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Orbital observation On Monday (Sept. 22), NASA named its next class of astronaut candidates during a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houston. In addition to recording a message to the new trainees, members of the Expedition 73 crew also shared a photo (below) of them watching Group 24 being introduced. “To the newest astronaut class, from the crew …

What NASA’s discovery of possible life on Mars means for Musk’s ambitions  The Hill Opinion – What NASA’s discovery of possible life on Mars means for Musk’s ambitions  Yahoo New research shows Mars’ Jezero crater was repeatedly habitable  EarthSky Chad Pozarycki  SpaceNews Mars Had Multiple Episodes of Hability, Says New Research  Universe Today Source link

NASA is about to run a health check in deep space using tiny lab devices that carry living human cells. The goal is simple and serious, understand how space changes our bodies so crews can travel safely to the Moon and, later, to Mars. The AVATAR investigation will put small organ chips made from Artemis II astronauts’ cells inside Orion …

Copake Falls native among 10 chosen for NASA’s newest astronaut class  Times Union NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates  NASA (.gov) NASA selects 10 new astronauts as it chases bold plans for the moon and Mars  CNN Columbus native Kubo prepares to live his dream of space travel  The Republic News ‘This is how I’m going to land’: New NASA astronaut candidate’s …

A private company will give a powerful NASA space telescope a new lease on life next year, if all goes according to plan. Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies has scored a contract to raise the altitude of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been hunting for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) from low Earth orbit (LEO) for more than two decades. Sparse …

HOUSTON — The first astronauts to visit the moon in the 21st century can’t wait for their trip. The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission to the moon, which could launch as early as Feb. 5 of next year, are deep in training for the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years. They’ll launch atop NASA’s giant Space …

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a colorful array of massive stars and glowing cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud, the most massive and active star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy.  “Webb’s powerful infrared instruments provide detail we’ve never been able to see before, which will help us to understand some of the still-elusive mysteries of …

SpaceX boasts an impressive alumni list. Some have gone on to found the sector’s biggest startups; others become astronauts. NASA unveiled its 2025 astronaut class this week, and two familiar names popped out: Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo. Both spent more than a decade at SpaceX, where they played critical roles in the company’s rise to the behemoth it is …

Imelda Muller was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in Sept. 2025. Photo courtesy of Bill Stafford/NASA UVM Larner College of Medicine alum Imelda Muller is one of NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates, out of a pool of 8,000, the space agency announced Monday.  “With upcoming exploration missions, we are pushing the …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 The X-37B spaceplane’s eighth mission launches on August 21, testing crucial technologies for the Space Force. 🔍 Laser communications experiments aim to enhance secure and efficient satellite operations in low-Earth orbit. 💡 A quantum inertial sensor will be tested as a potential alternative to GPS, offering resistance to signal disruptions. 💰 Congress allocated $1 billion to …