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Moon Joy June Wrap-up

Moon Joy June may be over, but Moon Joy never dies!

NASA’s Artemis missions represent the future of space exploration. We choose to go to the Moon to inspire a new generation of explorers, to prepare for the first crewed missions to Mars, and to make discoveries for the benefit of all.

Thank you for sharing your Moon Joy with us — we feel it, too.

If you are interested in feeling even more Moon Joy, check out International Observe the Moon Night coming up on Sept. 19, 2026. You can join a community, attend an event, and meet up with other lunar observers.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

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Celebrate Your Special Day With Hubble

Resembling a cosmic band of cloth, the gases of the Veil Nebula stretch across this image in shades of red, blue and yellow. Blue dominates the strand in the top-middle, which gives way to red as the nebula makes a sharp turn towards the bottom-left corner of this image. Blue-green stars are scattered throughout the image. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sankrit

This is the Veil Nebula, which Hubble saw on July 1, 2020.

Have you ever looked up what our Hubble Space Telescope saw on your birthday? (Or your anniversary, or your pet’s adoption day, or…)

We’ve given our popular interactive page a new look — and, just as importantly, it now shows you five different cosmic sights Hubble was checking out on the day that you picked.

Take a look!

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Moon Joy June: Earth Inspo

It’s the last week of Moon Joy June, and we’re feeling the love for our home planet.

This week’s prompt is “Earth,” so we’ve compiled some previously unreleased images of Earth captured by our Artemis II crew this past April. If you’re feeling inspired, share your creations on Tumblr with the #ArtemisArtShow hashtag!

This black and white image of Earth was captured by the optical navigation sensor on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft on the first day of the Artemis II mission. The white swirls of the clouds on Earth stand out against the blackness of space. Credit: NASA

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Roman Has Arrived at the Launch Site!

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On Sunday, June 21, NASA’s Pegasus barge arrived at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Our next major space telescope has arrived at the launch site! On Sunday, June 21, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completed its voyage from our Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland down to our Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Now, the observatory will undergo final preparations before liftoff on Sunday, Aug. 30.