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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The United States flag adorns an aluminum plate mounted at the base of the mast, or “head,” of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. This image of the plate was taken on June 28, 2025 (the 1,548th day, or sol, of the mission), by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for OperationsContinue reading “Old Glory on the Red Planet”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Planets KOI-134 b and KOI-134 c  The Discovery A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has two planets which orbit their star in a unique style, like an old-fashioned merry-go-round.  Key Facts The KOI-134 system containsContinue reading “Discovery Alert: Scientists Spot a Planetary Carousel”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Thursday, July 10, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. First is an overview news conference at 12 p.m. EDT with mission leadership discussing final launch andContinue reading “NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded a contract to MacLean Engineering & Applied Technologies, LLC of Houston to provide simulation and advanced software services to the agency. The Simulation and Advanced Software Services II (SASS II) contract includes services from Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2030, with a maximum potential value notContinue reading “NASA Awards Simulation and Advanced Software Services II Contract”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now settled into low-Earth orbit, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) has begun delivering its sky survey data to a public archive onContinue reading “How NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Share Its All-Sky Map With the World “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A.M./P.M. Planet Watching, Plus the Eagle Constellation Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look for Aquila the eagle. Skywatching Highlights All Month – Planet Visibility: Daily Highlights: July 1 – 7 – Mercury isContinue reading “What’s Up: July 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Discovery A giant planet some 400 light-years away, HIP 67522 b, orbits its parent star so tightly that it appears to cause frequent flares from the star’s surface, heating and inflating the planet’s atmosphere. Key Facts On planet Earth, “space weather” caused by solar flares might disrupt radio communications,Continue reading “Discovery Alert: Flaring Star, Toasted Planet”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In this Nov. 1, 1964, image, three members of NASA’s Lewis Research Center’s (now NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland) Educational Services Office pose with one of the center’s Spacemobile space science demonstration units. Once the NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) became NASA, public outreach became one of theContinue reading “To the Spacemobile!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Each month, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office releases a monthly update featuring the most recent figures on NASA’s planetary defense efforts, near-Earth object close approaches, and other timely facts about comets and asteroids that could pose an impact hazard with Earth. Here is what we’ve found so far. Updated: JulyContinue reading “Near-Earth Asteroids as of July 2025”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Since July 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and analyze otherwise invisible infrared light, Webb is making observations that were once impossible, changing our view of the cosmos from the most distant galaxies to our own solarContinue reading “3 Years of Science: 10 Cosmic Surprises from NASA’s Webb Telescope”