• See the moon and Jupiter grab 'the Bull' by the horns this week

    Updated: 2025-02-05 14:00:00
    Jupiter will also be accompanied by two naked-eye star clusters: the Pleiades and Hyades.

  • ThinKom, Boeing demo high-speed satellite communications for military aircraft

    Updated: 2025-02-05 14:00:00
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  • Missing link still needed to save Mars Sample Return

    Updated: 2025-02-05 14:00:00
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  • Thales Alenia Space wins contract for Gateway airlock

    Updated: 2025-02-05 11:47:06
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  • Astronauts on the ISS experience vision changes — should Mars travelers be worried?

    Updated: 2025-02-05 11:00:00
    Scientists are trying to find a solution to microgravity-induced vision changes to ensure future long-duration space travelers remain in healthy condition.

  • Beck says space industry benefited from SPAC mania

    Updated: 2025-02-05 10:05:01
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  • SpaceX launches third pair of Maxar’s WorldView Legion imaging satellites

    Updated: 2025-02-05 00:30:00
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  • The evolving case for vertical integration as satellites go modular

    Updated: 2025-02-04 23:06:59
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  • Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye in deep space (image)

    Updated: 2025-02-04 23:00:00
    NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.

  • OurSky and PlaneWave Instruments merge to create Observable Space

    Updated: 2025-02-04 22:10:51
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  • SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe 'Lunar Trailblazer' on Feb. 26

    Updated: 2025-02-04 21:00:00
    NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe has made it to Florida's Cape Canaveral to prep for its launch to the moon, which could occur as soon as Feb. 26.

  • PIA26562: Star Trackers for Europa Clipper

    Updated: 2025-02-04 20:58:07
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  Europa Clipper Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • Top House Science Committee Democrat asks NASA for information on executive order implementation

    Updated: 2025-02-04 20:25:24
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  • SpaceX launches final block 1 WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Technologies

    Updated: 2025-02-04 20:13:42

  • French space propulsion firm ThrustMe expands U.S. footprint

    Updated: 2025-02-04 20:06:49
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  • Mission Space to launch first sensors for space-weather constellation

    Updated: 2025-02-04 19:50:41
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  • SpaceX launches 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit (video, photos)

    Updated: 2025-02-04 19:01:20
    SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.

  • Blue Origin launches New Shepard on lunar gravity suborbital flight

    Updated: 2025-02-04 18:09:43
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  • Sci-fi thriller 'Ash' gets terrifying 1st trailer that's dripping with Lovecraftian cosmic horror vibes

    Updated: 2025-02-04 18:00:00
    Aaron Paul and Eiza González star in the new trailer for 'Ash,' an upcoming sci-fi film about astronauts fighting for survival on a hostile planet.

  • VIPER back from the dead? NASA asks US companies to partner on ice-hunting moon rover

    Updated: 2025-02-04 17:00:00
    NASA is asking U.S. companies for proposals to move forward with the ice-hunting VIPER moon rover, a $450 million project the agency canceled last summer.

  • Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch (video)

    Updated: 2025-02-04 16:34:52
    Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.

  • Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon

    Updated: 2025-02-04 16:00:00
    The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.

  • ArkEdge Space Raises JPY 8 Billion in Series B Funding to Become Leading Satellite System Integrator —Accelerating Satellite Mass Production and Business Expansion

    Updated: 2025-02-04 15:50:49
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  • Former Pentagon official Frank Calvelli joins True Anomaly’s board of directors

    Updated: 2025-02-04 15:06:28
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  • Why a missile shield in space makes sense

    Updated: 2025-02-04 14:00:00
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  • China to launch 2 new space station cargo spacecraft on commercial rockets in 2025

    Updated: 2025-02-04 13:52:42
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  • New record coming? 5 rockets scheduled to launch in next 24 hours

    Updated: 2025-02-04 05:01:00
    If all five of today's (Feb. 4) planned space missions get off the ground on time, it will break the record for most rockets launched in a 24-hour period.

  • Boeing reports Starliner losses of more than half a billion dollars in 2024

    Updated: 2025-02-04 03:42:33
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  • Jörn Spurmann, Rocket Factory Augsburg – Commercial Space Transformers

    Updated: 2025-02-04 00:48:37
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  • NASA requests industry proposals for VIPER lunar rover partnership

    Updated: 2025-02-04 00:46:45
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  • Ontario tables Starlink contract threat as US delays Canada tariffs

    Updated: 2025-02-03 23:36:25
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  • Blue Origin to launch New Shepard moon-gravity mission on Feb. 4 after glitch

    Updated: 2025-02-03 22:00:00
    Blue Origin is targeting Feb. 4 for the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket, which was postponed from Jan. 28 due to weather and technical issues.

  • Newly-launched Indian satellite left stranded by propulsion problem

    Updated: 2025-02-03 21:00:00
    An Indian navigation satellite has suffered a problem with its propulsion systems just four days after launch, preventing it from reaching its intended orbit.

