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Senators unveil bipartisan bill to boost space cooperation with Indo-Pacific alliesIMAGE
spacenews.com• Jun 5, 2025• 1 min read
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to boost space cooperation with Indo-Pacific alliesSen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who sits on the Armed Services Committee, introduced the Quad Space Act The post Senators unveil bipartisan bill to boost space cooperation with Indo-Pacific allies appeared first on SpaceNews.
Hubble Captures Cotton Candy CloudsIMAGE
nasa.gov• Jun 4, 2025• 1 min read
Hubble Captures Cotton Candy CloudsThis NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling cloudscape from one of the Milky Way’s galactic neighbors, a dwarf galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. Located 160,000 light-years away in the constellations Dorado and Mensa, the Large Magellanic Cloud is the largest of the Milky Way’s many small satellite galaxies. This view of dusty gas clouds […]
NASA, ISRO Research Aboard Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to StationIMAGE
nasa.gov• Jun 4, 2025• 1 min read
NASA, ISRO Research Aboard Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to StationNASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) are collaborating to launch scientific investigations aboard Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. These studies include examining muscle regeneration, growth of sprouts and edible microalgae, survival of tiny aquatic organisms, and human interaction with electronic displays in microgravity. The mission is […]
3 Black Holes Caught Eating Massive Stars in NASA DataIMAGE
science.nasa.gov• Jun 4, 2025• 1 min read
3 Black Holes Caught Eating Massive Stars in NASA DataBlack holes are invisible to us unless they interact with something else. Some continuously eat gas and dust, and appear to glow brightly over time as matter falls in. But other black holes secretly lie in wait for years until a star comes close enough to snack on. Scientists have recently identified three supermassive black […]
Sols 4556-4558: It’s All in a Day’s (box)WorkIMAGE
science.nasa.gov• Jun 4, 2025• 1 min read
Sols 4556-4558: It’s All in a Day’s (box)WorkWritten by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday, May 30, 2025 When you are scheduled to participate in Science Operations for the rover’s weekend plan, you know it’s going to be a busy morning! Assembling the activities for Friday through Sunday (Sols 4556 through […]
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NASA Kennedy Digs Latest Robot TestIMAGE
nasa.gov• Jun 3, 2025• 1 min read
NASA Kennedy Digs Latest Robot TestNASA’s RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot) undergoes testing to extract simulated regolith, or the loose, fragmental material on the Moon’s surface, inside of the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations Lab at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 27. Ben Burdess, mechanical engineer at NASA Kennedy, observes RASSOR’s counterrotating drums digging […]
The Future of the Starship Program, Block 3 and MarsIMAGE
nasaspaceflight.com• May 30, 2025• 1 min read
The Future of the Starship Program, Block 3 and MarsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a talk to employees inside the Starfactory, laying out the… The post The Future of the Starship Program, Block 3 and Mars appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
How Do We Do Research in Zero Gravity? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 62IMAGE
nasa.gov• May 28, 2025• 1 min read
How Do We Do Research in Zero Gravity? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 62How do we do research in zero gravity? Actually when astronauts do experiments on the International Space Station, for instance, to environment on organisms, that environment is actually technically called microgravity. That is, things feel weightless, but we’re still under the influence of Earth’s gravity. Now, the very microgravity that we’re trying to study up […]
NASA Interns Conduct Aerospace Research in MicrogravityIMAGE
science.nasa.gov• May 27, 2025• 1 min read
NASA Interns Conduct Aerospace Research in MicrogravityThe NASA Science Activation program’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer Intern Program, hosted by the University of Texas Center for Space Research, continues to expand opportunities for high school students to engage in authentic spaceflight research. As part of the SEES Microgravity Research initiative, four interns were selected […]
The real Golden Dome opportunity – defense acquisition reformIMAGE
spacenews.com• May 27, 2025• 1 min read
The real Golden Dome opportunity – defense acquisition reformThe Golden Dome is ambitious, alluring and amorphous. Many defense pundits have asked “What exactly is Golden Dome?” They are right to ask. The system of systems that will bring […] The post The real Golden Dome opportunity – defense acquisition reform appeared first on SpaceNews.
