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An interactive slider image allowing the user to swipe between two versions of an image, one with annotations and one without. The image shows a spacecraft’s view of Earth (at center) and the Moon (lower left) in ultraviolet light. The image includes a circular heatmap with a bright yellow center (Earth) fading to green and blue at the edges, showing Earth’s geocorona. A smaller bright spot appears near the bottom edge (the Moon). A vertical color bar labeled "Brightness" is on the right.

December 17, 2025

NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has captured its first images from space, revealing rare views of Earth and the…

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Join NASA on Oct. 4 in Looking Up, Celebrating Moon

September 26, 2025

Join observers from around the world on Saturday, Oct. 4, for NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night. This…

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A false-color, close-up image of Earth’s exosphere as captured by the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory against a dark blue background. The image shows a semicircle glowing yellow and outlined in red.

September 22, 2025

This story is also available in Spanish. A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth’s invisible “halo,”…

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The asteroid Donaldjohanson with latitude and longitude lines and arrows indicating the names of various features on the surface.

September 16, 2025

The IAU (International Astronomical Union), an international non-governmental research organization and global naming authority for celestial objects, has…

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