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STARMUS 2025 starts tomorrow

Events

STARMUS 2025 starts tomorrow


  • Monday, March 31, 2025
  • By Richard Harris

Astronauts, scientists, and artists gather in Washington, D.C. for a week-long celebration of space and science, STARMUS 2025 starts tomorrow, featuring talks, concerts, and exhibits that explore humanity’s journey from Earth to the cosmos....


Trump and NASA

Astronomy

Trump and NASA


  • Saturday, January 25, 2025
  • By Richard Harris

As the Trump administration returns, key decisions loom for the future of Trump and NASA. From the Artemis moon program to Mars missions and Space Force funding, the new leadership will reshape NASA’s trajectory. Stay tuned for updates on how the Tru...


Cubesats successfully communicate with Earth

Astronomy

Cubesats successfully communicate with Earth


  • Wednesday, October 30, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

Cubesats Successfully Communicate with Earth Following Launch on Europe's Hera Asteroid Mission. Two cubesats, Juventas and Milani, have established communication with Earth after their launch on the Hera mission, marking a significant milestone in t...


Dazzling supernova 1987A

Astrophotography

Dazzling supernova 1987A


  • Tuesday, October 29, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M. Mutchler and R. Avila (STScI) released a stunning image of a dazzling supernova 1987A, discovered on February 23, 1987. This remarkable...


Hubble captures image of a celestial cannonball

Astronomy

Hubble captures image of a celestial cannonball


  • Sunday, October 27, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

Stunning image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy IC 3225. Resembling a cannonball, this galaxy speeds through space with a tail of gas trailing behind it, offering insights into galactic dynamics....


Gravitational wave observatory prototype telescope revealed

Telescopes

Gravitational wave observatory prototype telescope revealed


  • Friday, October 25, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

NASA has introduced a full-scale prototype telescope for the gravitational wave observatory and LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, designed to detect gravitational waves caused by cosmic events like merging black holes. The prototype,...


Euclid cosmic atlas map revealed by ESA

Astrophotography

Euclid cosmic atlas map revealed by ESA


  • Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

ESA's Euclid mission has released the first 208-gigapixel Euclid cosmic atlas map, revealing over 100 million celestial objects. This six-year project will map billions of galaxies in 3D, helping to explore dark matter and dark energy, contributing t...


Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services program

Astronomy

Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services program


  • Monday, October 21, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

ESA recently launched the Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) program, a project to build a satellite system for lunar communications and navigation. Designed to support over 400 upcoming missions, this infrastructure will e...


Cloud Atlas of Mars showcases atmospheric phenomena

Astronomy

Cloud Atlas of Mars showcases atmospheric phenomena


  • Friday, October 4, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

The Cloud Atlas of Mars, a new database created by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), compiles 20 years of cloud and storm imagery from the Red Planet. Presented at the Europlanet Science Congress 2024, it offers valuable insights into Martian atmosp...


Hubble observes the illumination of a galactic bar

Astrophotography

Hubble observes the illumination of a galactic bar


  • Sunday, June 9, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

The latest image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope unveils the stunning barred spiral galaxy NGC 4731, located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. This detailed image, captured using six different filters, highlights vibran...