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- May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets? NASA · 1 May 2025 Astronomers have been trying to discover evidence that worlds exist around stars other than our Sun since the 19th century. By the mid-1990s, technology finally caught up with the desire for discovery and led to the firs...
- Sols 4525-4526: The Day After Groundhog Day (Between Ghost Mountain and Texoli, Headed South) NASA · 1 May 2025 Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Monday, April 28, 2025 Curiosity is back on the road! For sols 4525 and 4526, we have an isolated nominal plan in which th...
- Chinese Space Station Crew Home After Weather Delay SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Apr 2025 China’s Shenzhou-19 space station crew landed in Inner Mongolia early this morning Eastern Daylight Time, about a day later than planned because of bad weather at the landing site. Their
- NASA STEM Programs Ignite Curiosity Beyond the Classroom NASA · 30 Apr 2025 When curiosity takes flight, learning knows no bounds. The impact of supporting STEM education extends far beyond the classroom, shaping the future of innovation and exploration. NASA Engages is the agency’s outreach web...
- Juno reveals Io’s inner structure and volcanic activity; investigates north pole cyclones NASASpaceflight · 30 Apr 2025 New data from NASA’s Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has provided…
- Waltz defends ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield amid partisan divide SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 President Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz said Golden Dome will remain a top administration priority.
- Saxophone in Space NASA · 30 Apr 2025 In this photo taken on Feb. 8, 1984, NASA astronaut Ronald E. McNair plays his saxophone while off-duty during the STS-41B mission. He and fellow crew members Vance D. Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Robert L. Stewart, and Bruc...
- The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Some Dark Origins NASA · 30 Apr 2025 Did you know some of the brightest sources of light in the sky come from the regions around black holes in the centers of galaxies? It sounds a little contradictory, but it’s true! They may not look bright to our eyes, b...
- NASA investigating problem with Psyche electric thrusters SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 NASA is investigating a problem with the electric propulsion system on its Psyche asteroid spacecraft, but an agency official said it is not currently a major concern.
- NASA, International Astronauts to Connect with Students in Texas NASA · 30 Apr 2025 NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Oishi will answer prerecorded questions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from students in Mansfield, Texa...
- ¿Qué es una caminata espacial? (Grados 5.o a 8.o) NASA · 30 Apr 2025 Este artículo es para estudiantes de 5.o a 8.o grado. Cada vez que un astronauta sale de un vehículo espacial, se dice que hace una actividad extravehicular (EVA, por sus siglas en inglés). A esto también se le llama cam...
- U.S. Senate Commerce Committee advances Isaacman’s nomination for NASA administrator to full Senate Spaceflight Now · 30 Apr 2025 The vote in front of the full Senate has yet to be scheduled. The committee was largely split along party lines, but the vote passed with bipartisan support.
- NASA Completes Kuiper Deconstruction, Plans for Display NASA · 30 Apr 2025 The planned deconstruction, disposal, and preservation of historic parts of NASA’s decommissioned Kuiper Airborne Observatory is complete. Part of the airborne astronomy legacy of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Californi...
- After his support for Artemis, Senate committee advances Isaacman nomination Ars Technica · 30 Apr 2025 "I believe pursuing both lunar and Martian objectives is not inherently cost-prohibitive."
- Isaacman Nomination Clears Senate Commerce Committee SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Apr 2025 President Trump’s nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator was approved by committee this morning by a vote of 19-9. All Republicans and four Democrats voted in
- Senate Commerce Committee advances Isaacman nomination to lead NASA SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 The Senate Commerce Committee voted April 30 to advance Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA administrator to the full Senate, bringing him one step from confirmation.
- Novaspace Forecasts Global Space Exploration Investment to Reach $31 Billion by 2034 SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 New report highlights Lunar exploration and Mars sample return missions as key drivers of expansion. Paris, FR – April 23, 2025 – Novaspace announces the release of its latest market […]
- Defense-focused space startup True Anomaly raises $260 million SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 The Colorado-based company announced April 30 that it closed a Series C round that combines equity and debt financing.
- NASA Kicks Off Biological Research Aboard Space Station NASA · 30 Apr 2025 Crew members are kicking off operations for several biological experiments that recently launched to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. These include examining...
