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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Captures Nebulae and Thousands of Asteroids

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has completed a ten-hour test run, deploying its 3.2-gigapixel camera to image millions of galaxies and Milky Way stars and capture views of the Triffid and Lagoon nebulae. In hours, it detected thousands of new asteroids as it prepares for its decade-long sky survey.

2025-06-23T04:39:34.140481-07:00

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JWST Spots Planet Formation in Space's Most Extreme Environments

2025-06-20T03:08:03.028354-07:00

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ESA awards €839M LISA prime contract to OHB-led team at Paris Air Show

2025-06-17T04:15:10.175318-07:00

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NASA, DoD Rehearse Artemis 2 Abort Recovery Procedures

2025-06-19T09:03:01.317578-07:00

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ispace blames faulty space laser for failed lunar landing, eyes third attempt in 2027 Tokyo-based lunar startup ispace has attributed its second CLPS mission’s failure to a space laser malfunction, which disrupted its Resilience lander’s final descent. The company says it will leverage insights from NASA-backed diagnostics and upgraded systems to mount its third lunar touchdown attempt in 2027.

2025-06-23T19:43:15.894182-07:00

ispace blames faulty space laser for failed lunar landing, eyes third attempt in 2027

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SpaceX Launches Icelandic Hemp Seeds to Orbit for Agricultural Science SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off yesterday carrying Icelandic hemp seeds into low Earth orbit as part of a scientific study. The experiment aims to assess seed viability and growth characteristics in microgravity, advancing research in space-based agriculture and bioregenerative life-support systems.

2025-06-23T14:26:14.912301-07:00

SpaceX Launches Icelandic Hemp Seeds to Orbit for Agricultural Science

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Drills into Boxwork Formations to Probe Mars’s Subsurface Habitability NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun drilling into boxwork formations in a newly reached Martian region, collecting samples that could reveal whether the subsurface once supported life. Work on these features follows Curiosity’s April detection of ancient carbonate minerals, strengthening the case for past water activity.

2025-06-23T10:23:30.433106-07:00

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Drills into Boxwork Formations to Probe Mars’s Subsurface Habitability

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Captures Nebulae and Thousands of Asteroids The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has completed a ten-hour test run, deploying its 3.2-gigapixel camera to image millions of galaxies and Milky Way stars and capture views of the Triffid and Lagoon nebulae. In hours, it detected thousands of new asteroids as it prepares for its decade-long sky survey.

2025-06-23T04:39:34.140481-07:00

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Captures Nebulae and Thousands of Asteroids

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Holds Grand Opening Ahead of First Scientific Image Release After more than two decades of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory held its grand opening this week, inviting astronomers worldwide as it prepares to release its first scientific images on June 23. The 3.2-gigapixel telescope will survey the southern sky to probe dark matter and transient phenomena.

2025-06-22T11:16:37.120092-07:00

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Holds Grand Opening Ahead of First Scientific Image Release

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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Back at Full Electric Thrust After Backup Line Switch NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe swiftly recovered from a thruster fault by switching to its backup propellant supply, restoring full electric propulsion and keeping the spacecraft on course for its planned 2029 rendezvous with the metal-rich main-belt target.

2025-06-21T11:40:41.645002-07:00

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Back at Full Electric Thrust After Backup Line Switch

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JWST Spots Planet Formation in Space's Most Extreme Environments NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected planets forming in environments once thought too extreme for planet assembly. These observations expand known planetary nurseries beyond traditional protoplanetary disks, widening the search for habitable worlds and prompting revisions to models of exoplanet formation.

2025-06-20T03:08:03.028354-07:00

JWST Spots Planet Formation in Space's Most Extreme Environments

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NASA, DoD Rehearse Artemis 2 Abort Recovery Procedures NASA and the Department of Defense conducted a full-scale dress rehearsal for abort recovery operations in preparation for Artemis 2, the agency’s first crewed lunar flyby in over five decades. The exercise validated procedures for Orion capsule and crew retrieval in the event of an in-flight abort.

2025-06-19T09:03:01.317578-07:00

NASA, DoD Rehearse Artemis 2 Abort Recovery Procedures

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