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Astronomical Observations

Using data from TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and other observatories, astronomers have revolutionized our understanding of a collection of stars in the northern sky called the Pleiades.

A Stream of Arcing Stars  about Astronomical Observations
These young, hot blue stars are members of the Pleiades open star cluster and resides about 430 light-years away in the northern constellation Taurus. The brightest stars are visible to the unaided eye during evenings from October to April. A new study finds the cluster to be triple the size previously thought — and shows that its stars are scattered across the night sky. The Schmidt telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California captured this color-composite image.

NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifts off for its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The aircraft’s first flight marks the start of flight testing for NASA’s Quesst mission, the result of years of design, integration, and ground testing and begins a new chapter in NASA’s aeronautics research legacy.

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Artemis

Send Your Name Around the Moon

Artemis II will test NASA’s deep space capabilities as humans fly on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the first time. Join the mission by launching your name around the moon alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

Artemis II Boarding Pass about Send Your Name Around the Moon
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and primary contractor Amentum use a massive crane to lift to vertical the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis II on Saturday, March 22, 2025, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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