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NASA and Boeing Progress Toward Starliner Crew Certification
- By Irene Klotz

https://aviationweek.com/space/launch-vehicles-propulsion/nasa-adds-option-cargo-only-starliner-return-flight-mission
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/air-cargo-news/?story=15c94027-4752-45af-b6a2-57b65228aeeb
#starliner #boeing #nasa #space

Name: Kepler-36 b
A super-Earth with a super-close neighbor.
Distance from Earth: 1,722 light-years
Year discovered: 2012
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 1.498 x Earth
Planet mass: 4 Earths
Orbital period: 13.87 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-36_b

#space #exoplanets

Sol 1456 - Abrasion tool activity imaged by one of the rover's HazCam's

NASA/JPL-Caltech.
#Mars #Perseverance #MarsRover #NASA #science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks

Rocket Lab, Stoke Space Join US Military Space Launch Program

Summary: The NSSL program's inclusion of Rocket Lab and Stoke Space represents a crucial shift in military space operations. As the U.S. Space Force diversifies its launch providers, the ramifications for national security, innovation, and competition are significant, fostering a more dynamic aerospace industry landscape.

Read More: https://blog.joshuniverse.com/rocket-lab-stoke-space-join-us-military-space-launch-program

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A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725
Credits: Mike Siniscalchi
#nature #space #astrophotography

"Don't panic!"
#Space

sciencealert.com/stunning-swir…

https://www.europesays.com/1948243/ Star-mapping space telescope Gaia sent into ‘retirement orbit’ #space

At last, auroras have been spotted on every planet in the solar system, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. The JWST’s powerful near-infrared spectrometer recently revealed Neptune’s elusive aurora in all its gently glowing glory.

@ScienceAlert has more:

https://flip.it/I_JI9r

#Science #Space #JWST #SolarSystem #Neptune #Auroras

Can such technology be used on Mars from now on? #InSight would still be alive had it been equipped with such a dust shield.

"NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the Moon during Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded on March 16."

Before/after animation in the article:

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-dust-shield-successfully-repels-lunar-regolith-on-moon/

#NASA #Moon #Solarocks #Space

The Hamburger Galaxy, also known as NGC 3628, is an unbarred spiral galaxy located approximately 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo that reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early March.

Detailed Information: https://astrocamp.eu/ngc3628

▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS R(a) '25

#astrophoto #astrophotography #nightsky #space #sky #astronomy #telescope #clearsky #photography #nature #astrodon

A rare cosmic phenomenon called an #Einstein ring.

There are two galaxies, separated by a large distance. The foreground galaxy is at the center, while the background galaxy appears to be wrapped around the closer galaxy, forming a ring. 

The light from the more distant object is bent about a massive intermediate object because #spacetime, the fabric of the #Universe itself, is bent by mass, and therefore light travelling through #space and #time is bent as well.

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/03/Webb_spies_a_spiral_through_a_cosmic_lens

NEO Surveyor Tested in Historic Apollo Chamber

Summary: NASA's NEO Surveyor underwent environmental testing in Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center to simulate space conditions. The enclosure protects the spacecraft's infrared telescope, aiding in asteroid and comet detection to assess threats to Earth through infrared emissions.

Read More: https://blog.joshuniverse.com/neo-surveyor-tested-in-historic-apollo-chamber

@science@lemmy.world @space@lemmy.world @science@lemmy.ml @space@newsmast.community @space@lemmy.ml #space #science #nasa #astronomy

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

New James Webb photo features a rare cosmic phenomenon, an Einstein ring-- what at first appears to be a single, strangely shaped galaxy is actually two galaxies separated by a large distance. The closer foreground galaxy sits at the center of the image, while the more distant background galaxy appears to be wrapped around the closer galaxy, forming a ring.

https://esawebb.org/images/potm2503a

#space #JamesWebb #astrophotography

Deloitte on #space: "While growth in the space industry is generally positive, it also poses challenges, which can put #spacecraft at risk. Preservation of the space environment, such as critical earth orbits, is essential to the industry’s growth. As a space sector leader, the United States can have a vital role and ample motivation to lead in sustainable space practices and international cooperative efforts to help preserve the #SpaceEnvironment."

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/public-sector/us-leader-in-space-industry-growth-and-development.html

JWST just keeps dropping bangers this week.

This image is of a galaxy in a cluster called SMACSJ0028.2-7537. But it's a two-fer, courtesy of general relativity: "What at first appears to be a single, strangely shaped galaxy is actually two galaxies that are separated by a large distance. The closer foreground galaxy sits at the center of the image, while the more distant background galaxy appears to be wrapped around the closer galaxy, forming a ring."

The apparent 'wrapping' of the background spiral galaxy results from the gravity of the foreground elliptical galaxy. It warps the space (and time) around it, changing the paths taken by light from the background object, creating a funhouse mirror effect. In honor of the theorizer of general relativity, these configurations are called 'Einstein rings'.

More info: https://esawebb.org/images/potm2503a/

: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Mahler

#Astronomy #Astrophysics #Physics #Space

#UMPlus - CK Vulpeculae

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/03/ck-vulpeculae.html

CK Vulpeculae, also cataloged as Nova Vulpeculae 1670, is an object whose exact nature is unknown. It is a central object surrounded by a bipolar nebula. Astronomers suggest that CK Vulpeculae may not be a classical nova, but rather a luminous red nova, the result of two main-sequence stars colliding and.....
#astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography

Six Moons of Saturn
Credits: Rafael Defavari
#nature #space #astrophotography

https://www.europesays.com/1947930/ Anywaves Launches In-House Production of Space Antennas and Payloads #space