• New NASA space telescope SPHEREx to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't

    Updated: 2025-01-31 20:16:17
    SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even the JWST can't exactly do.

  • Private Athena moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX launch on Feb. 26

    Updated: 2025-01-31 19:00:00
    Athena, the second lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, is set to launch soon, carrying NASA payloads and Nokia's first-ever moon-based 4G network.

  • The remote seeds of exploration

    Updated: 2025-01-31 18:30:55
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  • European 'Swarm' satellites detect electric currents from the ocean's tides

    Updated: 2025-01-31 17:00:00
    Satellites have detected electromagnetic signals generated by ocean tides, suggesting that space-born sensors could obtain insights into the motion of other liquid masses on Earth.

  • Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month

    Updated: 2025-01-31 15:00:00
    AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month on a SpaceX rocket.

  • Space companies can dock satellites in orbit, but can they navigate the Pentagon?

    Updated: 2025-01-31 14:00:00
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  • Chinese provinces are fueling the country’s commercial space expansion

    Updated: 2025-01-31 11:37:58
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  • When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.

    Updated: 2025-01-31 11:00:00
    The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.

  • Safety panel reports progress in Starliner investigation

    Updated: 2025-01-31 04:35:54
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  • AVS wins study contract for ESA astrophysics mission

    Updated: 2025-01-31 04:26:50
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  • Mars was hot then cold then hot again. Could life have really survived there?

    Updated: 2025-01-30 22:00:00
    Scientists may have figured out how Mars hung onto its surface liquid water in its ancient history via alternating periods of hot and cold. But what would the impact have been on habitability?

  • Clearer career pathways needed to sustain space industry growth 

    Updated: 2025-01-30 19:37:05
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  • NASA astronaut Suni Williams sets new record on 5.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS (video)

    Updated: 2025-01-30 19:00:00
    NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were able to remove a stuck radio communications unit on a record-setting spacewalk on Thursday (Jan. 30).

  • Japan's Resilience moon lander views Earth's most remote region from orbit (photo)

    Updated: 2025-01-30 17:00:00
    The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.

  • Twisted magnetic fields in space sculpt the jets of black holes and baby stars

    Updated: 2025-01-30 16:32:31
    By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that launches these jets also launch supermassive black hole jets.

  • 'Citizen Sleeper 2' drops tomorrow, and we can't wait to roll the dice on this epic space RPG (trailer)

    Updated: 2025-01-30 16:05:44
    The launch trailer just dropped for Citizen Sleeper 2, the follow-up to the indie smash hit Citizen Sleeper, ahead of the game's release tomorrow.

  • Watch Earth and space in 4K with Sen's new 24/7 livestream from the ISS (video)

    Updated: 2025-01-30 15:00:00
    Space streaming company Sen is now broadcasting live views of Earth and space from the International Space Station (ISS) in 4K HD.

  • BepiColombo: Why Is It So Hard To Get To Mercury?

    Updated: 2025-01-30 15:00:00
    Back in October, 2018, the BepiColombo mission launched. It intrigued me then, and I made a note to

  • SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station

    Updated: 2025-01-30 14:00:00
    SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.

  • Foust Forward | ESA navigates its uncertain future with NASA

    Updated: 2025-01-30 14:00:00
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  • 'SALLY' premieres at Sundance with Sally Ride's family, astronaut in audience

    Updated: 2025-01-30 13:00:00
    National Geographic premiered "SALLY," Cristina Costantini's new documentary about the first U.S. woman in space and her untold love, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Tuesday (Jan. 28).

  • Virgin Galactic and Redwire partner on suborbital research capabilities

    Updated: 2025-01-30 11:45:27
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  • How did life's building blocks end up on dwarf planet Ceres?

    Updated: 2025-01-30 11:00:00
    The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

  • Artemis contractors defend current architecture as fastest way to return to the moon

    Updated: 2025-01-30 09:09:57
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  • Europe awards $900 million contract for Argonaut lunar lander development

    Updated: 2025-01-30 09:00:00
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  • Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)

    Updated: 2025-01-30 05:01:00
    NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin U.S. Spacewalk 92 early Jan. 30.

  • iPhone Starlink compatibility sends direct-to-smartphone stocks sliding 

    Updated: 2025-01-30 01:39:26
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  • AscendArc emerges from stealth to take on small GEO market

    Updated: 2025-01-30 00:16:48
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  • SpaceRyde founder’s startup offers CAD copilot

    Updated: 2025-01-30 00:14:37
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  • U.S. Space Force Rapid Capabilities Office selects companies for tech accelerator

    Updated: 2025-01-29 23:59:57
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  • SpaceX Starlink satellite sparks brilliant fireball as it falls from space over US (videos)

    Updated: 2025-01-29 22:11:27
    A SpaceX Starlink internet satellite fell from space in a blaze of glory overnight, lighting up the Midwest U.S. sky with a brilliant fireball.

