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Scientists find wind blowing from our Milky Way's black hole after half-century search: 'There it is'
After searching for 50 years, astronomers have finally discovered powerful winds blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart...
Source: Space.com
NASA Satellites Help Map Ocean Nutrient Stress
Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 5. A new study combining NASA satellite observations, ocean surveys, and genetic testing on marine mic...
Source: NASA
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth
Since NASA’s Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the Moon, science...
Source: NASA
NASA Announces Winners of 2026 University Innovation Competition
NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm, as the first place winner for the 2...
Source: NASA
NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time
NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the...
Source: NASA
The icy surface of Europa is constantly crystallising and reforming in different places at different rates and the James Webb Space Telescope has only just caught it happening
Jupiter’s moon Europa has long been one of the most compelling objects in the solar system — not for what can be seen on its surface, but for what sci...
Source: Space Daily
The Cosmic Web Like You've Never Seen it Before
Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside have produced the most de...
Source: Universe Today
Proposed U.S. Grant Funding Rules Spark Worry, Backlash in Astronomy
The Office of Management and Budget envisions diminishing peer review and international collaborations. The post Proposed U.S. Grant Funding Rules Spa...
Source: Sky & Telescope
Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service
MILAN – Italian ground segment operator Leaf Space unveiled a new space connectivity service May 27. The technology, named TreeNet, aims to make space...
Source: SpaceNews
Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs
Explanation: What is happening inside this unusual nebula? Planetary nebula Tc 1, captured here in exquisite detail by the James Webb Space Telescope,...
Source: Freerepublic.com
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NASA Officially Ends the MAVEN Mission Months After Losing Contact With the Mars Orbiter
The agency last heard from the spacecraft on December 6. Recovered fragmentary data suggest that MAVEN was spinning unexpectedly, hinting at a change ...
Source: Smithsonian.com
If 3I/ATLAS isn’t an alien probe, why is it silent on radio signals but rich in methane from another star system?
If 3I/ATLAS isn’t an alien probe, its discovery may be even more important. Scientists detected no radio signals from the interstellar comet despite a...
Source: The Times of India
After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper - Ars Technica
After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisperArs Technica NASA declares end of mission for long-lasting Mars orbiterCBS...
Source: Slashdot.org
What Happens to a Star That Captures A Primordial Black Hole?
Stephen Hawking predicted that stars can capture primordial black holes (PBH). The PBH find their way to the stellar core, creating a Hawking star. Th...
Source: Universe Today
Astronauts briefly shelter in Dragon during ISS leak repair
NASA instructed astronauts on the International Space Station to briefly shelter in a Dragon spacecraft June 5 as cosmonauts attempted to repair an ai...
Source: SpaceNews
NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report
NASA has completed the investigation into the damage sustained last year at its 70-meter radio-frequency antenna, known as the Deep Space Station 14 (...
Source: NASA
Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak
ISS astronauts briefly sheltered aboard an attached SpaceX Dragon capsule today (June 5) while cosmonauts tried to fix a persistent leak on the Russia...
Source: Space.com
NASA crew briefly shelters inside Dragon capsule as Russia addresses new space station leaks
The precautions were announced the same day as NASA said Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to perform “a more extensive repair operation”, but without prov...
Source: Spaceflight Now
Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters
Amazon will fly its largest number of broadband satellites to date later this month on the first Ariane 6 launch to use upgraded boosters. The post Ne...
Source: SpaceNews
First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk
One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally s...
Source: NASA