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NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission
In this artist’s concept, the ocean-observing satellite Sentinel-6B orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Sentinel-6B,
Prebiotic Chemistry Insights for Dragonfly: Thermodynamics of Amino Acid Synthesis in Selk Crater on Titan
Heat maps of amino acid percent yields at 0 ºC relative to the starting HCN inventory with 1% and 30% survival factors of initial organic inventory. Columns correspond to varying
What A Martian Ice Age Left Behind
Earth isn’t the only planet to go through ice ages. A handful have hit our home planet in the last 2.5 billion years, with the most recent – which peaked
HARPS-N, TESS, and CHEOPS Discover A Transiting Sub-Neptune And Two Outer Companions Around The Bright Solar Analogue HD 85426
Photometric 2-minute cadence PDCSAP time series of TIC 4897275 (HD 85426) in TESS sectors 21 (top panel) and 48 (bottom panel) are shown in grey, with 30-minute binned data overlaid
CoronaGraph Instrument Reference stars for Exoplanets (CorGI-REx) I. Preliminary Vetting and Implications for the Roman Coronagraph and Habitable Worlds Observatory
Primary (circles, ≤ 2 mas) and reserve (triangles, 5 mas) candidate reference stars plotted in ecliptic coordinates in epoch J2027 and equinox 2027 with colors indicating rankings. The CVZs are
Mapping Dark Matter
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, CXC This image released on June 30, 2025, combines data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to visualize dark matter. Researchers
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Virgin Galactic is deep into development of its new Delta Class suborbital space planes, with both research and private astronaut flights expected to commence in the fall of 2026. Virgin
TAMPA, Fla. — Japanese water propulsion startup Pale Blue is exploring jointly developing systems with Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, after the satellite maker joined the University of Tokyo spin-off’s $10 million
SALT LAKE CITY –The head of NASA’s science directorate said the agency remains committed to using small satellites to carry out a variety of missions, although those plans face uncertain
This week SpaceNews is at the SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Tom Walkinshaw, founder and
A total solar eclipse will sweep over parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland on Aug. 12, 2026, offering millions a chance to witness one of nature’s greatest spectacles. As the
Left: Gigantic Jet Event from the International Space Station, taken by NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers. (Credit: Ayers) Right: Sprite event appearing over a lightning strike, seen from space. This photo
NASA Astrobiology Update 20 August 2025 The Astrobiology Program is hosting a virtual NASA Astrobiology Update on Wednesday, August 20th, from 2 – 5pm ET. This Update will focus on
A stunning new image of a cosmic jet has helped astronomers unlock the mystery behind the unusually bright emission of high-energy gamma rays and neutrinos from a peculiar celestial object.
A new theoretical study by University of Virginia astrophysicist Jonathan Tan, a research professor with the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Astronomy, proposes a comprehensive
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