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Candidate Dark Galaxy 2 (CDG-2) contains only a few stars and is dominated by dark matter, making it very dim. It was detected by observing its four globular clusters and the galaxy's very faint emissions. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Dayi Li (UToronto); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
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Hubble and Euclid Team Up To Identify A Dark Matter Galaxy

  • February 20, 2026
Everybody knows that galaxies are large structures made of stars. That’s a simple definition, and ignores the fact…
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An illustration of a close up on our sun, with the golden ball of orange gas ejecting material to the bottom left of the image.
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Solar flares may be triggering earthquakes, controversial study claims

  • February 20, 2026
Solar flares often disrupt Earth’s upper atmosphere and help power stunning auroras. Now, scientists suggest those same bursts…
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This is the spiral galaxy ESO 137-001, the first Jellyfish Galaxy discovered. Ram pressure has stripped some of its gas and stretched into long filaments that dangle in one direction like jellyfish tentacles. Now astronomers have discovered another candidate jellyfish galaxy, but this one appears much earlier in the Universe, surprising astronomers. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31544838
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Another Early Universe Surprise From The JWST: A Jellyfish Galaxy

  • February 20, 2026
Astronomers working with JWST have found a jellyfish galaxy only about 5 billion years after the Big Bang.…
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LIVE: Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Coverage
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LIVE: Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Coverage

  • February 20, 2026
Live updates for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal will be published on this page. Live views of…
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A shock wave interacting with a thin layer of fluid at Mach 10 in a wind tunnel, as captured by the Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren (SAFS) system invented in 2020 by researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Compared to conventional Schlieren imaging it eliminates irrelevant features such astunnel boundary layers, off-plane shockwaves, and flow structures from temperature variations outside the wind tunnel.
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Award-Winning NASA Camera Revolutionizes How We See the Invisible

  • February 20, 2026
Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to…
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Today in History - February 20: Astronaut surrounded by 'fireflies' when orbiting the Earth
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Today in History – February 20: Astronaut surrounded by ‘fireflies’ when orbiting the Earth

  • February 20, 2026
During his short flight, Glenn was astounded by an unexpected phenomenon. John Glenn becomes the first American to…
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A crescent moon is pictured in a dark blue sky with the dark silhouettes of trees below.
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See a razor-thin crescent moon shine with Saturn after sunset on Feb. 19

  • February 20, 2026
Turn your eyes to the western sky at sunset on Feb. 19 to catch a delicate sight, as…
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Hubble telescope discovers rare galaxy that is 99% dark matter
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Hubble telescope discovers rare galaxy that is 99% dark matter

  • February 20, 2026
All galaxies are dominated by dark matter, an invisible “stuff” that outweighs all of the matter comprising stars,…
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A 'Planet Parade' is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week
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A ‘Planet Parade’ is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week

  • February 20, 2026
A collage of planets to scale – credit, CactiStaccingCrane CC 4.0. BY-SA via Wiki Next Saturday, the 28th…
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NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap, says agency made mistakes
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NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes

  • February 19, 2026
Still, after astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams eventually docked at the station, Boeing officials declared success. “We…
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NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation
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NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation

  • February 19, 2026
At a news conference on Thursday, NASA released a report of findings from the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner…
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Nasa Says Earth Faces 15,000 Undetected City Killer Asteroids
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NASA Warns Earth Is Threatened by 15,000 Asteroids Big Enough to Wipe Out a City

  • February 19, 2026
On 14 February 2026, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona,…
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