What’s Up: January 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

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What’s Up: January 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA Science

Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and the Beehive Cluster buzzes into view.

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NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star

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NASA Hubble Helps Detect 'Wake' of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star - NASA Science

New Hubble and ground-based observations allowed astronomers to track the influence of a recently discovered companion star around Betelgeuse.

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NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time

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NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time - NASA

For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE’s unique X-r...

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NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission

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NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission - NASA

NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept – the f...

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I Am Artemis: Jacki Mahaffey

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I Am Artemis: Jacki Mahaffey - NASA

Listen to this audio excerpt from Jacki Mahaffey, Artemis II chief training officer:

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NASA to Cover US Spacewalks 94, 95 at International Space Station

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NASA to Cover US Spacewalks 94, 95 at International Space Station - NASA

NASA astronauts will conduct two spacewalks Thursday, Jan. 8, and Thursday, Jan. 15, outside the International Space Station, and the agency will p...

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NASA’s Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object

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NASA's Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object - NASA Science

A team using Hubble uncovered a new type of astronomical object — a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud, a remnant of early galaxy formation.

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Scientific Balloon Begins Antarctic Ascent

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Scientific Balloon Begins Antarctic Ascent - NASA

A scientific balloon starts its ascent into the air as it prepares to launch carrying NASA’s Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) mis...

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An Amphitheater of Rock at Cedar Breaks

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An Amphitheater of Rock at Cedar Breaks - NASA Science

The colorful formations found in this bowl-shaped escarpment in southwestern Utah are the centerpiece of Cedar Breaks National Monument.

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The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble

APOD: 2026 January 5 – The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

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