2026-07-15 7c787ae3e6a3d6997b503b16aa7b7585e2f871bc 36 Beta Pictoris b 317 /wiki/beta%20pictoris%20b Beta Pictoris d 14 /wiki/beta%20pictoris%20d Discoveries of exoplanets 1 /wiki/discoveries%20of%20exoplanets European Southern Observatory 172 /wiki/european%20southern%20observatory James Webb Space Telescope 116 /wiki/james%20webb%20space%20telescope NASA 71 /wiki/nasa The Astrophysical Journal 406 /wiki/the%20astrophysical%20journal Very Large Telescope 239 /wiki/very%20large%20telescope exoplanet 2 /wiki/exoplanet its star 37 /wiki/beta%20pictoris Beta Pictoris b Beta Pictoris d Discoveries of exoplanets European Southern Observatory James Webb Space Telescope NASA The Astrophysical Journal Very Large Telescope exoplanet its star Discoveries of exoplanets 2026-06-16 1e54c828c35d461fe5a0c88f373acbc9538a4946 26 Discoveries of exoplanets James Webb Space Telescope NASA exoplanet 4 /feed/2026/06/16/the-nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-that-the-hot-jupiter-exoplanet-hd-80606-b-is-being-roasted-by-its-home-s The NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovers that the Hot Jupiter exoplanet HD 80606 b is being roasted by its home star. The research findings were presented at the 248th American Astronomical Society in Pasedena, California, U.S. 2026-04-10 836e373900e5ff823295eb9a6cc904d0205d034e 31 NASA 1 /feed/2026/04/10/nasa-s-artemis-ii-spacecraft-completes-its-mission-and-splashes-down-in-the-northern-pacific-ocean-near-san-diego-calif NASA's Artemis II spacecraft completes its mission and splashes down in the northern Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, U.S. 2026-04-1 0549fa7aa682953adc58a27f6c3517d222d0d4dd 33 NASA 1 /feed/2026/04/1/nasa-launches-artemis-ii-from-kennedy-space-center-in-florida-united-states-carrying-astronauts-reid-wiseman-victor-g NASA launches Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, for a flyby of the Moon. 2026-03-24 8dcec6fd2a8e573e20bc464c9771635c754f1392 43 NASA 1 /feed/2026/03/24/nasa-states-that-it-plans-to-pause-the-lunar-gateway-project-and-redirect-efforts-toward-developing-infrastructure-for-s NASA states that it plans to pause the Lunar Gateway project and redirect efforts toward developing infrastructure for sustained operations on the Moon's surface, including a future moonbase. 2026-03-16 675943f38d42d1d7e7762091d37383e1e079af89 44 Discoveries of exoplanets exoplanet 2 /feed/2026/03/16/modeling-suggests-the-presence-of-a-volatile-rich-magma-ocean-on-the-exoplanet-l-98-59-d-a-planet-orbiting-l-98-59-a-r Modeling suggests the presence of a volatile-rich magma ocean on the exoplanet L 98-59 d, a planet orbiting L 98-59, a red dwarf star 35 light-years away from Earth. 2025-11-13 e24e6f82c6aec415df6fdfa26ea327a9c95cf4f8 /feed/2025/11/13/blue-origin-launches-nasa-s-escapade-spacecraft-mission-to-study-mars-magnetosphere-it-is-the-second-launch-of-blue-or Blue Origin launches NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft mission to study Mars' magnetosphere. It is the second launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle, and the first successful landing of the vehicle's reusable first stage. 1763104051 2025-11-13 5b3e8353b561cdead316ae8eb82e16e023054a34 26 NASA 1 /feed/2025/11/13/in-the-united-states-blue-origin-launches-nasa-s-escapade-spacecraft-mission-to-study-mars-magnetosphere-it-is-the-se In the United States, Blue Origin launches NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft mission to study Mars' magnetosphere. It is the second launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle, and the first successful landing of the vehicle's reusable first stage. 2025-10-2 4cb729c44fbece8465a73fd15c835ae587209942 19 NASA 1 /feed/2025/10/2/nasa-s-perseverance-rover-captures-its-first-images-of-interstellar-object-3i-atlas-as-it-passes-by-mars NASA's "Perseverance" rover captures its first images of interstellar object 3I-ATLAS as it passes by Mars. 2025-04-16 6d4cecb5c2e1e19352b25756ff3f46f455a125fb 19 James Webb Space Telescope exoplanet 2 /feed/2025/04/16/a-research-team-at-the-university-of-cambridge-announces-that-the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-detected-dimethyl-sulfi A research team at the University of Cambridge announces that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected dimethyl sulfide, a chemical thought to be produced in nature only by living organisms, on exoplanet K2-18b, a sub-Neptune planet around 124 light-years (38 pc) away from Earth. 2025-03-2 24439ba924fbc7ad42c4263ee9cf8592b4f9783e /feed/2025/03/2/firefly-aerospace-successfully-lands-blue-ghost-mission-1-on-the-lunar-surface Firefly Aerospace successfully lands Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the lunar surface. 1740929000 2025-03-2 bb6db44595f2f0823f9c7b97e85742fbfc1eff1a 24 NASA 1 /feed/2025/03/2/firefly-aerospace-successfully-lands-the-blue-ghost-mission-1-on-the-moon-as-part-of-nasa-s-commercial-lunar-payload-ser Firefly Aerospace successfully lands the Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, delivering payloads to Mare Crisium with instruments to study lunar regoliths and the interactions between solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. 2025-02-24 fff53b452a2625753796a693e0c711997e1c3c96 15 NASA 1 /feed/2025/02/24/nasa-formally-announces-that-asteroid-2024-yr4-now-poses-no-significant-threat-to-earth-in-2032-and-beyond-as-the-chan NASA formally announces that asteroid 2024 YR4 now poses "no significant threat" to Earth in 2032 and beyond as the chances of an impact drop to 1-in-59,000 (0.0017%). This means a planetary defense mission to intercept and deflect the object in 2028 during a close flyby of Earth is no longer necessary. /feed/2026/07/15/astronomers-directly-image-the-exoplanet-beta-pictoris-d-next-to-its-star-located-63-light-years-away-using-nasa-s-jam ABC News 15 0362396af8c3043af4556d74a96c413677fe4d8c 7 https://abcnews.com/amp/Technology/wireStory/faint-new-planet-revealed-young-star-after-decade-134776523 2026 Space.com 15 c7b880ca4f4bd6ef9c8da52b61a96a75d515ce9b 7 https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/found-you-astronomers-spot-faintest-exoplanet-ever-seen-from-earth-after-a-decade-of-hide-and-seek 2026 Astronomers directly image the exoplanet Beta Pictoris d next to its star, located 63 light-years away, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. It is also reported to be fainter than its sibling Beta Pictoris b. The discovery is published in the "The Astrophysical Journal".