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NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide

NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide

Introducing Quesst: Speed Never Sounded So Quiet

Quesst is what NASA is calling its mission to enable supersonic air travel over land.

Milky Way over French Alp Hoodoos

Milky Way over French Alp Hoodoos

Hubble Captures Giant Elliptical in the Head of the Serpent

This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image spotlights the giant elliptical galaxy, UGC 10143, at the heart of galaxy cluster, Abell 2147.

Ice Halos by Moonlight

Ice Halos by Moonlight

Earth from Orbit: NOAA Debuts First Imagery from GOES-18

NOAA shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T), later designated GOES-18.

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Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Mon, 16 May 2022 14:13:10 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

Peek-a-boo Moon

Mon, 16 May 2022 05:57:00 GMT

Image: Lunar eclipse captured by Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station

Research Fellows in space science 2022

Mon, 16 May 2022 03:59:00 GMT

ESA has selected 9 new Fellows to pursue their own independent research in 2022. The Research Fellowships in Space Science represent one of the highlights of the ESA Science programme. Early career...

Find your way to the future at ESA’s NAVISP Industry Days

Mon, 16 May 2022 02:46:00 GMT

After a pandemic-induced gap of more than two years, Europe’s leading companies working on positioning, navigation and timing technologies will meet face-to-face at ESA’s technical heart in the...

ESA spurs investment in space entrepreneurs

Mon, 16 May 2022 02:23:00 GMT

Dozens of people who have set up start-up companies and fledgling businesses are pitching their ideas to investors today, as part of an ESA Investor Forum held in Berlin

LPS 2022 Climate Detectives School Award winners revealed

Mon, 16 May 2022 02:23:00 GMT

International Satellite to Track Impacts of Small Ocean Currents

Sun, 15 May 2022 20:05:19 GMT

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 12, 2022 Though climate change is driving sea level rise over time, researchers also believe that differences in surface height from place to place in the ocean can affect...

Earth from Orbit: NOAA Debuts First Imagery from GOES-18

Sun, 15 May 2022 20:05:19 GMT

Washington DC (SPX) May 12, 2022 On May 11, 2022, NOAA shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its GOES-18 satellite. The satellite's Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument recently...

Researchers reveal the origin story for carbon-12, a building block for life

Sun, 15 May 2022 20:05:19 GMT

Ames IA (SPX) May 12, 2022 With the help of the world's most powerful supercomputer and new artificial intelligence techniques, an international team of researchers has theorized how the extreme...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Sun, 15 May 2022 16:05:20 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

Black hole scientist: 'Wherever we look, we should see donuts'

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Tucson AZ (SPX) May 16, 2022 Discovering something for the second time doesn't usually have scientists jump out of their seats with excitement. But that's exactly what happened in the case of Sgr A*...

Making sense of the nonsensical: Black holes and the simulation library

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Tucson AZ (SPX) May 16, 2022 After mobilizing more than 300 scientists and engineers to establish a network of synchronized telescopes that form an Earth-sized virtual telescope, the international...

A Different Perspective on Mirador Butte Sols 3473-3475

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Milton Keynes UK (JPL) May 13, 2022 We drove just over 30 metres in the last plan, reaching today's location. If you look closely at the last blog's image you can locate the block in front of us...

Study reveals new way to reconstruct past climate on Mars

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 16, 2022 A study led by a Monash University geologist has provided fresh evidence for when high rates of erosion occurred throughout the history of Mars. The findings...

Work continues to return Artemis I Moon rocket back to launch pad for next test

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 16, 2022 Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue to work on the main tasks needed to prepare the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion...

FAA issues Commercial Space Reentry Site Operator License for Huntsville Airport

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2022 The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a license to the Huntsville-Madison Airport Authority in Alabama to operate...

ISS Partnership faces 'Administrative Difficulties' NASA Panel Says

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Moscow (Sputnik) May 16, 2022 Susan Helms, a former NASA astronaut and a member of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, has said that the International Space Station's (ISS) partnership with...

Launch of China's commercial carrier rocket fails

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Jiuquan (XNA) May 16, 2022 The launch of the fourth SQX-1 commercial carrier rocket on Friday was unsuccessful. Abnormal performance was identified during the flight of the rocket, which lifted off...

