Nearby star photobombs portrait of a distant galaxy in new Hubble Telescope image
A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the Hubble Space Telescope’s line of sight.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won’t Hit Earth, But There May Be a Lunar Light Show
Although astronomers have ruled out a smash-up between Earth and an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 in the year 2032, the building-sized space rock still has a chance of hitting…
Viasat adds Telesat Lightspeed LEO connectivity to multi-orbit mix
Geostationary operator Viasat has signed a contract to use the low Earth orbit constellation Telesat plans to start deploying next year to help counter competition from SpaceX’s satellites in LEO.…
Signals from Space Symposium: Reading the future of U.S. space policy
This week we’re at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs where we’ll record an episode Monday through Thursday. Our guest today is Krystal Azelton, Senior Director of Program Planning at…
Sols 4502-4504: Sneaking Past Devil’s Gate
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…
Connected Learning Ecosystems: Educators Gather to Empower Learners and Themselves
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Connected Learning Ecosystems:… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 5 min read Connected Learning Ecosystems:…
Space Force reassigns GPS satellite launch from ULA to SpaceX
This marks the second time in recent months that the Space Force has reassigned a GPS launch from ULA to SpaceX. The post Space Force reassigns GPS satellite launch from…
A New Graduate Project Plans to Make Martian Water Drinkable
Mars exploration technology has seen a lot of recent successes. MOXIE successfully made oxygen from the atmosphere, while Ingenuity soared above the red planet 72 times. However, to date, no…
Gateway’s First Habitation Module Arrives Stateside
NASA/Josh Valcarcel From the mountains of Turin to the deserts of Arizona, a core element of Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station, is now one step closer to the Moon.…
Moon mission patch beamed onto rocket assembly building: Space photo of the day
NASA celebrated the release of its Artemis 2 crew patch by projecting the insignia’s art onto the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida.