This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the striking spiral galaxy Messier 90 (M90, also NGC 4569), located in the constellation Virgo. In 2019, Hubble released an image of M90 created with Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)...

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The SpaceX CEO and owner took to the campaign trial Thursday in Pennsylvania, urging hundreds of people at a rally he hosted outside of Philadelphia to cast their votes early.

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Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.

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Clean air is essential for healthy living, but according to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost 99% of the global population breathes air exceeding their guideline limits of air pollution. “Air quality is a measure of how much stuff...

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Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 Curiosity continues to drive along the western edge of the upper Gediz Vallis channel. After exiting the channel a few weeks ago, we turned north to image the “back side” of the...

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A group of existing and proposed spaceports are joining forces to share lessons learned and potentially develop standards for launch facilities around the world. The post International spaceports seek to collaborate appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away. The post ESA awards contract to begin...

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The Commerce Department unveiled regulatory changes that would open new markets for U.S. companies The post U.S. government eases export controls on space technologies appeared first on SpaceNews.

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oin us October 29th at 1:00pm EST for a special webinar with Steve Altemus, Co-founder, President, and CEO of Intuitive Machines (IM), as he shares his vision and insights on the future of space exploration and lunar technology. The post...

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NASA has halted crewed missions for Boeing's faulty Starliner spacecraft following the fiasco that left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.

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The NRO's new constellation of satellites, equipped with a range of sensors, is generating more information than ever before The post NRO pushes back on criticism of satellite intelligence delays appeared first on SpaceNews.

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NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia – multi-institutional coalitions to conduct ground-based studies that help address the agency’s goals of maintaining a sustained human presence in space. These consortia will focus on biological systems research in...

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A passion for puzzles, problem-solving, and propulsion led Sarah Ryan – a native of Columbus, Ohio – to her current position as Raptor engine lead for NASA’s HLS (Human Landing System) insight team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center...

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Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) mission. “The image of our Earth...

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NASA’s globetrotting C-130 Hercules team is carrying out a cargo transport mission to Bengaluru, India, in support of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The C-130 departed from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, Tuesday, Oct. 15, to...

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New findings using data from NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission offer unprecedented insight into the shape and nature of a structure important to black holes called a corona. A corona is a shifting plasma region that is...

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Throughout the past week, Perseverance has continued marching up the Jezero crater rim. This steep ascent through the Martian regolith (soil) can prove to be slow driving for the rover, as the wheels can slip on the steepest areas.

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How NASA’s DAVINCI mission to Venus uses old data to reveal new secrets.

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An unidentified illustration of NASA's space shuttle. The space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions and helped construct the International Space Station between the first launch on April 12, 1981 and the final landing on July 21, 2011. There were...

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