Breathing Beyond Earth: A Reliable Oxygen Production Architecture for Human Space ExplorationIMAGE
nasa.gov• May 27, 2025• 1 min read
Breathing Beyond Earth: A Reliable Oxygen Production Architecture for Human Space ExplorationAlvaro Romero-CalvoGeorgia Tech Research Corporation The reliable and efficient operation of spacecraft life support systems is challenged in microgravity by the near absence of buoyancy. This impacts the electrolytic production of oxygen and hydrogen from water by forcing the adoption of complex multiphase flow management technologies. Still, water splitting plays an essential role in human […]
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Mars Roundtrip Success Enabled by Integrated Cooling through Inductively Coupled LED Emission (MaRS ICICLE)IMAGE
nasa.gov• May 27, 2025• 1 min read
Mars Roundtrip Success Enabled by Integrated Cooling through Inductively Coupled LED Emission (MaRS ICICLE)Aaswath Pattabhi RamanUniversity of California, Los Angeles Exploration of Mars has captivated the public in recent decades with high-profile robotic missions and the images they have acquired seeding our collective imagination. NASA is actively planning for human exploration of Mars and laid out some of the key capabilities that must be developed to execute successful, […]
Preflight FlowerIMAGE
nasa.gov• May 22, 2025• 1 min read
Preflight FlowerA NASA photographer took this picture of a flower called Borshchov’s tulip near the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 7, 2025, ahead of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky launching to the International Space Station. The flower is unique to Kazakhstan, attracting many to study […]
Navigate revisions to laws on hazardous chemicals in the EUIMAGE
esa.int• May 22, 2025• 1 min read
Navigate revisions to laws on hazardous chemicals in the EUChanges to regulations and processes will introduce new restrictions on the use of hazardous chemicals in the EU. These could impact space programmes, the space sector and its supply chains – PFAS, chromates and the REACH revision take centre stage. Register for ESA’s free workshop on 17 June providing clarification on these changes and join us for a panel discussion.
Satellites take frontline role in maritime securityIMAGE
spacenews.com• May 21, 2025• 1 min read
Satellites take frontline role in maritime security'In maritime domain awareness, timeliness is often the deciding factor between actionable insight and stale data' The post Satellites take frontline role in maritime security appeared first on SpaceNews.
Balancing progress and partnership: evaluating the Space Force’s new personnel lawsIMAGE
spacenews.com• May 21, 2025• 1 min read
Balancing progress and partnership: evaluating the Space Force’s new personnel lawsThe United States Space Force, America’s newest military branch, executes its mission with roughly 9,400 military personnel and an additional 5,000 civilian employees. This is a fraction of the size […] The post Balancing progress and partnership: evaluating the Space Force’s new personnel laws appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Sunset on MarsIMAGE
nasa.gov• May 20, 2025• 1 min read
Sunset on MarsNASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars 20 years ago. In this image, the bluish glow in the sky above the Sun would be visible to us if we were there, but an artifact of the panoramic camera’s infrared imaging capabilities […]
A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine TestingIMAGE
nasa.gov• May 19, 2025• 1 min read
A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine TestingThe numbers are notable – 34 years of testing space shuttle main engines at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 3,244 individual tests, more than 820,000 seconds (totaling more than nine days) of cumulative hot fire. The story behind the numbers is unforgettable. “It is hard to describe the full impact of […]
House hearing on asteroid threats also takes up budget threatsIMAGE
spacenews.com• May 16, 2025• 1 min read
House hearing on asteroid threats also takes up budget threatsA House hearing about how NASA is dealing with the threat posed by asteroid impacts turned into a discussion about impacts of budget cuts. The post House hearing on asteroid threats also takes up budget threats appeared first on SpaceNews.