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- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 19, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Watch the news conference live on NASA’s YouTube channel. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including […]
- Two icons of discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s “Best Inventions Hall of Fame,” which recognizes the 25 groundbreaking inventions of the past quarter century that have had the most global impact, since TIME began its annual Best Inventions list in 2000. The inventions are celebrated […]
- NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured an uncommon sight – the death of a low-mass star – in this image of the Calabash Nebula released on Feb. 3, 2017. Here, we can see the star going through a rapid transformation from a red giant to a planetary nebula, during which it blows its outer layers of […]
- NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has released detailed plans for a major survey that will reveal our home galaxy, the Milky Way, in unprecedented detail. In one month of observations spread across two years, the survey will unveil tens of billions of stars and explore previously uncharted structures. “The Galactic Plane Survey will […]
- This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy, which is substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Mrk 178 is one of more than 1,500 Markarian galaxies. These galaxies get their […]
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- A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for JAXA Dec. 13 as the company reshuffles its launch manifest. The post Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
- SpaceX’s chief financial officer has confirmed the company is considering an initial public offering as soon as next year to raise money for projects such as orbital data centers. The post SpaceX executive confirms interest in an IPO appeared first on SpaceNews.
- Intuitive Machines will work with Telespazio on their planned lunar satellite networks to ensure interoperability and improve performance. The post Intuitive Machines and Telespazio to collaborate on lunar satellite networks appeared first on SpaceNews.
- China is building towards a debut Long March 10 rocket launch in what will be a major test for the country’s crewed lunar landing plans. The post China plans 2026 debut of new rocket for crewed lunar and LEO missions appeared first on SpaceNews.
- The initiative aims to educate policy makers on space as a warfighting domain The post Space Force Association unveils virtual ‘National Spacepower Center’ for education and wargaming appeared first on SpaceNews.
- The Oct. 23 announcement that Airbus, Thales and Leonardo will merge their satellite operations was a historic development for the European space industry. The plan aims to establish a new combined entity by 2027. Historically, the European space industry has been a competent but fragmented market in the form of national champions and competing initiatives. […] The post The European space industry’s big merger: lessons for emerging space […]
- NASA has selected a heliophysics mission to move into the next phase of development amid broader concerns about the state of the field. The post NASA advances heliophysics mission into next phase appeared first on SpaceNews.
- Paris, France [December 12, 2025] – Novaspace’s 6th Ground Segment Market Prospects report projects a $106 Billion market and a fundamental shift in satellite infrastructure economics. NGSO constellations are reshaping […] The post $106B Ground Segment Market Enters Service‑Driven Era appeared first on SpaceNews.
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- On December 5, 2022,
- Northern Fox Fires
- Large galaxies grow by eating small ones.
- Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, this dusty interstellar
- Many wonders are visible when flying over the Earth at night.
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