feature one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. This…

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A Most Unusual Lake
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Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.

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March 2026 Satellite Puzzler
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Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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NASA’s Dragonfly Mission Begins Rotorcraft Integration, Testing Stage
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NASA Dragonfly’s integration and testing – the activities involved in assembling the mission’s rotorcraft lander and testing it for the rigors of launch and extreme conditions of space – is officially underway in clean rooms and control rooms at the…

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More Spacewalk Preps, Advanced Research as Cargo Craft Readies for Departure
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The Expedition 74 crew continued its spacewalk preparations on Tuesday while keeping up vascular health research and artificial intelligence studies. Mission managers have also given the go for the departure of a U.S. cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station…

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Webinar 3/25: NASA CSDA Vendor Focus – Satellogic
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Join us March 25 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about the data offered by CSDA program vendor Satellogic.

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Celebrating NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s 20th Anniversary: Crater Near Sirenum Fossae
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a detailed view of a relatively fresh crater in this image released on June 3, 2015. The crater has a sharp rim and well-preserved ejecta. The steep inner slopes are carved by gullies and…

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