Space and Science
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on ...
See the moon phase expected for June 22, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.
Airbus says space business turnaround going well
Airbus executives say they are making good progress to turn around the company’s space business unit even as they consider combining it with those at two other European companies. The post Airbus says space business turnaround going well appeared...
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on ...
See the moon phase expected for June 21, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies
Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, June 20, 2025 During the plan covering Sols 4575-4576, Curiosity continued our investigation of mysterious boxwork structures on the shoulders of Mount Sharp....
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Sp...
Written by Lucy Thompson, APXS Collaborator and Senior Research Scientist at the University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Not only did our drive execute perfectly, Curiosity ended up in one of the safest, most...
NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements...
NASA will soon launch a one-of-a-kind instrument, called Arcstone, to improve the quality of data from Earth-viewing sensors in orbit. In this technology demonstration, the mission will measure sunlight reflected from the Moon— a technique called lunar calibration. Such...
Pentagon struggles to build unified satellite netw...
The goal is creating what DoD calls "enterprise satcom" — a virtualized, software-defined network that could automatically reroute communications. The post Pentagon struggles to build unified satellite network appeared first on SpaceNews.
Dead NASA satellite inexplicably comes back to lif...
A NASA satellite that went silent nearly 60 years ago has shocked scientists by suddenly firing off one of the most powerful radio pulses ever recorded, briefly outshining the entire sky.
NASA’s LRO Views ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Moon La...
On June 11, NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) captured photos of the site where the ispace Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (RESILIENCE) lunar lander experienced a hard landing on June 5, 2025, UTC. RESILIENCE was launched on...
NASA Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies Move Forwa...
NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility vision involves the skies above the U.S. filled with new types of aircraft, including air taxis. But making that vision a reality involves ensuring that people will actually want to ride these aircraft – which...
Summer Begins in Northern Hemisphere
This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite shows the Americas at the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21, 2012.
NASA History News and Notes – Summer 2025
In the summer 2025 issue of the NASA History Office’s News & Notes newsletter, examples of leadership and critical decision-making in NASA’s history form the unifying theme. Among the topics discussed are NASA’s Shuttle-Centaur program, assessing donations to the...
President of France Emmanuel Macron visits the Par...
Image: Marking the first public day of this year’s International Paris Air Show, the President of France Emmanuel Macron visited the Paris Space Hub. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander welcomed President Macron,...
Week in images: 16-20 June 2025
Week in images: 16-20 June 2025 Discover our week through the lens
Trump’s dispute with Musk shows the danger of priv...
The world recently watched an argument unfold on X between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. It was a surreal exchange, featuring one of the richest men ever to have lived […] The post Trump’s dispute with Musk shows the...
NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-...
From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities, including Richmond, as well as over the Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea,...
ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital R...
The European Space Agency has signed an agreement regarding potential use of Orbital Reef as it refines its strategy for use of commercial space stations. The post ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef appeared first on...
Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy
This portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope puts the nearby galaxy NGC 4449 in the spotlight. The galaxy is situated just 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). It is a member of...
Elon Musk blames 'snake' White House aide for rift...
Sergio Gor, who feuded with Musk during his time atf DOGE and reportedly killed Musk's preferred nominee for NASA administrator, is accused of not being vetted before taking the job.
HMP Mars: Living on the Red Planet will be like li...
Life for astronauts in a Martian colony will be extremely similar to the conditions inside today's prisons, according to a leading space scientist.