- If European leaders want to beef up defense in space, they should look to the Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 At the risk of understating the case, Europe has been shaken by recent geopolitical events. ‘Great power politics’ is back, and Europe faces the very real risk of becoming a […]
- Vega launches Biomass satellite SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 A Vega C rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite for the European Space Agency, a mission officials said was also a demonstration of European space sovereignty.
- DLR Wraps Up Qualification of Key Callisto Rocket Element European Spaceflight · 30 Apr 2025 The German aerospace agency DLR has announced that it has completed the qualification campaign for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator’s “Top Block.” This section of the rocket houses several key systems, including...
- Vega-C takes Biomass to the sky ESA · 30 Apr 2025 ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).
- China is making stainless steel tanks for its future super heavy-lift rockets SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 A Chinese state-owned rocket maker is making progress in producing large diameter stainless steel tanks for its next-generation launch vehicles.
- China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 China’s three Shenzhou-19 mission astronauts are safely back on the ground following a six-month-mission aboard the Tiangong space station.
- Sols 4522-4524: Up on the Roof NASA · 30 Apr 2025 Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, April 25, 2025 On Sols 4520 and 4521, Curiosity was supposed to study layered rocks in its workspace, then drive...
- Space Force embraces commercial tech in major overhaul of surveillance satellite program SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2025 New acquisition strategy opens door to broader industry participation and foreign sales
- Amazon’s Project Kuiper partners with L3Harris to develop military communication solutions SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2025 L3Harris’ Sam Mehta: ‘We can actually get in on the ground floor and help influence some of the requirements since they’re at the beginning of their launch cycle’
- HASC Approves Reconciliation Package with $25 Billion for Golden Dome SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Apr 2025 The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved the reconciliation package it crafted with the Senate Armed Services Committee to spend an additional $150 billion on defense through FY2034. It is
- Launch Roundup: Starlink missions fill launch manifest, Biomass and Alpha launch NASASpaceflight · 29 Apr 2025 This week’s schedule includes up to six Starlink launches from Florida and California. Arianespace launched…
- FCC opens new battlefront in satellite power struggle SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2025 The FCC unanimously voted April 28 to review its satellite spectrum sharing rules, opening a new front in the power struggle between legacy operators in geosynchronous orbit and non-GSO upstarts.
- How to Contribute to Citizen Science with NASA NASA · 29 Apr 2025 A cell phone, a computer—and your curiosity—is all you need to become a NASA citizen scientist and contribute to projects about Earth, the solar system, and beyond. Science is built from small grains of sand, and you can...
- Robots, Rovers, and Regolith: NASA Brings Exploration to FIRST Robotics 2025 NASA · 29 Apr 2025 What does the future of space exploration look like? At the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, NASA gave student robotics teams and industry leaders a first-hand look—complete with lunar rovers, robotic a...
- NASA Advances Precision Landing Technology with Field Test at Kennedy NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Landing on the Moon is not easy, particularly when a crew or spacecraft must meet exacting requirements. For Artemis missions to the lunar surface, those requirements include an ability to land within an area about as wi...
- Hubble Spots a Squid in the Whale NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Today’s rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). Th...
- Biomass launch highlights ESA · 29 Apr 2025 ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).
- NASA’s Juno Mission Gets Under Jupiter’s and Io’s Surface NASA · 29 Apr 2025 New data from the agency’s Jovian orbiter sheds light on the fierce winds and cyclones of the gas giant’s northern reaches and volcanic action on its fiery moon. NASA’s Juno mission has gathered new findings after peerin...
- NASA’s Lunar Drill Technology Passes Tests on the Moon NASA · 29 Apr 2025 NASA’s PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1) mission was designed to demonstrate technologies to help scientists better understand lunar resources ahead of crewed Artemis missions to the Moon. During the shor...
- French startup developing space weapon to defend satellites and clean orbital debris SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2025 Dark's flagship product, called Interceptor, represents a new approach to space defense — one that mimics how military aircraft respond to aerial threats
- NASA Gathers Experts to Discuss Emerging Technologies in Astrophysics NASA · 29 Apr 2025 The future of astrophysics research could unlock the secrets of the universe, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, and advanced materials may hold the key to faster, more efficient dis...