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Sols 4556-4558: It’s All in a Day’s (box)Work

Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday, May 30, 2025 When you are scheduled to participate in Science Operations for the rover’s weekend plan, you know it’s going to be a busy morning! Assembling the activities ...

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Sols 4556-4558: It’s All in a Day’s (box)Work

Space.com

What time will Japan's ispace Resilience probe land on the moon on June 5?

The Japanese company ispace will attempt to land its Resilience lander on the moon on June 5. Here's what time and how to watch it live.

10 hours ago

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What time will Japan's ispace Resilience probe land on the moon on June 5?

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60 years ago, Ed White went out for walk | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2025

NASA astronaut Ed White is seen floating above Earth in the vacuum of space during the first American spacewalk on June 3, 1965.

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60 years ago, Ed White went out for walk | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2025

NASA

America’s First Spacewalk

NASA astronaut Ed White, pilot of the Gemini IV mission, floats in space on June 3, 1965, while performing the first spacewalk by an American. As White floated outside the spacecraft, he used a Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit, informally called a “zip gun.” The device, seen in White’s right hand in ...

13 hours ago

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America’s First Spacewalk

Space.com

Best friendly aliens: From Superman to Stitch, these are the friendliest extra-terrestrials from sci-fi movies and TV

In honor of the live-action 'Lilo & Stitch', we look back at 12 extra-terrestrials who came in peace.

13 hours ago

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Best friendly aliens: From Superman to Stitch, these are the friendliest extra-terrestrials from sci-fi movies and TV

NASA

Future Engineers Shine at NASA’s 2025 Lunabotics Robotics Competition

And the winner is… the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The Utah Student Robotics Club won the grand prize Artemis Award on May 22 for NASA’s 2025 Lunabotics Challenge held at The Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. ...

14 hours ago

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Future Engineers Shine at NASA’s 2025 Lunabotics Robotics Competition

NASA Space Station

Station Prepares for Axiom Mission 4, Studies How Body Adapts to Space

The Expedition 73 crew is preparing to welcome the arrival of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) and its four astronauts to the International Space Station next week. Station Commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and NASA Flight Engineers Jonny Kim, Anne McClain, and Nichole Ayers ...

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NASA Space Station

Station Prepares for Axiom Mission 4, Studies How Body Adapts to Space

Space.com

Fred Espenak, astronomy's 'Mr. Eclipse', dies at 71

Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak, known widely as "Mr. Eclipse."

15 hours ago

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Fred Espenak, astronomy's 'Mr. Eclipse', dies at 71

NASA

Interview with Dave Des Marais

Let’s start with your childhood, where you're from, your family at the time, if you have siblings, your early years, and when it was that you became interested in what has developed into your career as an astrophysicist or research scientist? I was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1948, the youngest of ...

16 hours ago

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Interview with Dave Des Marais

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Black holes could work as natural particle colliders to hunt for dark matter, scientists say

Supermassive black holes could act as natural particle accelerators, helping humanity investigate dark matter.

17 hours ago

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Black holes could work as natural particle colliders to hunt for dark matter, scientists say

NASA

NASA’s Webb Rounds Out Picture of Sombrero Galaxy’s Disk

After capturing an image of the iconic Sombrero galaxy at mid-infrared wavelengths in late 2024, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now followed up with an observation in the near-infrared. In the newest image, the Sombrero galaxy’s huge bulge, the tightly packed group of stars at the galaxy’s ...

18 hours ago

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NASA’s Webb Rounds Out Picture of Sombrero Galaxy’s Disk

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When the sun dies, could life survive on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa?

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

19 hours ago

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When the sun dies, could life survive on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa?

NASA

Hubble Filters a Barred Spiral

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a luminous tangle of stars and dust called the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1385, located about 30 million light-years away. Hubble released an earlier image of NGC 1385, but the two images are notably different. This more recent image has far more pinkish-red ...

19 hours ago

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Hubble Filters a Barred Spiral

New York Times Space

Northern Lights May Be Visible as Far South as Alabama

Streaks of colorful light could paint the sky over a large portion of the country on Sunday night into Monday morning amid a severe geomagnetic storm.

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New York Times Space

Northern Lights May Be Visible as Far South as Alabama