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“The next great space telescope will study distant galaxies and faraway planets from an orbital outpost about a million miles from Earth,” writes the Washington Post. “But first it has to be put together, piece by piece, in a cavernous chamber at the N… Continue reading Visiting the Roman Space Telescope – as It’s Being Assembled→

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los Angeles, has been temporarily shuttered due to the nearby Eaton fire. “JPL is closed except for emergency personnel. No fire damage so far (some … Continue reading NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Closed Due to Raging LA Fires→

Before NASA Administrator Bill Nelson retires in a couple of weeks, he has one final message for the next administration: Don’t give up on the agency’s Artemis Program to return humans to the Moon. In an interview with Ars Technica’s Eric Berger, Nelso… Continue reading Outgoing NASA Administrator Urges Incoming Leaders To Stick With Artemis Plan→

Following its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has transmitted a beacon tone back to Earth indicating it’s in good health and operating normally. NASA: The mission operations team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physi… Continue reading NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Reports Successful Closest Approach To Sun→

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a historic approach on Christmas Eve, flying within 3.8 million miles of the Sun at a record-breaking speed of 430,000 mph. It marks humanity’s closest encounter with a star. Live Science reports: Mission control cannot c… Continue reading NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes Historic Christmas Eve Flyby of the Sun→

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its closest approach yet to the Sun on Christmas Eve, flying within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface and entering its atmosphere for the first time.

The spacecraft, which travels at speeds up to 430,000 miles… Continue reading We’re About To Fly a Spacecraft Into the Sun For the First Time→

America’s next president “announced Wednesday he has selected Jared Isaacman, a billionaire businessman and space enthusiast who twice flew to orbit with SpaceX, to become the next NASA administrator,” reports Ars Technica:

In a post on X, Isaacman s… Continue reading America’s Next NASA Administrator May Be Former SpaceX Astronaut Jared Isaacman→