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NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission

By |2025-05-14T16:13:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Credit: NASA NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the [...]

Pretty in Pink

By |2025-05-14T15:49:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA The spiral galaxy known as Messier 81 (M81) has a rosy tint in this June 1, 2007, composite image that incorporates data from NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes, and NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Discovered by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in 1774, M81 is one of the brightest galaxies in the [...]

NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference

By |2025-05-14T15:09:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu [...]

NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars

By |2025-05-14T14:08:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion of gas and magnetic energy that carries with it large amounts of solar energetic particles. This [...]

NASA’s Magellan Mission Reveals Possible Tectonic Activity on Venus

By |2025-05-14T14:06:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) New research suggests vast surface features on Venus called coronae continue to be shaped by tectonic processes. Observations of these features from NASA’s Magellan mission include, clockwise from top left, Artemis Corona, Quetzalpetlatl Corona, Bahet Corona, and Fotla Corona.NASA/JPL-Caltech Using archival data from the [...]

Hubble Pinpoints Young Stars in Spiral Galaxy

By |2025-05-14T14:05:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

NASA Studies Reveal Hidden Secrets About Interiors of Moon, Vesta

By |2025-05-14T11:08:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept shows the Moon’s hot interior and volcanism about 2 to 3 billion years ago. It is thought that volcanic activity on the lunar near side (the side facing Earth) helped create a landscape dominated by vast plains called mare, which are [...]

Another First: NASA Webb Identifies Frozen Water in Young Star System

By |2025-05-14T11:00:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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Sols 4539-4540: Back After a Productive Weekend Plan

By |2025-05-13T21:29:00-04:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 1 min [...]

Sols 4536-4538: Dusty Martian Magnets

By |2025-05-13T20:49:00-04:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 2 min [...]

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