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SPHEREx produces first all-sky map, highlights entire universe in infrared light

SPHEREx produces first all-sky map, highlights entire universe in infrared light

NASASpaceflight December 28, 2025
After launching in March and collecting near-infrared data throughout 2025, NASA’s SPHEREx observatory has completed… The post SPHEREx produces fi...
Commercial neighbors Stoke Space and Relativity Space Advance make progress on Cape launch sites

Commercial neighbors Stoke Space and Relativity Space Advance make progress on Cape launch sites

NASASpaceflight December 27, 2025
Along Florida’s Space Coast, two ambitious aerospace companies are rapidly transforming historic launch sites into… The post Commercial neighbors ...
Perseverance continues science mission amid uncertainty about Mars Sample Return

Perseverance continues science mission amid uncertainty about Mars Sample Return

SpaceNews December 26, 2025
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about how, when or even if those samples will be re...
Studying Physics in Microgravity

Studying Physics in Microgravity

NASA December 26, 2025
In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, tiny ball bearings surround a larger central bearing during the Fluid Particles experiment, conducted inside the Microgr...
SPHEREx completes first full sky infrared map of the cosmos

SPHEREx completes first full sky infrared map of the cosmos

SpaceDaily December 26, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Launched in March 2025, NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky, cap...
CoDICE instrument returns first-light particle data for IMAP mission

CoDICE instrument returns first-light particle data for IMAP mission

SpaceDaily December 26, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 December 16, 2025 - Southwest Research Institute's Compact Dual Ion Composition Experiment (CoDICE) instrument abo...
NASA team presses MAVEN recovery before Mars solar conjunction

NASA team presses MAVEN recovery before Mars solar conjunction

SpaceDaily December 26, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 NASA engineers continue attempts to regain contact with the MAVEN Mars orbiter, which last communicated with Earth...
Hubble pinpoints asteroid smash ups in nearby Fomalhaut system

Hubble pinpoints asteroid smash ups in nearby Fomalhaut system

SpaceDaily December 26, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 In a historical milestone, catastrophic collisions in a nearby planetary system were witnessed for the first time...
Webb maps carbon rich atmosphere on distorted pulsar planet

Webb maps carbon rich atmosphere on distorted pulsar planet

SpaceDaily December 26, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have identified an exoplanet with an atmosphere unlike any see...
Fly through Webb’s cosmic vistas

Fly through Webb’s cosmic vistas

ESA December 25, 2025
On the launch anniversary of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, ESA presents a unique compilation of zooms into stunning cosmic views.
Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket

Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket

NASA December 24, 2025
Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Bu...
Flight 12 vehicles readying for 2026 opener

Flight 12 vehicles readying for 2026 opener

NASASpaceflight December 23, 2025
SpaceX is rapidly advancing the assembly of Super Heavy Booster 19 at its Starbase facility,… The post Flight 12 vehicles readying for 2026 opener ...
OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data

OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data

NASA December 23, 2025
Introduction The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project represents a strategic initiative designed to addre...
Get In, We’re Going to the Moon: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew

Get In, We’re Going to the Moon: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew

NASA December 23, 2025
For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the Moon, the process of getting inside...
Artemis II Crew Launch Day Rehearsal

Artemis II Crew Launch Day Rehearsal

NASA December 23, 2025
From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman stand outs...
Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch

Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch

NASA December 23, 2025
NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis ...
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires

NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires

NASA December 23, 2025
NASA astronaut Brig. Gen. Nick Hague has retired from the agency, concluding a distinguished career that included two spaceflight missions, 374 days i...
NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets

NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets

NASA December 23, 2025
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. For the first time ...
I Am Artemis: Grace Lauderdale

I Am Artemis: Grace Lauderdale

NASA December 23, 2025
Listen to this audio excerpt from Grace Lauderdale, exploration project manager for the Training Systems Office at NASA Johnson: In preparation for ...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun

NASA December 23, 2025
Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS team member, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 As ...