  • NASA X-ray telescope Chandra discovers black holes 'blow' on their food to cool it down

    Updated: 2025-01-29 22:00:00
    Observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope and the VLT have revealed jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward them in a cosmic feeding process.

  • SpaceX veterans’ hypersonic weapons startup secures $100 million

    Updated: 2025-01-29 21:58:14
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  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launches next-gen SpainSat NG-1 satellite into orbit (video)

    Updated: 2025-01-29 21:10:24
    SpaceX launches next generation Spanish communications satellite on Wednesday evening (Jan. 29).

  • NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

    Updated: 2025-01-29 21:02:03
    NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space rock Bennu.

  • Trump administration's funding freeze attempt could have stalled $1.2 billion in NASA spending

    Updated: 2025-01-29 21:00:42
    A memo issued by the Trump administration has frozen $1.2 billion in funding for NASA programs ranging from science to space operations.

  • NASA rules out immediate Crew-9 return, saying astronauts will come back “as soon as practical”

    Updated: 2025-01-29 19:58:34
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  • Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May

    Updated: 2025-01-29 19:57:03
    The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will honor its 2025 class of inductees, record-setting space travelers Peggy Whitson and Bernard Harris, at a public ceremony in Florida this spring.

  • SpaceX launches SpainSat New Generation 1 satellite on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

    Updated: 2025-01-29 16:00:42
    The SNG 1 satellite is designed to provide protected communications capabilities to Spain and its allies during its 15-year operating life. Liftoff from pad 39A happened at 8:34 p.m. EST (0134 UTC), the opening of a two-hour window.

  • NASA Jet Propulsion Lab opens doors after LA fires, helps firefighter helicopters refuel

    Updated: 2025-01-29 16:00:00
    NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab begins normal operations after devastating LA fires as hundreds of employees who were displaced begin rebuilding their lives.

  • AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission

    Updated: 2025-01-29 14:48:27
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  • Satellite backlog emerges as key constraint at the nation’s busiest spaceport

    Updated: 2025-01-29 14:19:25
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  • Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites

    Updated: 2025-01-29 14:00:00
    The Earth-observation company Planet just inked its largest deal to date, a $230 million contract to deliver a fleet of its new Pelican satellites.

  • York unveils M-Class satellite for 1,000-kilogram payloads

    Updated: 2025-01-29 14:00:00
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  • Planet announces $230 million contract from Asia-Pacific customer

    Updated: 2025-01-29 14:00:00
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  • Connecting the Dots | Growth amid uncertainty

    Updated: 2025-01-29 14:00:00
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  • Warhammer 40,000 animation 'Astartes II' looks stunningly brutal in new trailer

    Updated: 2025-01-29 13:49:07
    In the grim darkness of the 21st century, at least we have this awesome Warhammer 40,000 'Astartes II' trailer to watch

  • Happy Lunar New Year 2025! Chinese astronauts send Year of the Snake greeting from Tiangong space station (video)

    Updated: 2025-01-29 11:00:00
    As billions of people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year, astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station sent home a holiday greeting.

  • Trump asks Elon Musk to return 2 Starliner astronauts from the ISS for NASA —but they already have a SpaceX ride home

    Updated: 2025-01-29 00:16:47
    President Trump just asked Elon Musk to retrieve two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. But the duo are already slated to come home with SpaceX this spring.

  • Musk: President Trump calls for fast-track return to Earth of the former Starliner astronauts

    Updated: 2025-01-28 23:55:00
    SpaceX was already tasked with returning NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams as part of the Crew-9 mission. That departure was delayed by NASA due to unresolved issues with the fifth Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Crew-10 flight.

  • Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)

    Updated: 2025-01-28 22:00:00
    The moon has come into view for Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on Earth's nearest neighbor a month or so from now.

  • India launches navigation satellite into orbit on nation's 1st mission of 2025

    Updated: 2025-01-28 21:01:10
    India launched the NVS-02 regional navigation satellite to orbit this evening (Jan. 28), the 100th liftoff from the nation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

  • Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

    Updated: 2025-01-28 20:00:00
    The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven.

  • Blue Origin scrubs landmark New Shepard moon-gravity launch due to weather, rocket glitch

    Updated: 2025-01-28 18:23:22
    Blue Origin scrubbed the planned 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Jan. 28) due to uncooperative weather and a vehicle issue.

  • Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)

    Updated: 2025-01-28 17:20:11
    Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight over the American desert.

  • Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032

    Updated: 2025-01-28 17:09:15
    A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could impact our planet and what level of destruction it could cause.

