Juice’s Daring Maneuver: Setting Course for a Historic Earth-Moon Flyby
On November 17, 2023, ESA’s Juice spacecraft carried out one of the largest and most important maneuvers in its eight-year journey to Jupiter. Using its…
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Tri-Star Revolution: “Triple Star” Discovery Shakes Up Stellar Evolution Theories
A groundbreaking study by University of Leeds scientists proposes that Be stars are part of triple star systems, not binary systems as previously thought. This…
Advancing Space Biology and Dragon Skills as ISS Celebrates 25 Years in Orbit
Space biology and Dragon work were the top duties at the beginning of the week for the Expedition 70 crew. The International Space Station (ISS)…
From Apollo to Artemis: Advancing Moon Landings With NASA Supercomputers
NASA’s Artemis missions, using larger lunar landers, face increased landing and liftoff risks. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center developed simulation tools to predict and manage…
First-Ever Solar Energetic Particle Event Detected on the Surfaces of Earth, Moon, and Mars
Space radiation poses a significant challenge to humanity’s ambitions in space exploration, particularly in missions to the Moon and Mars. This radiation, primarily from solar…
Neon Mysteries in the Cosmos: Webb Telescope Rewrites Planet Formation Playbook
The contrast between the James Webb Space Telescope’s observations and those of the Spitzer Space Telescope, just 15 years ago, indicate changing conditions around a…
Galactic Misconceptions Unveiled: The Truth Behind “Late-Type” Galaxies in Hubble’s Latest Snapshot
This Hubble Picture of the Week features NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy that is located approximately 85 million light-years from Earth. In this image, which…
Solar Conjunction: Spacecraft Fall Silent as Mars Disappears Behind the Sun
The space between Earth and Mars is usually buzzing with science data, telemetry, and commands racing to and from almost a dozen missions at the…
Giant Telescope – 8x the Size of Earth – Reveals Unprecedented View of Colossal Cosmic Jet
A telescope larger than the Earth has found a plasma rope in the Universe. Using a network of radio telescopes on Earth and in space,…
The Story Behind Apollo 8’s Famous Earthrise Photo [Video]
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to witness the Earth rising above the…
Unveiling Galactic Mysteries: Scientists Uncover Strongest Evidence Yet for Local Sources of Cosmic Ray Electrons
The CALET instrument has detected electrons arriving with more energy than ever recorded before. A new study using data from the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) instrument aboard…
Cosmic Vanishing Acts: NASA Unraveling the Mystery of Shrinking Exoplanets
A new study could explain the ‘missing’ exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. Some exoplanets seem to be losing their atmospheres and shrinking. In a new…
Microgravity Mysteries: Bacteria, Brain Aging, and Gravity-Sensing Cells in Space
Bacteria, brain aging, and gravity-sensing cells were the main research subjects aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, November 17. The seven Expedition 70…
Cosmic Forges: Exploring a Heavy-Metal Factory 900 Million Light Years Away
Using multiple observatories, astronomers directly detect tellurium in two merging neutron stars. An extraordinary burst of high-energy light in the sky has pointed astronomers to…
Mars Unveils Its Nighttime Secret: Mesmerizing Green Glow Discovered
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has discovered a green nightglow in the Martian atmosphere, providing crucial data on atmospheric processes and potential illumination for future…
Einstein’s Puzzle: Unraveling the Mystery of the Universe’s Accelerating Expansion
The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, possibly driven by dark energy. However, the Hubble tension, a discrepancy in expansion rate measurements, challenges current…
Sun’s Curtain Call: Mars Missions Go Rogue During Solar Conjunction
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet….
Veins in Space: How ISS Research Unravels Weightlessness Wonders
A variety of research that took place on Thursday, November 16 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is helping NASA and its partners support crews…