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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope
Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history
SpaceX calls off Crew-10 astronaut launch for NASA due to hydraulics issue (video)
SpaceX scrubbed today's (March 12) planned launch of the Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA due to a ground-system hydraulics issue.
El X-59 de la NASA completa las pruebas electromagnéticas
4 min readEl X-59 de la NASA completa las pruebas electromagnéticas El avión de investigación F-15D de la NASA está posicionado junto al X-59 durante las pruebas de compatibilidad electromagnética en la Planta...
SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts depart for launch pad ahead of liftoff (video, photos)
The SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts have departed NASA's checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center and are bound for the launch pad ahead of their imminent liftoff.
Astronauts prepare for International Space Station launch; biomedical, materials, physical sciences work planned
Four crew members will embark on a new long-duration science expedition when they launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft as...
NASA’s Record-Shattering, Theory-Breaking MMS Mission Turns 10
5 min readNASA’s Record-Shattering, Theory-Breaking MMS Mission Turns 10 Since its launch on March 12, 2015, NASA’s MMS, or Magnetospheric Multiscale, mission has been rewriting our understanding of a key physical process that...
Sols 4477-4478: Bumping Back to Business
Curiosity NavigationCuriosity HomeMission OverviewWhere is Curiosity?Mission UpdatesScienceOverviewInstrumentsHighlightsExploration GoalsNews and FeaturesMultimediaCuriosity Raw ImagesImagesVideosAudioMosaicsMore ResourcesMars MissionsMars Sample ReturnMars Perseverance RoverMars Curiosity RoverMAVENMars Reconnaissance OrbiterMars OdysseyMore Mars MissionsMars Home 2 min readSols 4477-4478: Bumping Back to Business NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity...
Water in the universe may have formed closer to the Big Bang than previously thought
"We were surprised that water could actually form so early on — even before the birth of the first galaxies."
Secrets in the shadows: What lunar eclipses teach us about Earth
For starters, they taught us that Earth is round
Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down—and the source is not what astronomers expected
In the past three years, astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of radio source. We call these long-period transients.
Black holes spew out powerful jets that span millions of light-years. We're trying to understand their whole life cycle
There is a supermassive black hole at the center of nearly every big galaxy—including ours, the Milky Way (it's called Sagittarius A*). Supermassive black holes are the densest objects in...
Video: Time lapse simulation of Hera's Mars flyby
On 12 March 2025, ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense performs a flyby of Mars. The gravity of the red planet shifts the spacecraft's trajectory towards the Didymos binary asteroid...
NASA's SPHEREx science probe heads to orbit | Space photo of the day March 12, 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two NASA science probes on March 11, 2025 in a spectacular nighttime liftoff from California after multiple delays.
Who is Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds? Exploring the big bad guy for Marvel's 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'
Here's a planet-draining primer on Galactus, the new 'Fantastic Four' movie's larger-than-life villain.
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, has achieved a major milestone with the installation of...
Sun Rises on Crew-10 at Launch Pad
SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen during sunrise on the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 11,...
Black holes: Not endings, but beginnings? Theoretical study delves into 'white holes'
Our understanding of black holes, time and the mysterious dark energy that dominates the universe could be revolutionized, as new University of Sheffield research helps unravel the mysteries of the...
Amid tense clashes between NASA and Musk, two NASA science missions launch on SpaceX rocket
Tense, public squabbles between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and NASA have stirred the space industry, but behind the scenes, space science has continued business as (almost) normal.
Mumford & Sons, Tate McRae to headline Radio 1's Big Weekend
Radio 1's Big Weekend music festival in Liverpool, England, will be headlined by artists including Mumford & Sons, Tate McRae and Jorja Smith, the BBC announced.
Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universe
NASA's newly-launched SPHEREx space telescope will offer a complementary 'panoramic' view to the JWST's high resolution infrared snapshots, enabling astronomers to study some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
Space HPC offers new super-computing possibilities
The European Space Agency has unveiled the ESA Space HPC, a new resource for space in Europe. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher was joined by ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun...
Wispy comet photobombs 'rare' planetary parade above Chile's Atacama Desert (photos)
The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in breathtaking new photos from the European Southern Observatory.
As growth in the space economy accelerates, US leadership remains critical, report outlines
A new report on the Council on Foreign Relations begins in urgency: "It is impossible to overstate the importance of space to the United States."
Watch: 'John & Yoko' trailer explores famous couple's relationship
An upcoming documentary, "One to One: John & Yoko," seeks to illuminate an 18-month span of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's life together in Greenwich Village.
Starliner astronauts Suni Ailliams, Butch Wilmore slated to begin return after nine months in space
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return home after spending nine months in orbit.
Watch: Millie Bobby Brown discusses 'perfect' wedding on 'Tonight'
Millie Bobby Brown told Jimmy Fallon that her wedding to Jake Bongiovi was "perfect" on "The Tonight Show" Tuesday.
Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the...
The Incredible Adventures of the Hera mission – The cosmic roadtrip
Video: 00:03:21 Meet Hera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two CubeSats – Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary – Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos, a...