  • An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests

    Updated: 2025-01-28 16:00:00
    An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

  • James Webb Space Telescope's 'big sky images' issued on stamps in Big Sky, Montana

    Updated: 2025-01-28 14:00:00
    The unobstructed skies that gave Big Sky, Montana its name made for an appropriate setting for the release of two postage stamps depicting vistas visible to the James Webb Space Telescope.

  • Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today: Watch live

    Updated: 2025-01-28 05:01:00
    Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft will break the sound barrier for the first time during a Jan. 28 test flight, and you can watch the action live.

  • Aurora alert! Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere could spark impressive northern lights tonight and tomorrow (photo)

    Updated: 2025-01-28 00:44:56
    The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31. and Feb. 1.

  • What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket 'moon gravity' launch? Here's how to watch live after a delay

    Updated: 2025-01-27 22:47:14
    Blue Origin's NS-29 New Shepard rocket is expected to launch by late Jan. 31 after a delay if all goes well. Here's what to know

  • SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

    Updated: 2025-01-27 14:09:18
    The mission will bring SpaceX close to having 7,000 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 UTC).

  • PIA26543: Final Assembly of SPHEREx Observatory

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:12
    PIA26543 : Final Assembly of SPHEREx Observatory Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 5226 x 5226 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26543.tif 75.93 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26543.jpg 2.607 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : Final assembly of NASA's SPHEREx spacecraft is shown at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in March 2024. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe , Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer , SPHEREx will create a map of the cosmos like no other . Using a technique called spectroscopy to image the entire sky in 102

  • PIA26542: SPHEREx in Horizontal Orientation

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:11
    PIA26542 : SPHEREx in Horizontal Orientation Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 4970 x 4970 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26542.tif 63.01 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26542.jpg 2.016 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx observatory is oriented in a horizontal position , revealing all three layers of photon shields as well as the telescope . This photo was taken at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in April 2024. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe , Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer , SPHEREx will create a map of

  • PIA26541: SPHEREx Prepared for Thermal Vacuum Testing

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:11
    PIA26541 : SPHEREx Prepared for Thermal Vacuum Testing Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 6030 x 6030 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26541.tif 97.88 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26541.jpg 4.652 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx observatory is installed in the Titan Thermal Vacuum TVAC test Chamber at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in June 2024. As part of the test setup , the spacecraft and photon shield are covered in multilayer insulation and blankets and surrounded by ground support . equipment Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History

  • PIA26540: SPHEREx Undergoes Acoustic Testing

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:10
    PIA26540 : SPHEREx Undergoes Acoustic Testing Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 5218 x 7827 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26540.tif 109.3 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26540.jpg 4.955 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx observatory is installed in the Fiesta Area at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in July 2024. The observatory is surrounded by speaker stacks used to perform acoustics testing , which subjects the spacecraft to the acoustics loads that it will experience during . launch Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the

  • PIA26539: SPHEREx Prepared for Vibration Testing

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:10
    PIA26539 : SPHEREx Prepared for Vibration Testing Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 8189 x 4606 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26539.tif 102.6 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26539.jpg 5.25 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx observatory is lifted and installed onto a vibration table in the Z-axis configuration at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in August 2024. In this test , the spacecraft is subjected to vibrations in all three axes separately . The test was successfully completed Aug . 16, 2024. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of

  • PIA26538: SPHEREx Spacecraft During Integration and Testing

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:10
    PIA26538 : SPHEREx Spacecraft During Integration and Testing Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 7104 x 4736 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26538.tif 94.39 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26538.jpg 3.639 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx observatory undergoes integration and testing at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in April 2024. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe , Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer , SPHEREx will create a map of the cosmos like no other . Using a technique called spectroscopy to image the entire

  • PIA26537: SPHEREx Spacecraft Nears Completion

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:09
    PIA26537 : SPHEREx Spacecraft Nears Completion Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 7330 x 4123 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26537.tif 74.87 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26537.jpg 2.419 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : The SPHEREx observatory sits in a clean room after environmental testing at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in late 2024. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe , Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer , SPHEREx will create a map of the cosmos like no other . Using a technique called spectroscopy to image the entire

  • PIA26536: SPHEREx After Environmental Testing

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:09
    PIA26536 : SPHEREx After Environmental Testing Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 1536 x 1024 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26536.tif 4.72 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26536.jpg 226 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx space observatory was photographed at BAE Systems in Boulder , Colorado , in November 2024 after completing environmental testing . The spacecraft's three concentric cones help direct heat and light away from the telescope and other components , keeping them . cool Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe , Epoch

  • PIA26535: SPHEREx: Part of a Lineage of NASA Space Telescopes

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:08
    PIA26535 : SPHEREx : Part of a Lineage of NASA Space Telescopes Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26535.tif 14.33 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26535.jpg 324.3 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : In this illustration , NASA's SPHEREx mission is highlighted among a line of other NASA space telescopes . The mission will survey the entire sky using spectroscopy , detecting hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies and generating a valuable data set that will complement the work of other NASA observatories such as those

