Behold! NASA’s Artemis I Orion Close Flyby of the Moon
Update: 8:49 a.m. Orion re-acquired signal with NASA’s Deep Space Network, at 7:59 a.m. EST (4:59 a.m. PST) after successfully performing the outbound powered flyby…
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Hubble Hunts an Unusual Galaxy – Distorted by Gravity and Twisted Into a Colossal Ring
Stealing the spotlight in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the galaxy merger Arp-Madore 417-391. The Arp-Madore catalogue is a compilation of…
Hubble Spots a Titanic Stellar Collision That Rattles Space and Time
Over 299,000,000 meters a second — an ultra-fast jet blasting from a star crash. Neutron stars are the surviving “trash-compacted” cores of massive stars that…
Watch NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket Launch – Stunning Slow Motion Video
NASA’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop launched the agency’s Artemis I flight test from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s…
New Map of the Universe Displays Span of Entire Cosmos With Pinpoint Accuracy and Sweeping Beauty
The map charts a broad expanse of the universe, from the Milky Way to ‘the edge of what can be seen.’ A new map of…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day Four: GO for Outbound Powered Flyby
Testing WiFi Signals, Radiator System, GO for Outbound Powered Flyby NASA’s Artemis I Mission Management Team polled “go” on Saturday, November 19 for Orion’s outbound…
This Week @NASA: Historic Artemis I Launch, Power Spacewalk, New Webb Image & X-59 Aircraft
The historic launch of NASA’s Artemis I flight test … A powerwalk outside the space station … And the beginnings of a new star ……
Is It Safe for Humans To Go Up to Space? ISS Experiments Reveal Risks for Future Space Flights
The study in mouse cells analyzed the impact of space radiation and will help scientists better estimate the safety and dangers of space travel. An…
“Exceeding Expectations” – Orion Spacecraft Conducts First Inspection
On the third day of the Artemis I mission, Orion maneuvered its solar arrays and captured the Moon with a camera mounted on the end…
Mars Sample Return Mission: Bringing Mars Rock Samples Back to Earth [Video]
NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of…
Baffling “Spiderweb” Star Discovered – Is It an Alien Megastructure?
A puzzling image captured by the James Webb Telescope explained. A strange image of the distant star WR140 surrounded by concentric geometric ripples captured by…
Liftoff! Stunning Photos of Successful Launch for JPSS-2, LOFTID
Last week the NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite, with NASA’s LOFTID technology demonstration along for the ride, lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3…
NASA’s Webb Explores the Final Frontier: Draws Back the Curtains on an Undiscovered Universe
Webb Telescope’s Infrared Vision Explores the Final Frontier An unexpectedly rich “undiscovered country” of early galaxies that has been largely hidden until now has been…
Cosmonauts Finish Spacewalk for Work on Space Station’s Science Module
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, both of Roscosmos, concluded their spacewalk at 4:07 p.m. EST (1:07 p.m. PST) after 6 hours and 25 minutes….
NASA’s Orion spacecraft Continues Toward Moon, Callisto Activated
NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft is on the second day of its journey heading toward the Moon as part of Artemis I, a planned 25.5-day flight…
Elevating the Risk of Satellite Collision: Climate Change To Increase Lifetime of Space Debris
The reduced atmosphere in the upper atmosphere will increase satellites’ risk of collision with space pollution. According to a recent study from the British Antarctic…
Cosmonauts Prep for ISS Spacewalk, SpaceX Dragon Targets Monday Launch
Two Roscosmos cosmonauts are finalizing their preparations for a spacewalk on Thursday, November 17. They will be conducting hardware transfers and making electronics connections on…
View of Earth Captured From the Artemis I Orion Capsule
Following a successful launch today, November 16, NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft is heading toward the Moon on a 25.5-day mission beyond the lunar surface. At…