  • Top Pentagon contractors poised for gains as Trump pushes missile shield expansion

    Updated: 2025-02-03 20:15:08
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  • 'Roasting marshmallow' exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?

    Updated: 2025-02-03 20:00:00
    WASP-121b is like nothing in the solar system, raining liquid metal and being puffy like a marshmallow. The origins of these "toasted marshmallow" planets could be more complicated than thought.

  • Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it's possible

    Updated: 2025-02-03 19:00:00
    Wrinkle ridges that formed in the past 160 million years suggest recent geological activity on the moon.

  • NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders

    Updated: 2025-02-03 18:47:45
    The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

  • Wyvern unveils free hyperspectral datasets

    Updated: 2025-02-03 17:00:00
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  • Trump administration removes Apollo moon rock from White House Oval Office

    Updated: 2025-02-03 16:00:00
    Whether President Donald Trump still supports returning astronauts to the lunar surface remains to be seen, but one thing is for certain: the moon no longer has a place in his White House.

  • A red moon: Will the next 'Sputnik Moment' be made in China?

    Updated: 2025-02-03 14:00:00
    The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, the top contenders are the U.S. and China.

  • Rocket Lab delays launch due to space collision concern

    Updated: 2025-02-03 13:31:00
    Rocket Lab will launch five "Internet of Things" satellites for the French company Kinéis this week after a delay due to orbital traffic.

  • U.S. Space Force awards Viasat $3.5 million satellite services contract

    Updated: 2025-02-03 13:01:00
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  • Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests

    Updated: 2025-02-03 13:00:00
    Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern for air traffic, as SpaceX's recent Starship Flight 7 showed.

  • Trump wants the US to land astronauts on Mars soon. Could it happen by 2029?

    Updated: 2025-02-03 11:00:00
    There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and closed-loop systems and the hazards of space radiation.

  • NASA pauses work of science groups, citing Trump executive orders

    Updated: 2025-02-03 00:41:06
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  • SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida on 15th launch of 2025 (video)

    Updated: 2025-02-02 22:00:40
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Tuesday morning (Feb. 4).

  • A year in isolation: 366-day mock moon mission wraps up in Russia

    Updated: 2025-02-02 16:00:00
    For 366 days, six analog astronauts lived and worked in a sealed environment in Russia, an Earth-based stand-in for interplanetary missions of the future.

  • Weird observation

    Updated: 2025-02-02 15:20:04
    This is a short post and only an observation I’ve just made whilst sitting on the sofa admiring the

  • Astronaut's mission 'back to Earth' lands on colorful spacesuit patch

    Updated: 2025-02-02 15:00:00
    Astronaut Nicole Stott, who has made it her mission to promote the healing power of art and the need to protect our planet, has inspired a new "Signature Edition" embroidered patch.

  • Magnificent communication: Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin tests Verizon satellite service in new ad

    Updated: 2025-02-02 14:00:00
    Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin has teamed up with Verizon to help promote the company's satellite-based solution to cell service "dead zones" in a new commercial.

  • How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?

    Updated: 2025-02-02 11:00:00
    The rapid unscheduled disassembly of SpaceX's Starship mega rocket may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.

  • Young, Crippen and Columbia: NASA's Test Flight Toss-Up.

    Updated: 2025-02-02 02:19:35
    John Young and Robert Crippen. | Credit: NASA Reflecting on the Shuttle Program The Space Shuttle is

  • SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on foggy Tuesday morning

    Updated: 2025-02-02 00:08:12
    The Starlink 12-3 mission was the 230th orbital launch for SpaceX from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff happened at 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC) on Tuesday.

  • Saturday Starlink launch marks 200th orbital flight from Vandenberg’s pad 4E

    Updated: 2025-02-01 15:05:30
    The Starlink 11-4 mission was the 111th orbital launch for SpaceX from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 3:02 p.m. PST (6:02 p.m. EST, 2302 UTC).

  • Japan launches navigation satellite on nation's 1st mission of 2025 (video)

    Updated: 2025-02-01 15:01:10
    A Japanese H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025.

  • This Week In Space podcast: Episode 146 — All the Way With USRA

    Updated: 2025-02-01 13:38:27
    On Episode 146 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Dr. Elsayed Talaat, the new president and CEO of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).

  • Planetary parade February 2025: When, where and how to see it

    Updated: 2025-02-01 11:00:00
    February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn on Feb. 24.

  • Former head of Boeing’s Starliner program returns to role

    Updated: 2025-01-31 22:09:49
    The change in leadership follows the decision made in 2024 by Mark Nappi, the former VP and program manager of CCP, to retire from Boeing in February.

  • NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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 spots Point Nemo, Earth's remote spacecraft graveyard, 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.

  • 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 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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

  • 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; amp;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

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