🚀 NASA Gears Up for the TRACERS Mission Launch NASA is preparing for the TRACERS mission launch on Tuesday, July 22. The mission will lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 2:13 p.m. EDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Along with TRACERS, three additional NASA-funded small satellites will also head to…
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and step outside on a clear July evening, look up—you’ll spot Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, shining almost directly overhead. Vega isn’t just bright—it’s also one of the most studied stars by astronomers. Located in the small Greek constellation Lyra (the Harp), Vega…
Webb Telescope Reveals a Cosmic Oddity As NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to release public data, researchers are actively mining its archives for unexpected discoveries. While reviewing images from the COSMOS-Web survey, Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University and Gabriel Brammer of the University of Copenhagen identified a rare and unusual object. They named…
Hubble at 35 YearsLessons Learned in Scientific Discovery and NASA Flagship Mission OperationsOctober 16–17, 2025James Webb Auditorium, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Hubble at 35 Years celebrates one of the most iconic space observatories in history. After 35 years of operations, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to inspire new generations of scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts….
Written by Lucy Thompson, APXS Collaborator and Senior Research Scientist at the University of New Brunswick, CanadaEarth Planning Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 The Curiosity rover Sol 4588 exploration continues across the unique boxwork terrain of Gale Crater. This region features a mixture of resistant ridges and bedrock patches, alongside rubbly zones that form lower-relief…
Looking for the most spectacular astronomical events in July 2025? You’re in for a cosmic treat. This month offers everything from meteor showers and rare planet parades to breathtaking moon-planet alignments. Stargazing becomes even more magical in July, thanks to warm nights and dark skies. Whether you’re a casual observer or a seasoned skywatcher, these…
The Planets KOI-134 b and KOI-134 c The Discovery Scientists have recently uncovered two planets in the KOI-134 system by reanalyzing old data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. They originally believed this system had no planets, but the new study shows that two planets orbit the star in a surprisingly unique way—like a spinning merry-go-round….
A stunning image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals a previously unexplored globular cluster, glittering with multicolored stars. Known as ESO 591-12, or Palomar 8, this cluster is a spherical gathering of tens of thousands to millions of stars, all tightly bound by gravity. Globular clusters like this one formed early in their host galaxy’s…
🔎 The Discovery Astronomers discovered a giant planet, HIP 67522 b, located about 400 light-years away, that orbits its star so closely it likely causes frequent flares from the star’s surface. These flares heat and inflate the planet’s atmosphere, making it one of the most extreme planetary environments ever observed. 🌍 Key Facts On Earth,…
NASA astronaut Raja Chari and Dr. V. Narayanan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), interact outside the Orion spacecraft mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Dr. Narayanan, along with other Indian officials, visited both NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas and Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the Axiom Mission…
