NASA launched two high‑altitude scientific balloon missions from its Fort Sumner, New Mexico, facility on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 — the first time in 14 years that two balloons have flown on the same day. JPL‑Remote Mission The JPL‑Remote balloon lifted off at 10:12 a.m. EDT (8:12 a.m. MDT). It climbed to a float altitude of 127,000 feet and remained…
Introduction The Progress 93 and Cygnus XL cargo missions to ISS are set to make this week one of the busiest for Expedition 73. One spacecraft is already in orbit, while another is preparing for launch. The crew will manage docking operations, unload thousands of pounds of supplies, and continue vital heart, bone, and fermentation research in…
On Feb. 24, 2015, NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint mission with the European Space Agency, captured an extreme ultraviolet image of the Sun during a dramatic three-hour event. In that time, the Sun unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) along with part of a solar filament. While some strands of solar material…
The James Webb Space Telescope Lobster Nebula image, released by NASA on September 4, 2025, shows the young star cluster Pismis 24 in breathtaking detail. Located 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius, this stellar nursery is one of the nearest regions where massive stars are born. As a result, astronomers gain a rare opportunity…
Auroras and Satellite Risks In the summer of 2024, people across North America enjoyed stunning auroras in the night sky. But the same solar activity that causes auroras can disrupt satellites. These satellites are vital for GPS, communication, and navigation systems on Earth. To protect them, scientists are turning to artificial intelligence (AI). NASA’s Frontier…
Introduction Powering Space Exploration for DecadesIf “location, location, location” defines success in real estate, then it’s no surprise that NASA’s Stennis Space Center stands out as one of the nation’s most valuable aerospace and technology hubs. Powering Space Exploration for Decades For nearly 60 years, NASA Stennis has served as the country’s largest and premier…
On the night of September 7–8, 2025, the full “Corn Moon” will undergo a dramatic transformation, turning deep red in a rare and captivating total lunar eclipse visible to billions around the globe. Why This Eclipse Is Special This event marks one of the longest total lunar eclipses of the decade. The Moon will pass…
IntroductionJupiter auroras and Callisto footprint are now at the center of an exciting breakthrough in planetary science. For years, scientists knew that Io, Europa, and Ganymede each created auroral signatures in Jupiter’s atmosphere. But Callisto, the most distant Galilean moon, remained elusive — until NASA’s Juno spacecraft finally captured its mark. The Missing Footprint While…
Introduction The latest Hubble image Messier 96 reveals a spiral galaxy with an unusual and asymmetric appearance. Located about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, M96 stands out as the brightest galaxy in its group. Its distorted spiral arms, uneven dust distribution, and off-center core suggest that gravitational interactions with neighboring galaxies may…
As the cosmos continues its grand performance, here’s everything you need to know about the most exciting upcoming space missions, celestial events, and why they matter. 1. SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to the ISS 2. Rocket Lab’s “Live, Laugh, Launch” Mission 3. ESA Earth-Observation Satellites: MetOp-SG-A1 & Sentinel-5 4. Near-Earth Asteroid 1997 QK1 Flyby 5. NOAA’s…