Boeing reportedly butting heads with supplier over Starliner issues

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Washington DC (Sputnik) May 16, 2022 Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner is set to fly to the ISS on May 19 atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Florida, with the company hoping to demonstrate to NASA that the...

New study indicates limited water circulation late in the history of Mars

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:32 GMT

Lund, Sweden (SPX) May 16, 2022 A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography. The technology, which will probably be used...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Sat, 14 May 2022 15:02:59 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

Starlink Mission

Sat, 14 May 2022 14:18:00 GMT

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 18 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch...

Starlink Mission Control Audio

Sat, 14 May 2022 12:45:02 GMT

This is the vehicle trajectory and mission control audio without any additional commentary. There may be very long periods of silence. For our full hosted webcast, visit

Scientists grow plants in lunar soil

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Gainsville FL (SPX) May 13, 2022 In the early days of the space age, the Apollo astronauts took part in a visionary plan: Bring samples of the lunar surface material, known as regolith, back to Earth...

Terran Orbital ships CENTAURI-5 satellite to Cape Canaveral

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Boca Raton FL (SPX) May 13, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, has announced it...

Smarter satellites: ESA Discovery accelerates AI in space

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Paris (ESA) May 13, 2022 Could we capitalise on the Earth-based digital revolution to make our satellites smarter? ESA Discovery is funding 12 projects that will explore the potential of applying the...

Fifth Blue Origin flight scheduled for next week

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Washington (AFP) May 13, 2022 Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin space tourism company announced Friday that its next rocket will take off on May 20 with six passengers on board. One of the travelers will be...

ISRO tests human-rated HS200 solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan mission

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

New Delhi (IANS) May 13, 2022 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday went a step ahead in its human space mission programme 'Gaganyaan' by successfully completing the static test...

US and Britain enter commercial spaceflight partnership

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) May 13, 2022 The United States and Britain entered into a commercial spaceflight partnership agreement Thursday with the aim to launch cheaper, quicker and more streamlined...

Wealthy nations carving up space and its riches, leaving others behind

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Tempe AZ (The Conversation) May 13, 2022 Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System. They enable modern weather forecasting, help scientists...

Fly far, fly true

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Paris (ESA) May 13, 2022 This image models the passage of a spacecraft through the atmosphere using computational fluid dynamics. Every time a launch vehicle ascends into space, or reenters the...

Sols 3471-3472: Up The Mountain We Go!

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 13, 2022 After a successful 47m drive with ~5 m of elevation gain by Curiosity yestersol, we arrived at more new and interesting terrain to investigate! I was on shift as...

New NASA Black Hole Sonifications with a Remix

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Huntsville AL (SPX) May 13, 2022 Since 2003, the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster has been associated with sound. This is because astronomers discovered that pressure waves sent...

Explosion on a white dwarf observed

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:51:05 GMT

Erlangen, Germany (SPX) May 13, 2022 When stars like our Sun use up all their fuel, they shrink to form white dwarfs. Sometimes such dead stars flare back to life in a super hot explosion and produce...

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/13/2022

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:00:54 GMT

Payloads: Astrobee/Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking (ISAAC)-SoundSee:  An Astrobee session was performed using navigation capabilities of the ISAAC investigation and the sound...

Week in images: 09-13 May 2022

Fri, 13 May 2022 06:03:00 GMT

Week in images: 09-13 May 2022 Discover our week through the lens

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the Moon

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Washington (AFP) May 13, 2022 That's one small pot of soil, one giant leap for man's knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by...

MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Boston MA (SPX) May 11, 2022 MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) will substantially expand its fusion energy research and education activities under a new five-year agreement with Institute...

Terran Orbital delivers first bus in support of SDA's Transport Layer Tranche 0

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Boca Raton FL (SPX) May 12, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, has announced the...

Chinese military deeply alarmed over Starlink's dual-use capabilities

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Moscow (Sputnik) May 12, 2022 Beijing's concerns echo criticisms of the South African-born billionaire's satellite internet system by Russia. On Sunday, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin warned that...

DOD focused on hypersonic missile defense development, Admiral Says

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Washington DC (AFNS) May 12, 2022 Cruise missiles follow unpredictable flight paths and are now capable of supersonic and hypersonic speeds. Russia and China are developing advanced cruise missiles...

