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NASA-Assisted Scientists Get Bird’s-Eye View of Population Status NASA · 25 Jun 2025 NASA satellite data and citizen science observations combine for new findings on bird populations.
What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18) NASA · 25 Jun 2025 What are asteroids? Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets.” These space rocks were left behind after our solar system formed about 4.6...
John Casani, Former Manager of Multiple NASA Missions, Dies NASA · 25 Jun 2025 During his work on several historic missions, Casani rose through a series of technical and management positions, making an indelible mark on the nation’s space program. John R. Casani, a visionary engineer who served a...
Meet Rob Navias: Public Affairs Officer and Mission Commentator NASA · 25 Jun 2025 Editor’s note: This interview was conducted in October 2023. As the International Space Station approaches 25 years of continuous human presence on Nov. 2, 2025, it is a meaningful moment to recognize those who have been...
Isar Aerospace raises 150 million euros SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2025 German launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace has raised 150 million euros ($174 million) in the form of a convertible bond from an American investor.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 25 Jun 2025 The mission comes as SpaceX continues to ferry four astronauts to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 4, which launched in the predawn hours. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at 3:03 p.m. EDT (1903 UT...
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scours Mars for Science NASA · 25 Jun 2025 In addition to drilling rock core samples, the science team has been grinding its way into rocks to make sense of the scientific evidence hiding just below the surface. On June 3, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover ground do...
Alien Ocean NASA · 25 Jun 2025 Could a liquid water ocean beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa have the ingredients to support life? Here’s how NASA’s mission to Europa would find out.
Buoyant Rover for Under Ice Exploration NASA · 25 Jun 2025 Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are developing the Buoyant Rover for Under-Ice Exploration, a technology that could one day explore oceans under the ice layers of planetary bodies. The prototype was teste...
Europa: Ocean World NASA · 25 Jun 2025 Scientists think there is an ocean within Jupiter’s moon Europa. NASA-JPL astrobiologist Kevin Hand explains why scientists are so excited about the potential of this ice-covered world to answer one of humanity’s most pr...
Alien Ocean NASA · 25 Jun 2025 Explore This Section Science Europa Clipper Alien Ocean Europa Clipper Home Mission Overview Facts History Timeline Science Goals Team Spacecraft Meet Europa Clipper Instruments Assembly Vault Plate Message in a Bottle N...
Reddish Bands on Europa NASA · 25 Jun 2025 This colorized image of Europa is a product of clear-filter grayscale data from one orbit of NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, combined with lower-resolution color data taken on a different orbit. The blue-white terrains indica...
Europa’s Stunning Surface NASA · 25 Jun 2025 The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view, made from images taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s. This is the color view of Europa fro...
Source Region for Possible Europa Plumes NASA · 25 Jun 2025 This reprojection of the official USGS Europa basemap is centered at the estimated source region for potential plumes that might have been detected using the Hubble Space Telescope. The view is centered at -65 degrees la...
3-D Cilix Crater on Europa NASA · 25 Jun 2025 This view of Cilix impact crater on Europa was created in 2013 using 3-D stereo images taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, combined with advanced image processing techniques. The crater has a diameter of about 11 miles (...
Cracks and Ridges on Europa NASA · 25 Jun 2025 This enhanced color image shows cracks and ridges on Europa’s surface that reveal a detailed geologic history. Some ridges, such as the prominent one at top right, develop into long, arc-shaped “cycloids” that may be rel...
Pole-to-Pole View of Europa NASA · 25 Jun 2025 This view of Jupiter’s moon Europa features several regional-resolution mosaics overlaid on a lower resolution global view for context. The regional views were obtained during several different flybys of the moon by NASA...
Webb finds evidence of a lightweight planet around TWA 7 ESA · 25 Jun 2025 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured compelling evidence of a planet with a mass similar to Saturn orbiting the young nearby star TWA 7.
Lux Aeterna emerges from stealth with funds for fully reusable satellite platform SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2025 Lux Aeterna has emerged from stealth with $4 million in pre-seed funding to develop a fully reusable satellite slated to launch in 2027, equipped with a heat shield and parachute for safe atmospheric reentry and landing.
