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NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that the spinning of a small comet slowed and then reversed its direction of rotation, offering a dramatic example of how volatile activity can affect the spin and physical evolution of small bodies in the solar system. This is the first time researchers have observed evidence of a comet reversing its spin. The…
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A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest
In March 2026, the first official day of the Northern Hemisphere’s spring felt more like summer across much of the southwestern United States. Numerous high-temperature records fell that day amid a bout of extreme heat. The extent and severity of the heat are represented on this map, which shows air temperatures on the afternoon of March 20, modeled at 2…
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NASA Sets Coverage for First Artemis Crewed Mission Around Moon
A variety of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will stream online. The agency is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 1, for the test flight during a two-hour window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT, with additional launch opportunities through Monday, April 6. Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission under the…
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Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson
On March 18, 2026, students, staff, and members of NASA’s Langley Research Center gathered at Mary W. Jackson Elementary School in Hampton to celebrate the dedication of a remarkable addition to the campus – an Artemis Moon Tree. Although formally dedicated on this day, the loblolly pine had already taken root months earlier, having been planted on November 21st, 2025,…
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NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2026
The highly competitive NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) recently named 24 new fellows to its 2026 class. The NHFP enables outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research in any area of NASA Astrophysics, using theory, observations, simulations, experimentation, or instrument development. Over 650 applicants vied for the 2026 fellowships, representing an oversubscription rate of 27 to 1. Each fellowship provides…
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Press Releases
KRISPY KREME® Launches Artemis II Doughnut to Celebrate NASA’s Historic Deep Space Crewed Mission, Available March 31 – April 2
The dream of enjoying Krispy Kreme® doughnuts on the Moon is about to take a giant leap forward, and we’re all about it! To celebrate NASA’s planned launch of Artemis II – the first crewed test flight on the agency’s journey toward a long‑term lunar presence – Krispy Kreme® is debuting a limited‑edition Artemis II Doughnut, launching just in time…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis II Moon Mission
Editor’s note: NASA will continuously update this Artemis II briefings and mission events page throughout prelaunch, launch, and mission activities. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for the agency’s upcoming Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Launch is targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 1, with a two-hour launch…
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NASA Names Jennifer Lyons Acting Launch Services Program Manager
NASA has selected Jennifer Lyons as acting program manager for the agency’s Launch Services Program (LSP) based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, Lyons will lead NASA’s acquisition and management of domestic commercial launch services for science and robotic exploration missions beginning Wednesday, April 1. Lyons will oversee mission planning, launch vehicle selection, spacecraft integration, launch processing,…
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NASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to capture new views of Saturn, revealing the planet in strikingly different ways. Observing in complementary wavelengths of light, the two space observatories provide scientists with a richer, more layered understanding of the gas giant’s atmosphere. Both sense sunlight reflected from Saturn’s banded clouds and hazes, but where…
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Webb Captures Saturn in Infrared
Saturn’s icy rings glow in this infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on March 25, 2026. Combining this image with another that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured – also released on the same day – provides scientists with a richer, more layered understanding of the gas giant’s atmosphere. In Webb’s infrared image, the rings are extremely bright because they…
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