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Looking Forward to the Moon NASA · 30 Jul 2025 On May 8, 2022, NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems’ Program Manager Shawn Quinn captured this crop of a full frame image of the Hadley–Apennine region of Earth’s Moon including the Apollo 15 landing site (very near the ed...
A troubling shift in Europe’s forest carbon balance ESA · 30 Jul 2025 Europe’s forests play a crucial role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but research led by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has found their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide has declined in t...
Laine Havens: Melding Science and Storytelling NASA · 30 Jul 2025 Science Communication Intern – Goddard Space Flight Center Laine Havens — now a senior at Cornell University and three-time NASA intern — grew up with a deep curiosity about how the universe works and a family that encou...
Joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite launches from India NASASpaceflight · 30 Jul 2025 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite…
Joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite ready to launch from India NASASpaceflight · 30 Jul 2025 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar…
Mapping for the Moon ESA · 30 Jul 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Greenland subglacial flood bursts through ice sheet surface ESA · 30 Jul 2025 Using data from several Earth-observing satellites, including ESA’s CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions, scientists have discovered that a huge flood beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet surged upwar...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4614-4615: Driving Along the Boxwork NASA · 30 Jul 2025 Written by Conor Hayes, Graduate Student at York University Earth planning date: Monday, July 28, 2025 Today was a pretty straightforward day of planning. Our drive over the weekend completed successfully, and we quickly...
Spheres in the Sand NASA · 29 Jul 2025 Written by Andrew Shumway, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Washington It is not common for a rover to spot nearly perfect spheres in the soil beneath its wheels. Over two decades ago, the Opportunity rover f...
NASA Selects Firefly for New Artemis Science, Tech Delivery to Moon NASA · 29 Jul 2025 NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, $176.7 million to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiat...
The Final Two Block 2 Ships leave Mega Bay 2 for Testing NASASpaceflight · 29 Jul 2025 Following the loss of Ship 36 during its static fire test campaign at Masseys on…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 29 Jul 2025 The Starlink 10-29 mission will add another 28 satellites into the low Earth orbit megaconstellation. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:37 p.m. EDT (0337 UTC).
Adam and Hirsa Present Research on the Ring-Sheared Drop NASA · 29 Jul 2025 Researchers across Space Biology and Physical Sciences come together for a special presentation at the May PSI Users Group. The Ring-Sheared Drop (RSD) is a Microgravity Science Glovebox experiment that launched in July...
How Pangea Aerospace is reshaping rocket propulsion by reigniting the aerospike design NASASpaceflight · 29 Jul 2025 The Spanish and French company Pangea Aerospace is positioning itself as a go-to propulsion company…
NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Designs NASA · 29 Jul 2025 As the aviation industry works to design air taxis and other new electric aircraft, there’s a growing need to understand how the materials behave. That’s why NASA is investigating potential air taxi materials and designs...
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, First to Sequence DNA in Space, Retires NASA · 29 Jul 2025 NASA astronaut and microbiologist Kate Rubins retired Monday after 16 years with the agency. During her time with NASA, Rubins completed two long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station, logging 300 days...
Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission ESA · 29 Jul 2025 This beautiful view of Earth was captured by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski during the Ignis mission aboard the International Space Station.
Moon timelapse from the ISS during Ignis mission ESA · 29 Jul 2025 This stunning time-lapse of the Moon was captured by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from the International Space Station during the Ignis mission. Sławosz was launched to the ISS aboard the Dragon spac...
Sławosz operating MELFI during Ignis mission ESA · 29 Jul 2025 ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski operates one of ESA’s space freezers, known as MELFI (Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS), during his stay aboard the International Space Station. The Europea...
ASI Awards New Lunar Habitat Contract to Thales Alenia Space European Spaceflight · 29 Jul 2025 The Italian Space Agency has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract for the preliminary design of its Multi-Purpose Habitat, which will serve as a base for astronauts on the lunar surface. The 25 July announcement includ...
Mystery Raptors spotted arriving at McGregor NASASpaceflight · 29 Jul 2025 A curious delivery caught the eyes of NSF’s cameras at SpaceX’s McGregor test site in…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4611-4613: Scenic Overlook NASA · 29 Jul 2025 Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, July 25, 2025 A 23-meter drive (about 75 feet) brought Curiosity to today’s planned “look-about” spot. The highl...