  • PIA26534: SPHEREx Team at Caltech

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:08
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Target: ky Mission:  SPHEREx Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • PIA26533: Building an All-Sky Map With SPHEREx (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:07
    PIA26533 : Building an All-Sky Map With SPHEREx Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 1920 x 1080 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26533.tif 3.185 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26533.jpg 160.1 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx observatory will map the entire sky to help scientists answer big-picture questions about the origins of our universe , galaxies , and key ingredients for life in our galaxy , such as water . Operating from low Earth orbit , the telescope will sweep across the sky , taking about 600 exposures each day . Using a

  • PIA26532: SPHEREx's Perspective From Orbit (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:07
    PIA26532 : SPHEREx's Perspective From Orbit Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 1920 x 1080 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26532.tif 4.097 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26532.jpg 199.6 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx mission will create the first all-sky spectroscopic survey in the near-infrared , detecting hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies . To do this , the SPHEREx space telescope will look outward from low-Earth orbit , circling the planet along its day-night or terminator line . This artist's concept depicts the

  • PIA26531: SPHEREx in Orbit (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2025-01-24 09:35:06
    PIA26531 : SPHEREx in Orbit Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Sky Mission : thinsp SPHEREx Instrument : thinsp Spectro-Photometer Product Size : thinsp 1920 x 1080 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26531.tif 3.076 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26531.jpg 113.7 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's SPHEREx mission will operate in low Earth orbit , detecting hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies and creating the first all-sky spectroscopic survey in the near-infrared . This artist's concept shows the spacecraft and its distinctive conical photon shields , which protect SPHEREx's telescope from infrared light and heat from the Sun

  • SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California

    Updated: 2025-01-24 02:17:43
    The Starlink 11-6 mission was the fourth launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base so far in 2025. Liftoff from pad 4 East happened at 6:07 a.m. PST (9:07 a.m. EST, 1407 UTC).

  • PIA26493: NISAR in Orbit Over Antarctica (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2025-01-21 19:55:41
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  NISAR Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

    Updated: 2025-01-21 03:58:22
    The mission is the first that will populate the 13th group of Starlink satellites in SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 UTC).

  • SpaceX completes 400th Falcon booster landing on mission featuring 27 Starlink satellites

    Updated: 2025-01-18 16:29:57
    The mission will feature the most Starlink V2 Mini satellites launched on one mission. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is set for Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7:45 a.m. PST (10:45 p.m. EST, 1545 UTC).

  • Launch preview: SpaceX to launch its Starship rocket on a 7th suborbital test flight from Starbase

    Updated: 2025-01-16 19:46:31
    The mission will launch the first big block upgrade to the rocket since its first flight in 2023. Liftoff from SpaceX’s Starbase facilities in southern Texas is set for 4 p.m. CST (5 p.m. EST, 2200 UTC).

  • Solar Sails: Revolutionizing Space Travel With Light-Powered Propulsion

    Updated: 2025-01-16 16:06:26
    Solar sails are a groundbreaking technology that has the potential to revolutionize space exploratio

  • History made: Blue Origin becomes first new space company to reach orbit on its first launch

    Updated: 2025-01-15 21:37:38
    Blue Origin was unsuccessful in recovering its first stage booster, but was able to achieve its primary goal of reaching orbit. Liftoff from pad 36 occurred at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 UTC).

  • Shuttle Centaur

    Updated: 2025-01-15 18:56:24
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  • New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft

    Updated: 2025-01-10 23:45:54
    By Danny Fullbrook At about 06:59 CET on Wednesday, BepiColomo flew about 295km (183 miles) above Me

  • PIA26492: NISAR in Orbit Over Antarctica (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2025-01-06 22:23:45
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  NISAR Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • Space: NASA's Spacecraft Flies A Record-Breaking Distance Near The Sun

    Updated: 2024-12-31 16:09:32
    WhatsApp Facebook YouTube Temperatures on the sun’s surface reach up to 6,000°C, and the inner

  • PIA26070: Using JPL's DUSTIE Planetary Simulation Chamber to Mimic Vesta

    Updated: 2024-12-23 01:22:54
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Instrument:  DUSTIE Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • A College Movie Theater & Finding An Alien Reproduction Vehicle (ARV)?

    Updated: 2024-12-08 23:06:10
    File:UFO-shaped Hall Gonda Hill – Ranchi 9288.JPG This dream was possibly partly inspired by m

  • 7 Dec : Galileo changed the way we look at our solar system

    Updated: 2024-12-06 18:37:00
    World outside the world is super exciting. This is proved every time NASA has a mission. This time i

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