The beginning of Ignis Mission ESA · 25 Jun 2025 These are the highlights of the launch on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) of ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland to the International Space Station. The mission is called Ignis.
Maxar launches intelligence service focused on ‘persistent monitoring’ SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2025 The company developed an AI analytics platform that aggregates data from Maxar's own satellites as well as partner constellations
First Rubin Observatory images released amid concerns about budget cuts SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2025 A celebration of the long-awaited first images from a major new observatory is overshadowed by proposed severe budget cuts at the NSF.
Commercial crew blasts off on privately-funded space station research mission Spaceflight Now · 25 Jun 2025 Strapped into a new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule making its maiden flight, Whitson, test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, European Space Agency astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and Hungarian engineer Tibor...
First sea-level records for coastal community protection ESA · 25 Jun 2025 While satellites have revolutionised our ability to measure sea level with remarkable precision, their data becomes less reliable near coasts – where accurate information is most urgently needed. To address this critical...
ESA’s LEO-PNT satellites set to launch by end of year ESA · 25 Jun 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) confirms the launch of the first two LEO-PNT satellites is planned from second half of December 2025, on a Rocket Lab Electron launcher vehicle, from New Zealand. The LEO-PNT in-orbit demo...
Axiom-4 Lifts Off At Last SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Jun 2025 After almost a month in quarantine and two weeks after their scheduled launch, the four-person Axiom-4 private astronaut mission lifted off this morning enroute to the International Space Station. Weather
Isar Aerospace Raises €150M Through Convertible Bond Agreement European Spaceflight · 25 Jun 2025 German launch services company Isar Aerospace has secured €150 million through a convertible bond agreement with Miami-based Eldridge Industries. Isar Aerospace conducted the inigural flight of its two-stage, 28-metre-ta...
Liftoff of Axiom Mission 4 ESA · 25 Jun 2025 The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew lifts off to the International Space Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from launchpad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on 25 June at 02:31 EDT, local time (07:31 BST...
Fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission launched to ISS SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2025 SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station June 25 after weeks of delays.
NASA to Welcome Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station NASA · 25 Jun 2025 As part of NASA’s efforts to expand access to space, four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of the fourth all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Dragon sp...
Sullivan, Cramer Introduce Golden Dome Act SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Jun 2025 A group of Senate Republicans led by Alaska’s Dan Sullivan and North Dakota’s Kevin Cramer introduced the Golden Dome Act today to authorize President Trump’s new missile defense shield. Indiana’s
A strategy for peaceful Golden Dome development SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2025 President Trump’s recent bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites marks a major turning point in the maintenance of global security. With war again erupting in the Middle East, the United States […]
Lynk Global’s SPAC merger on the rocks SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2025 Slam Corp, the shell company founded by former MLB player Alex Rodriguez, is suing Lynk Global to stop the direct-to-smartphone satellite operator from walking away from their long-delayed merger.
NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 4 Launch, Arrival at Station NASA · 24 Jun 2025 NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 2:31 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 25, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. The mission will lift off from Launch...
NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman NASA · 24 Jun 2025 NASA astronaut Zena Cardman [link to her bio] inspects her spacesuit’s wrist mirror in this portrait taken at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 22, 2024. Cardman will launch to the International Space Stati...
NICER Status Updates NASA · 24 Jun 2025 June 24, 2025 NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, has paused observations due to a problem with one of the motors that drives its ability to t...
Live or Fly a Plane in California? Help NASA Measure Ozone Pollution! NASA · 24 Jun 2025 Ozone high in the stratosphere protects us from the Sun’s ultraviolet light. But ozone near the ground is a pollutant that harms people and plants. The San Joaquin Valley has some of the most polluted air in the country,...
Launch Roundup: Launch manifest remains busy as 2025’s halfway point approaches NASASpaceflight · 24 Jun 2025 With summer and winter for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres now in full swing, the…
North Atlantic’s volcanic secrets – it’s all about being thin ESA · 24 Jun 2025 Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological history.
North Atlantic’s volcanic secrets – it’s about being thin ESA · 24 Jun 2025 Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological history.

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