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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit. Here’s what to expect.   Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking satellite jointly developed by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), is ready to roll out to the launch pad, packed into the payload fairingContinue reading “NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Data from Sentinel-6B will continue a decades-long record of sea surface height, helping to improve coastal planning, protect critical infrastructure, and advance weather forecasts. With launch set for no earlier than 12:21 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 17, Sentinel-6B is the latest satellite in a series of spacecraft NASA and itsContinue reading “6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Sentinel-6B, an international mission delivering critical sea level and ocean data to protect coastal infrastructure, improve weather forecasting, and support commercial activities at sea. Launch is targeted at 12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17 (9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov.Continue reading “NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has earned 2025 R&D 100 Awards for developing a system that delivers high-speed internet for space and co-inventing technology for a new class of soft magnetic nanocrystalline materials designed to operate at extreme temperatures. This brings NASA Glenn’s total to 130 R&D 100 Awards. Continue reading “NASA Glenn Teams Win 2025 R&D 100 Awards “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This image released on June 30, 2025, combines data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to visualize dark matter. Researchers used Webb’s observations to carefully measure the mass of the galaxy clusters shown here as well as the collective light emitted by stars that areContinue reading “Mapping Dark Matter”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Stars of all ages are on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the sparkling spiral galaxy called NGC 6000, located 102 million light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. NGC 6000 has a glowing yellow center and glittering blue outskirts. These colors reflect differences in the average ages,Continue reading “Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A pair of NASA spacecraft ultimately destined for Mars will study how its magnetic environment is impacted by the Sun. The mission also will help the agency prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft launched at 3:55 p.m. EST, Thursday,Continue reading “NASA, Blue Origin Launch Two Spacecraft to Study Mars, Solar Wind”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, U.K. Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 I am writing this blog and it’s still daytime — and I am looking forward to accompanying one of my favorite kids to trick-and-treating afterwards. That’s a new feeling forContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4702-4708: It’s Only Spooky Here on Earth Today!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Diana Hayes, Graduate Student at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 This week was one of seasonal changes and milestones for the mission. As was mentioned several weeks ago, Mars has now moved out of its “cloudy season” and is transitioning into the “dustyContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4682-4688: Seven Mars Years”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 Curiosity has successfully drilled its 44th hole on Mars, which is a major milestone in our investigation of the enigmatic “boxwork unit,” a region of resistant ridges surrounding pits or “hollows” of less-resistantContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4695-4701: Searching for Answers at Monte Grande”