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NASA is launching rockets from a remote Pacific island to study mysterious, high-altitude cloud-like structures that can disrupt critical communication systems. The mission, called Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics, or SEED, opens its three-week launch window from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on Friday, June 13.

Posted June 12, 2025

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Astrophysics

Dark Matter

Galaxies

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

The Universe

NASA’s Roman to Peer Into Cosmic ‘Lenses’ to Better Define Dark Matter

A funky effect Einstein predicted, known as gravitational lensing — when a foreground galaxy magnifies more distant galaxies behind it — will soon become common when NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope begins science operations in 2027 and produces vast surveys of the cosmos.

Posted June 12, 2025

ISS Research

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

International Space Station (ISS)

Studying Storms from Space Station

Science in Space June 2025 Scientists use instruments on the International Space Station to study phenomena in Earth’s ionosphere or upper atmosphere including thunderstorms, lightning, and transient luminous events (TLEs).

Posted June 12, 2025

Blogs

Curiosity Rover Blog — Sols 4566-4567: Drilling Success

Written by Michelle Minitti, Planetary Geologist at Framework Earth planning date: Monday, June 9, 2025 The image above shows the drill poised on the surface of Mars at the start of our attempt to collect sample at “Altadena” over the weekend. Now we know, from subsequent imaging and telemetry, that the drill activity was successful, […]

Posted June 12, 2025

Johnson Space Center

Expedition 72

International Space Station (ISS)

Welcome Home, Expedition 72 Crew!

On May 22, 2025, NASA hosted an Expedition 72 crew debrief and awards ceremony at Space Center Houston, where more than 1,000 attendees gathered to celebrate. The event recognized the achievements of the crew as well as NASA employees and partners whose dedication and support contributed to the expedition’s success.

Posted June 11, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA+

NASA+ Documentary “Cosmic Dawn” Reveals Untold Story of James Webb Space Telescope

What does it take to gaze through time to our universe’s very first stars and galaxies? NASA answers this question in its new documentary, “Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope.” The agency’s original documentary, which chronicles the story of the most powerful telescope ever deployed in space, was released […]

Posted June 11, 2025

Kennedy Space Center

Portrait of a Bobcat

A NASA photographer captured this June 14, 2013, photo of a bobcat wading through a waterway near Launch Pad 38B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Bobcats are just one of over 30 mammal species that call the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge home, along with hundreds of bird, fish, amphibian, and reptile species. […]

Posted June 11, 2025

Earth Science

The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: April–June 2025

NASA’s Earth science missions have continued to demonstrate remarkable adaptability and innovation, balancing the legacy of long-standing satellites with the momentum of cutting-edge new technologies. The Terra platform, the first of three Earth Observing System flagship missions, has been in orbit since December 1999.

Posted June 11, 2025

Astrophysics

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Science & Research

The Universe

NASA’s Webb ‘UNCOVERs’ Galaxy Population Driving Cosmic Renovation

Astronomers using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified dozens of small galaxies that played a starring role in a cosmic makeover that transformed the early universe into the one we know today. “When it comes to producing ultraviolet light, these small galaxies punch well above their weight,” said Isak Wold, an assistant […]

Posted June 11, 2025

Ames Research Center's Science Directorate

Ames Research Center

Science Instruments

Tuning a NASA Instrument: Calibrating MASTER

NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley houses a unique laboratory: the Airborne Sensor Facility (ASF). The engineers at the ASF are responsible for building, maintaining, and operating numerous instruments that get deployed on research aircraft, but one of their most important roles is instrument calibration.

Posted June 11, 2025