Join Second Lady Usha Vance as She Reads to Children at NASA Johnson NASA · 28 Jul 2025 As part of her Summer Reading Challenge, Second Lady Usha Vance will host an event for children in grades K-8 on Monday, Aug. 4, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Media are invited. NASA astronaut Suni Williams...
Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Crew-11 to ISS; ISRO and NASA launch new SAR satellite NASASpaceflight · 28 Jul 2025 With 10 launches scheduled from around the world, this week’s launch manifest is among the…
Ames Exchange Lodging Info NASA · 28 Jul 2025 On-Site Lodging at Ames The Exchange at Ames operates a variety of lodging options, right on center. If you’re visiting Ames for an extended period, you’ll need lodging that’s in the area, and affordable. This article wi...
Silicon Valley Event Center – Parking Information NASA · 28 Jul 2025 Where to Park at the Event Center We have event spaces in multiple buildings. See below for details. At the main Event Center in building 3, at the front of the building (East side) there is a large lot with standard and...
NASA Silicon Valley Event Center – Calendar of Events NASA · 28 Jul 2025 Upcoming Events for the Public Check below for upcoming events that are open to the public being held at the Event Center SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Visiting the NASA Silicon Valley Event Center NASA · 28 Jul 2025 Visiting the Event Center Due to the nature of being a NASA facility, there are some special considerations that must be taken into account. Traveling To & FromThe Event Center is located on the publicly accessible side...
NASA Selects Human Space Flight Technical Integration Contractor NASA · 28 Jul 2025 NASA has selected Barrios Technology, LLC, in Houston to provide technical integration services for the agency’s human space flight programs. The Mission Technical Integration Contract is a cost-plus-award-fee and cost-p...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4609–4610: Recharged and Ready To Roll Onwards NASA · 28 Jul 2025 Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, Planetary Geologist at University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 For today’s planning, we were in the same workspace as the Monday plan — on purpose!...
2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge NASA · 28 Jul 2025 Join the 2025 NASA International Space Apps Challenge: Learn, Launch, Lead On October 4–5, 2025, NASA—along with 14 international space agency partners—invites scientists, engineers, coders, designers, storytellers, and...
OSDR Chats with Begum Mathyk NASA · 28 Jul 2025 OSDR Chats: Dr Begum Mathyk Presents Latest Research in this OSDR-Enabled Publication Welcome to “OSDR Chats,” an interview series featuring authors of publications that were enabled by the Open Science Data Repository (...
NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Design and Certification NASA · 28 Jul 2025 As the aviation industry works to develop new air taxis and other electric aircraft made from innovative, lightweight materials, there’s a growing need to understand how those materials behave under impact. That’s why NA...
Hubble Spies Swirling Spiral NASA · 28 Jul 2025 The swirling spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 3285B, which resides 137 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra (the Water Snake). Hydra has the largest area of the 88 constel...
VV27 road to liftoff ESA · 28 Jul 2025 Highlights and liftoff of Vega-C flight VV27 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 23:03 local time on 25 July (03:03 BST/04:03 CEST on 26 July).
A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology Ars Technica · 28 Jul 2025 "Testing this tech will be helpful for navigation in contested environments."
Live coverage: SpaceX to perform a static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the Crew-11 launch Spaceflight Now · 28 Jul 2025 The test will follow the conclusion of a launch day rehearsal with the astronauts and cosmonaut in the loop, referred to as a dry dress rehearsal. The Crew-11 launch is scheduled for Thursday, July 31 at 12:09 p.m. EDT (...
Europe’s new carbon-monitoring mission launches on Vega-C ESA · 28 Jul 2025 The MicroCarb mission, led by the French space agency CNES, will monitor carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to help identify the world’s main sources and sinks of this important greenhouse gas. Launched on 25 July on a Veg...
Melissa John Champions Environmental Stewardship at White Sands NASA · 28 Jul 2025 For Melissa John, protecting the environment is her way of contributing to space exploration while preserving the Earth we call home. As the sustainability program lead at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces,...
What’s Happening in Space Policy July 27-August 2, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Jul 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of July 27-August 2, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this

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