Recent Space News:
NASA, SpaceX to launch SPHEREx observatory and PUNCH heliophysics mission from California.
SpaceX and NASA are set for the launch of the agency's newest space telescope and… The post NASA, SpaceX to launch SPHEREx observatory and PUNCH heliophysics mission from California appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Read the article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/spherex-punch-launch/
Source: NASASpaceflight
Published on March 8, 2025, 9:04 p.m.
Hubble Unveils a Glittering View of Sh2-284.
A tiny fraction of the stellar nursery known as Sh2-284 is visible in this glittering, star-filled NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. This immense region of gas and dust is the birthing place of stars, which shine among the clouds. Bright clusters of newborn stars glow pink in infrared light, and clouds of gas and dust, […]
Read the article: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-unveils-a-glittering-view-of-sh2-284/
Source: NASA
Published on March 8, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Hubble Jams With A Cosmic Guitar.
Arp 105 is a dazzling ongoing merger between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy drawn together by gravity, characterized by a long, drawn out tidal tail of stars and gas more than 362,000 light-years long. The immense tail, which extends beyond this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, was pulled from the two galaxies […]
Read the article: https://science.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/hubble-jams-with-a-cosmic-guitar/
Source: NASA
Published on March 8, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Hubble Spies a Spectacular Starburst Galaxy.
Sweeping spiral arms extend from NGC 4536, littered with bright blue clusters of star formation and red clumps of hydrogen gas shining among dark lanes of dust. The galaxy's shape may seem a little unusual, and that's because it's what's known as an “intermediate galaxy”: not quite a barred spiral, but not exactly an unbarred […]
Read the article: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-spies-a-spectacular-starburst-galaxy/
Source: NASA
Published on March 8, 2025, 4 p.m.
Hubble Examines Stars Ensconced in a Cocoon of Gas.
An open cluster of stars shines through misty, cocoon-like gas clouds in this Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 460. NGC 460 is located in a region of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. This particular region contains a number of young star clusters and nebulae of different sizes […]
Read the article: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-examines-stars-ensconced-in-a-cocoon-of-gas/
Source: NASA
Published on March 8, 2025, 4 p.m.
Fuel leak blamed for Falcon 9 booster loss after landing.
A Falcon 9 booster that was destroyed after landing March 2 suffered a fuel leak during its flight that triggered a fire. The post Fuel leak blamed for Falcon 9 booster loss after landing appeared first on SpaceNews.
Read the article: https://spacenews.com/fuel-leak-blamed-for-falcon-9-booster-loss-after-landing/
Source: SpaceNews
Published on March 8, 2025, 3:40 p.m.
X-37B Back Home from 7th Mission.
DOD's X-37B spaceplane is back on Earth tonight after 434 days in space. The Boeing-built vehicle landed at 2:22 am ET this morning at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, a […]
Read the article: https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/x-37b-back-home-from-7th-mission/
Source: SpacePolicyOnline.com
Published on March 8, 2025, 3:55 a.m.
NASA officials undermine Musk's claims about ‘stranded' astronauts.
"We were looking at this before some of those statements were made by the President."
Read the article: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/nasa-officials-undermine-musks-claims-about-stranded-astronauts/
Source: Arstechnica
Published on March 8, 2025, 2:03 a.m.
Space Development Agency's satellite program pushes launch timeline.
The PWSA Tranche 1 launch campaign is now anticipated to begin in late summer 2025 The post Space Development Agency's satellite program pushes launch timeline appeared first on SpaceNews.
Read the article: https://spacenews.com/space-development-agencys-satellite-program-pushes-launch-timeline/
Source: SpaceNews
Published on March 7, 2025, 11:54 p.m.
Recent Space Blogs:
Station Swaps Commanders and Keeps Up Research Before Crew Swap.
Expedition 72 changed commanders today as a new crew prepares to launch to the International Space Station and four orbital residents get ready to return to Earth. Meanwhile, human research, fluid physics, and spacesuits wrapped up the end of the week aboard the orbital outpost.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/07/station-swaps-commanders-and-keeps-up-research-before-crew-swap/
Source: NASA
Published on March 7, 2025, 7:28 p.m.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Arrival Now at 3 p.m. EST.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members now are expected to arrive no earlier than 3 p.m. EST at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will carry NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, to […]
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2025/03/07/nasas-spacex-crew-10-arrival-now-at-3-p-m-est/
Source: NASA
Published on March 7, 2025, 5:12 p.m.
Station Preps for Command Change, Conducts Heart and Bone Research.
The Expedition 72 crew will change commanders on Friday as four crewmates prepare for their return to Earth. Meanwhile, the International Space Station residents continued their ongoing human research activities while unpacking supplies from a new cargo craft.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/06/station-preps-for-command-change-conducts-heart-and-bone-research/
Source: NASA
Published on March 6, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Crew Works Vein Scans and Muscle Stimulation Prior to Upcoming Departure.
Vein scans and muscle stimulation were the primary research activities aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday to learn how to keep crews healthy in space. The Expedition 72 crewmates also continued preparing for an upcoming crew departure while unpacking a cargo craft.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/05/crew-works-vein-scans-and-muscle-stimulation-prior-to-upcoming-departure/
Source: NASA
Published on March 5, 2025, 3:59 p.m.
Departing Crew Talks to Journalists, Keeps Up Human Research and Lab Maintenance.
Crew departure preparations and cargo unloading topped the scheduled for the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The orbital residents also kept up their human research activities ensuring crews stay healthy while living in space.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/04/departing-crew-talks-to-journalists-keeps-up-human-research-and-lab-maintenance/
Source: NASA
Published on March 4, 2025, 5:58 p.m.
Metal 3D Printing and Heart Health Kicks Off March on Station.
Metal 3D printing and cardiovascular health kicked off the research schedule at the beginning of the week for the Expedition 72 crew. Crew arrival preparations are also underway at the International Space Station as a new cargo craft is being unloaded.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/03/metal-3d-printing-and-heart-health-kicks-off-march-on-station/
Source: NASA
Published on March 3, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Progress Cargo Craft Docks to Station Resupplying Crew.
The unpiloted Progress 91 spacecraft arrived at the aft port of the orbiting laboratory’s Zvezda Service module at 6:02 p.m. EST, March 1. The spacecraft launched at 4:24 p.m. EST (2:24 a.m. Baikonur time) Feb. 27, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/01/progress-cargo-craft-docks-to-station-resupplying-crew/
Source: NASA
Published on March 1, 2025, 11:09 p.m.
Crew Studies Space Exercise While Waiting for Saturday Delivery.
Exercise research and muscle stimulation were the main research topics aboard the International Space Station on Friday to keep crews fit in weightlessness and in the confinement of a spacecraft. The Expedition 72 crew also prepared for Saturday’s arrival of a cargo mission while working on spacesuit maintenance and housekeeping duties.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/02/28/crew-studies-space-exercise-while-waiting-for-saturday-delivery/
Source: NASA
Published on Feb. 28, 2025, 5:32 p.m.
Progress Cargo Mission Lifts Off to Station for Saturday Arrival.
The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 91 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 4:24 p.m. EST (2:24 a.m. Baikonur time) Feb. 27, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/02/27/progress-cargo-mission-lifts-off-to-station-for-saturday-arrival/
Source: NASA
Published on Feb. 27, 2025, 9:31 p.m.