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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 169 — The Day Mars Died
On Episode 169 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by JPL Chief Engineer Emeritus Rob Manning to look back at the Mariner 4 Mars...
See the moon cross the Pleiades for the last time this year on July 20
The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new cosmic explosions: 'We're definitely expecting the unexpected'
Supernovas, kilonovas, gamma-ray bursts... oh my! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will uncover 100,000 of these explosions and many more powerful and violent cosmic events.
Discover where the Eagle might have landed: How to find Apollo 11's backup sites on the moon
Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.
This wild bioplastic made of algae just aced a Mars pressure test. Can astronauts use it to build on the Red Planet?
Scientists have grown algae in bioplastic habitats under Mars-like conditions, a step that could bring long-term space colonization closer to reality.
South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045
South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.
Earth will spin faster on July 22 to create 2nd-shortest day in history
Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973.
What are these strange swirls around an infant star? 'We may be watching a planet come into existence in real time'
Astronomers have discovered a baby exoplanet "spiral architect" carving complex swirls into a disk of gas and dust around the young star HD 135344B.
Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.
ESA selects 5 rocket companies for European Launcher Challenge
Germany's Isar and RFA, France's Maiaspace, Spain's PLD Space, and UK-based Orbex have been pre-selected for ESA's €169 million launcher initiative.
Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)
Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that has persisted for millennia.
'Most impressive!' Darth Vader's screen-used 'Star Wars' lightsaber could fetch $3 million in September auction
Propstore will also trot out this rare relic for a 3-city press tour this August
When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline
Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s...
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Explore NISAR MissionEarthNISARAboutMission OverviewAbout the SatelliteScience Behind the MissionGet to Know SARMission/Science TeamISRO Partnership News & UpdatesApplicationsApplications OverviewWorkshops & Working GroupsEarly EngagementDataMultimedia Observatory The NISAR spacecraft will accommodate two fully capable synthetic aperture radar instruments...
NASA, ISRO Earth Satellite Mission Set to Launch July 30
The NISAR satellite was encapsulated in its payload fairing at ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 18 in preparation for launch on the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle on July 30. The fairing protects...
The Day Earth Smiled
On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn’s shadow and turned to image the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings, and,...
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Bone and Robotics Research Informing Future Missions as Crew Nears Departure
City lights sparkle across the southern United States in this photograph from the International Space Station is it orbited into a sunrise 260 miles above Florida. In the right foreground, is a set...
NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup Set to Depart
Portrait of Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.Credit: NASA On Monday, NASA announced Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,...
Chinese quantum satellite sends 'unbreakable' code
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sent an "unbreakable" code from a satellite to the Earth, marking the first time space-to-ground quantum key distribution technology has been realized, state media said...
Japan GPS satellite launch postponed due to glitch
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Saturday postponed the planned launch of an H-2A rocket tasked to put a geo-positioning satellite into orbit due to possible helium gas leakage, Mitsubishi Heavy...
A new kind of telescope is set to search for mysterious fast radio bursts
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Betelgeuse’s long-predicted stellar companion may have been found at last
The red supergiant Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, may have a small companion star in orbit around it, a team of astronomers announced today . If confirmed, the...
Hot dispute over impact
Science & Tech Hot dispute over impact Pilbara Craton, Australia.Field photos courtesy of Alec Brenner Kermit Pattison Harvard Staff Writer July 14, 2025 7 min read Harvard team argues oldest meteorite strike to...
In a first, an image shows a dying star exploded twice to become a supernova
The image offers the first evidence for a previously unconfirmed origin story of type 1a supernovas.
This star offers the earliest peek at the birth of a planetary system like ours
A young sunlike star called HOPS 315 seems to host a swirling disk of gas giving rise to minerals that kick-start the planet formation process.
Betelgeuse’s companion star revealed in new images
Revealed by advanced imaging, the long-sought "Betelbuddy" is much smaller and fainter than Betelgeuse and orbits within the supergiant’s atmosphere.