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Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster

Look closely at this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and you’ll see galaxies of various shapes and sizes clustered together toward the center-left of the image. A few foreground stars shine brightly and are easily distinguished by the spikes that appear to extend outward from each star. These spikes, called diffraction spikes, are the […]

Posted May 22, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Tornado Draws a Jagged Line in Mississippi

The strongest of several twisters to touch down in the southern part of the state in early May 2026 left a visible path of damaged vegetation.

Posted May 22, 2026

Swift Boost Mission

NASA Headquarters

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

Science Mission Directorate

Wallops Flight Facility

NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit

Media are invited to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, June 17, to view Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, carrying a Katalyst robotic spacecraft that will attempt to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

Posted May 22, 2026

Artemis Accords

Artemis

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA Joins Artemis Accords Workshop as Global Signings Rise

The United States participated in an Artemis Accords workshop in Lima, Peru, last week, following a new wave of nations committing to safe and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Posted May 22, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Artemis 3

Artemis 4

Artemis 5

Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Seeks Interest for Artemis Mission CubeSats

Organizations interested in launching CubeSats on future Artemis missions should respond to NASA’s request for information (RFI) by Monday, June 1, for initial consideration.

Posted May 21, 2026

Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE)

Goddard Space Flight Center

Heliophysics

Heliophysics Division

International Space Station (ISS)

Space Weather

The Sun

NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather

On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the mission to a successful and scheduled end, surpassing its planned two-year mission.

Posted May 21, 2026

General

Goddard Space Flight Center

Mission Support Directorate

NASA Headquarters

NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More

NASA’s historic Artemis II mission coverage, which connected global audiences to watch the first humans to travel around the Moon in more than half a century, is among the agency’s video productions recognized with four 2026 Telly Awards.

Posted May 21, 2026

Lenticular Galaxies

Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms.

Posted May 21, 2026

NASA Headquarters

Leadership

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson was sworn in Thursday as NASA’s 16th deputy administrator by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The oath was taken during a ceremony held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.

Posted May 21, 2026

ISS Research

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Highlights 2025 International Space Station Science Results

To dive deeper into the International Space Station research achievements from the past year, browse the 2025 Annual Highlights of Results, which NASA released in May 2026.

Posted May 21, 2026