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Exoplanet Observing Satellite

NASA’s Pandora space telescope satellite and the NASA-sponsored BlackCAT and SPARCS missions lifted off at 8:44 a.m. EST on Jan. 11. The small satellite is designed to characterize exoplanet atmospheres and their host stars and is slated to observe at least 20 different planets.

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Return to the Moon

Four astronauts will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. 

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What’s Up: January 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

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In January, skywatchers can observe Jupiter at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and the Beehive Cluster buzzes into view.

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White Dwarf Star (Artist’s Concept)

This artist’s concept depicts a smaller white dwarf star pulling material from a larger star, right, into an accretion disk. Scientists used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star and its X-ray polarization.

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