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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launches to International Space Station

“An international crew of four representing four countries is in orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 3:27 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in …

Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova

“NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations …

Goddard, Wallops Engineers Test Printed Electronics in Space

“Today’s small spacecraft pack sensors, guidance and control, and operating electronics into every available space. Printing electronic circuits on the walls and structures of spacecraft could help future missions do more in smaller packages. Engineers successfully tested hybrid printed …

IBM and NASA Open Source Largest Geospatial AI Foundation Model on Hugging Face

“Effort aims to widen access to NASA earth science data for geospatial intelligence and accelerate climate-related discoveries. IBM (NYSE: IBM) and open-source AI platform Hugging Face today announced that IBM’s watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model – built from NASA’s …

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing

“The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July …

NASA’s Juno Is Getting Ever Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io

“The spinning, solar-powered spacecraft will take another look of the fiery Jovian moon on July 30. When NASA’s Juno mission flies by Jupiter’s fiery moon Io on Sunday, July 30, the spacecraft will be making its closest approach …

NASA’s Space-Based Quantum Science Lab Keeps Getting Better

“The agency’s Cold Atom Lab is getting its second major upgrade and will be using it to explore the quantum realm. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a major hardware update for NASA’s Cold Atom Lab lifted off aboard a …

Science, Hardware Launches on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission

“Among the cargo headed to the International Space Station is an upgrade for NASA’s quantum physics facility, the Cold Atom Lab. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than …

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sees Mars in a New Light

“A cutting-edge instrument called SHERLOC, which hunts for molecules potentially related to ancient life, played a key role in a recent study. In its first 400 days on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found a diverse collection of …

NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Put Gateway Thruster System to the Test

“Engineers from NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are beginning qualification testing on the cutting-edge solar electric propulsion (SEP) thrusters that will change the in-space propulsion game. The culmination of this work will see these innovative thrusters fly on Gateway beginning in …