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Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories — NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies like our own form and evolve over time. A globular star cluster typically has only […]
"It's like using a time machine to peer into the distant future of our solar system."
As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, it is open to doing something similar for Hubble, if its operating costs can be reduced. The post NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced appeared first on SpaceNews.
After 25 flights, Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to complete its next mission of education.… The post Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed vertically in new exhibit at California Science Center appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has revealed details of the latest space cybersecurity research to help protect critical infrastructure. Through the Aerospace SPARTA framework, […] The post DHS Promotes Latest Space Cybersecurity Research in SPARTA appeared first on Via Satellite.
I have not seen anyone put out a date for a new rocket, and actually hit it.
The Proba-3 mission’s Coronagraph spacecraft and its main scientific instrument, ASPIICS, are both at full health, ready to resume routine formation flying operations and deliver more breathtaking artificial eclipses.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Webb’s new view of M82, added to archival data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, gives us a more complete picture of this starburst galaxy. Because Webb can see infrared light, it is able to peer through clouds of […]
If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface. Some companies want to put millions into space.
NASA has selected for development a space science mission that will study how space weather interacts with Earth’s atmosphere. The post NASA selects mission to study space weather interaction with Earth’s atmosphere appeared first on SpaceNews.
Using the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, an international team… The post Ancient black hole sheds new light on Webb’s Little Red Dots appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASA science satellites show dual use in locating sources of GPS interference.
This March 20, 2026, image of Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is a composite view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. It shows Messier 64 captured at near- and mid-infrared wavelengths by Webb, while Hubble’s image shows the galaxy in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. Messier 64 is characterized […]
Researchers met recently for the first "Humans to Titan Summit 2026," which explored how to send astronauts to the huge Saturn moon.
One month after the New Glenn anomaly that severely damaged Launch Complex-36 at Cape Canaveral… The post Blue Origin accelerates LC-36 recovery via hybrid plan appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Starliner's certification may be delayed to 2027, 10 years later than Boeing's original schedule.
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 26, 2026 There were two planning cycles over this span of sols. The Monday planning took place with Curiosity situated within a unit that from orbital imagery appeared light-toned, and from earlier rover positions appeared smooth. Reaching this unit, the […]
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finding clues that are leading scientists toward the origins of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.