NASA's LunaH-Map mission ends, validates science instrument performance
NASA's LunaH-Map (Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper) mission, a briefcase-sized lunar orbiter that launched as a ride share on NASA's Artemis I mission last year, has ceased operations after successfully demonstrating its neutron spectrometer can detect water and ice at the lunar surface.
The LunaH-Map CubeSat was designed to map ice deposits across the Moon's South Pole as part of NASA's SIMPLE New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation
An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation.
The newly discovered gas giant, named TOI-4860 b, is an unusual planet for two reasons: stars of such low mass are not expected to host planets like Jupiter, and the planet appears to be particularly enriched by heavy elements. MSU scientists help discover the highest-energy light coming from the sun
Sometimes, the best place to hide a secret is in broad daylight. Just ask the sun.
"The sun is more surprising than we knew," said Mehr Un Nisa, a postdoctoral research associate at Michigan State University. "We thought we had this star figured out, but that's not the case."
Nisa, who will soon be joining MSU's faculty, is the corresponding author of a new paper in the journal Physi Webb Telescope unmasks Ring Nebula's cosmic dance
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has released exquisite new visuals of the famed Ring Nebula, or Messier 57, to the world. The unveiling was done by a global consortium of astronomers, a team steered by Professor Mike Barlow of UCL, UK, Dr Nick Cox of ACRI-ST, France, and with contributions from Professor Albert Zijlstra of The University of Manchester.
The Ring Nebula, a luminous DLR harnesses 3D Printing for efficient production of spaceflight components
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is looking into ways to make space propulsion systems more cost-effective and reusable. The emphasis of their investigation lies in the 3D Printing for Low-Cost Space Components (3D-LoCoS) project. This project seeks to enhance the techniques of metal-based additive manufacturing, essentially 3D printing processes. This advancement will allow for the swifter, mo Webb spotlights gravitational arcs in 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster
A new image of the galaxy cluster known as "El Gordo" is revealing distant and dusty objects never seen before, and providing a bounty of fresh science. The infrared image, taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, displays a variety of unusual, distorted background galaxies that were only hinted at in previous Hubble Space Telescope images.
El Gordo is a cluster of hundreds of galaxies LeoStella unveils its largest smallsat to target SDA contracts
LeoStella announced details about its largest spacecraft yet Aug. 6 with plans to deliver its first two 500-kilogram-class satellites to a commercial radar constellation customer next summer.
Liftoff: 360 view of final Ariane 5
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In July 2023 local time, the last Ariane 5 blasted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Relive the moment from up close in this 360° video showing the liftoff and Ariane 5 soaring to orbit.
The audio comes from the camera itself that was clamped to a steel cable on a northern ramp surrounding the Ariane 5 flame trench – about 50 m from the ZL3 launchpad. Despite being so close the camera was only protected against the humidity and rain in French Guiana. A solar panel provided extra power to the camera as it had to
Lockheed Martin opens new factory focused on small satellites
Lockheed Martin, a company that for decades has built schoolbus-sized satellites for the U.S.
ISS transition plans a work in progress
Plans for shifting research from the International Space Station to commercial space stations late this decade are still a work in progress, NASA and industry officials say.
