NASA History News and Notes–Spring 2025
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The NASA History Office brings you the new Spring 2025 issue of NASA History News & Notes reflecting on…
Sun unleashes powerful M5.6 solar flare and Earth is in the firing line — are auroras incoming?
After last week’s explosive X-flare, sunspot AR4046 is at it again! Could this latest eruption bring stormy space weather to Earth?
China launches internet technology test satellites with Long March 2D
China conducted a new launch for a nebulous series of internet technology test satellites early Tuesday. The post China launches internet technology test satellites with Long March 2D appeared first…
2 decades of Hubble Space Telescope data track changing seasons on Uranus
An analysis of two decades of data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex atmospheric changes on Uranus, including the effects of the sun’s radiation…
Earth Bacteria Could Survive on the Moon for Decades
Could microbes survive in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) of the Moon? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to address…
Sampling the Plumes of Jupiter’s Volcano Moon, Io
What can a sample return mission from Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) formation and evolution? This is what a recent study presented at the…
Discovery Alert: Four Little Planets, One Big Step
Explore This Section Exoplanets Home Exoplanets Overview Exoplanets Facts Types of Exoplanets Stars What is the Universe Search for Life The Big Questions Are We Alone? Can We Find Life?…
Sols 4495-4497: Yawn, Perched, and Rollin’
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…
SpaceX launches Fram2 private astronaut mission
SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft March 31 on a private astronaut mission that is the first crewed spaceflight to pass over the poles. The post SpaceX launches Fram2 private…
SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on historic spaceflight over Earth’s poles
SpaceX launched the Fram2 astronaut mission today (March 31), the first-ever crewed spaceflight to orbit Earth over its poles.