NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region. NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) will search for volatile resources, such asContinue reading “NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole”

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Secures Critical Abort System Hardware for Artemis II

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY All the pieces are stacking up – literally – for NASA’s first crewed mission of the Artemis program coming in 2026. Teams are finishing integration of the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II test flight with its launch abort system on Sept. 17 inside the Launch Abort System Facility atContinue reading “NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Secures Critical Abort System Hardware for Artemis II”

A Beacon to Space

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In this infrared photograph taken on June 2, 2025, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Table Mountain Facility near Wrightwood, California, beams its eight-laser beacon to the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) flight laser transceiver aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft. At the time, when Psyche was aboutContinue reading “A Beacon to Space”

Hubble Images Celestial Cigar’s Smoldering Heart

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals new details in Messier 82 (M82), home to brilliant stars whose light is shaded by sculptural clouds made of clumps and streaks of dust and gas. This image features the star-powered heart of the galaxy, located just 12 million light-years away in theContinue reading “Hubble Images Celestial Cigar’s Smoldering Heart”

From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Of the many roads leading to successful Artemis missions, one is paved with high-tech computing chips called superchips. Along the way, a partnership between NASA wind tunnel engineers, data visualization scientists, and software developers verified a quick, cost-effective solution to improve NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the upcomingContinue reading “From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II”

NASA’s Deep Space Communications Demo Exceeds Project Expectations

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The project has exceeded all of its technical goals after two years, setting up the foundations of high-speed communications for NASA’s future human missions to Mars. NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology successfully showed that data encoded in lasers could be reliably transmitted, received, and decoded after traveling millions ofContinue reading “NASA’s Deep Space Communications Demo Exceeds Project Expectations”

NASA Gateways to Blue Skies 2026 Competition

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The commercial aviation industry is a crucial component of the U.S. economy, playing a vital role in transporting people, intermediate/final goods, and driving demand for various goods and services nationwide. This network enhances the quality of life for the whole country and facilitates business interactions within and globally, boosting productivityContinue reading “NASA Gateways to Blue Skies 2026 Competition”

NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of astronomers. This discovery from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory may help explain how some black holes can reach enormous masses relatively quickly after the big bang. The black hole weighs about a billionContinue reading “NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth”

Milky Way Views

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Milky Way appears above Earth’s bright atmospheric glow in this Aug. 23, 2025, photograph from the International Space Station as it soared 261 miles above southern Iran at approximately 12:54 a.m. local time. The camera was configured for low light and long duration settings. Our home galaxy has hundredsContinue reading “Milky Way Views”

Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon 

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday keep explorers connected on the lunar surface. Their mission: test how astronauts on the Moon will stay connected during Artemis spacewalks using 3GPP (LTE/4G and 5G) and Wi-Fi technologies.  With Artemis, NASAContinue reading “Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon “

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