APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 10 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Saturn Behind the Moon Explanation: Sometimes Saturn disappears. It doesn’t really go away, of course — it just disappears from our view when Earth’s Moon moves in front. Such a Saturnian eclipse, more formally called an occultation, was visible in early 2025 along a…
Read MoreAutumn Mornings Bring Valley Fog
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Autumn Mornings Bring Valley Fog Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search morning afternoon A natural-color satellite image from the morning shows white fog filling a branching network of river…
Read MoreCuriosity Blog, Sols 5056-5062: Charging Back Up!
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min read Curiosity Blog, Sols 5056-5062: Charging Back Up! This image was taken by Right Navigation Camera onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 5062 (2026-11-02 05:40:15 UTC). NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS By Remington Free, Operations Systems Engineer, NASA-JPL Earth planning date: Friday, Oct.…
Read MoreFuturistic aircraft takes flight at NASA | Space photo of the day for Nov. 9, 2026
Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The future of flight meets space exploration as a futuristic electric aircraft hovers beside Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket stage. (Image credit: Chelsea Gohd/Future) A futuristic single-person aircraft takes to the skies at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the upper stage of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket providing a dramatic backdrop. The unusual scene was captured during the MAX POWER event, which brought together innovators and…
Read MoreCHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars
6 Min Read CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars The CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew egress from their simulated Mars habitat, completing their mission on Oct. 31, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credits: NASA/James Blair After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation. Ross Elder,…
Read MoreAPOD: 2026 November 9 – Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 9 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula Explanation: Does the blue nebula look like the head of a witch? The nebula is known popularly as the Witch Head Nebula because, it is said, the nebula’s shape resembles a Halloween-style…
Read MoreOzone Hole Reaches Its 2026 Maximum
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Ozone Hole Reaches Its 2026… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search This data visualization shows the area and shape of the ozone hole on September 18, 2026, the day…
Read MoreNASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge
Artist’s concept depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA On Sunday, NASA announced the opening of its $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge during a MAX POWER event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. As part of a Golden Age of Science, the competition invites student teams at U.S. high schools and post-secondary schools to contribute designs for the Moon Base. “We’re looking for students ready to think creatively, work as…
Read MoreOn this day in space! Nov. 8, 2005: Europe launches Venus Express, its first mission to Venus
Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Nov. 8, 2005, Europe launched its first mission to Venus. The spacecraft was called Venus Express. Venus is a hothouse planet, one where the atmospheric pressure can easily crush an unprotected spacecraft. Even from orbit, Venus Express had to survive harsh radiation. But the spacecraft lasted for more than nine years. During that time, Venus Express saw a weird vortex swirling around Venus’s south pole. It also saw…
Read MoreWho is King Ghidorah? The cosmic connections of Godzilla Minus Zero’s foe
Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Godzilla goes toe-to-toe with long-time foe King Ghidorah in Godzilla Minus Zero, which opened in theaters on Friday (Nov. 6). Though the three-headed golden Kaiju might seem like a natural native of Monster Island, King Ghidorah actually emerged from the depths of space. However, it isn’t just the origins of King Ghidorah — also known as Monster Zero in the Godzilla movie Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) — that are…
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