Scientists succeed for first time growing plants in soil from the moon

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) May 12, 2021 Scientists have managed to grow plants in lunar soil for the first time ever, setting the stage for astronauts to potentially grow their own food on the moon during...

World View partners with SET to collect scientific data on earth's stratosphere

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Tucson AZ (SPX) May 11, 2022 World View, the leading stratospheric ballooning and space tourism company, has announced a partnership with Space Environment Technologies (SET) to include a suite of...

Tracking agricultural-related deforestation

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:29:20 GMT

Paris (ESA) May 06, 2022 The global trade in agricultural commodities provides food, fuel and fibre to consumers around the world. Commodity production, however, is also linked with negative...

Fly far, fly true

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:08:00 GMT

Image: Fly far, fly true

Gaia – ESA’s billion star surveyer

Fri, 13 May 2022 02:00:00 GMT

ESA’s Gaia space telescope revolutionises our understanding of the Milky Way. It scans the sky to measure the position, movement, distance, and characteristics of billions of stars. It is creating the...

Fluorescent vesicles under hypergravity

Fri, 13 May 2022 01:15:00 GMT

The LDC has a diameter of 8 m and can generate hypergravity environments from 1 to 20g due to the centripetal forces as the centrifuge rotates. The LDC provides a scientific platform for scientists to...

Earth from Space: Arc de Triomphe

Fri, 13 May 2022 01:00:00 GMT

This striking, high-resolution image of the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, was captured by Planet SkySat – a fleet of satellites that have just joined ESA’s Third Party Mission Programme in April 2022

Starlink Mission

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:42:20 GMT

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, May 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The...

Colorado Students to Hear from Astronauts Aboard Space Station

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:27:00 GMT

Students from Boulder, Colorado, will have an opportunity next week to hear from American and European astronauts aboard the International Space Station

Coverage Set for NASA’s Boeing OFT-2 Briefings, Events, Broadcast

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:13:00 GMT

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/12/2022

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:00:08 GMT

Payloads: Acoustic Diagnostics:  The Acoustic Diagnostic hardware was setup, calibrated and measurements were recorded.  Following this, a questionnaire was filled out on the EveryWear device.  Due to...

Telling sunset

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:17:00 GMT

The penultimate sunset at Concordia research station in Antarctica marks the beginning of a very exciting time for the 12-member crew: the coming of Antarctic night and the winter-over. ESA sponsored...

Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at Milky Way's centre

Thu, 12 May 2022 06:54:42 GMT

Paris, France (AFP) May 12, 2022 An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy - a cosmic body known...

USSF Space Test Enterprise Vision integrates test across capability lifecycles

Thu, 12 May 2022 05:31:14 GMT

Arlington VA (AFNS) May 11, 2022 The Space Force has released its Space Test Enterprise Vision to communicate the service's intent and provide the amplifying guidance needed to execute the Space...

Relations on ISS not changed following Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Thu, 12 May 2022 05:31:14 GMT

Washington DC (Sputnik) May 12, 2022 Relations on the International Space Station (ISS) have not changed amid Russia's ongoing [war] in Ukraine, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn said on Wednesday. "As...

Powering the moon: Sandia researchers design microgrid for future lunar base

Thu, 12 May 2022 05:31:14 GMT

Albuquerque NM (SPX) May 12, 2022 Sandia National Laboratories is well-known for designing reliable and resilient microgrids for military bases and vital city services. Now, Sandia researchers are...

Ariel Ekblaw on building beautiful architecture in space

Thu, 12 May 2022 05:31:14 GMT

Boston MA (SPX) May 12, 2022 Living in space today is a cramped and utilitarian endeavor. Astronuats who arrive on the International Space Station (ISS) are prepared for a stay in tight quarters...

Multi Part Driving and More - Sols 3469-3470

Thu, 12 May 2022 05:31:14 GMT

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 12, 2022 Curiosity is getting a good start to the week! The weekend plan completed successfully, leaving some great rover tracks behind us as seen in the attached picture. Today...

Chinese rover detects water existed on Mars more recently than thought

Thu, 12 May 2022 05:31:14 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2021 Nearly one year after landing on Mars, scientists say China's Zhurong rover collected data indicating water may have existed on the planet over a longer period of...

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