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Firefly Accelerates Eclipse Production, Readies Blue Ghost 2 and Ocula Lunar Imaging Service

Firefly Aerospace is ramping up production of its next-generation Eclipse medium-lift rocket, formerly known as MLV, as it primes Blue Ghost Mission 2 for another lunar landing and readies Ocula, its commercial lunar imaging service, for launch.

2025-06-27T12:35:38.378368-07:00

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JWST Captures First Direct Image of Saturn-Mass Exoplanet TWA 7 b

2025-06-25T08:03:37.570161-07:00

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Captures Nebulae and Thousands of Asteroids

2025-06-23T04:39:34.140481-07:00

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JWST Spots Planet Formation in Space's Most Extreme Environments

2025-06-20T03:08:03.028354-07:00

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White House Budget Request Targets University of Arizona NASA Programs The White House’s FY26 budget proposal includes cuts to NASA funding that would strip support from several University of Arizona-led projects, threatening research at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and other academic initiatives jointly funded by NASA. The moves underscore growing fiscal pressure on university space science portfolios.

2025-06-28T16:14:38.562686-07:00

White House Budget Request Targets University of Arizona NASA Programs

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University of Washington Marks Rubin Observatory Debut as LSST Era Begins University of Washington researchers celebrated the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s commissioning, marking the start of the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Having led key roles in the design of its 8.4-meter telescope and 3.2-gigapixel camera, UW teams are now gearing up for nightly scans of the southern sky.

2025-06-28T15:44:18.947096-07:00

University of Washington Marks Rubin Observatory Debut as LSST Era Begins

Universe Today

International study spotlights lunar south pole volatiles for Artemis III ISRU A team of international researchers presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference that water and other volatiles in the Moon’s permanently shadowed south polar regions could supply essential life support and propellant resources for NASA’s first crewed Artemis III mission. The findings aim to inform ISRU strategies.

2025-06-28T13:00:47.123044-07:00

International study spotlights lunar south pole volatiles for Artemis III ISRU

Universe Today

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Core Passes Shock and Vibration Testing Ahead of 2027 Launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed shock and vibration tests on its core hardware, marking a major milestone in validating the observatory’s resilience to the violent forces it will face during launch on its scheduled 2027 mission.

2025-06-28T05:14:13.376924-07:00

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Core Passes Shock and Vibration Testing Ahead of 2027 Launch

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Firefly Accelerates Eclipse Production, Readies Blue Ghost 2 and Ocula Lunar Imaging Service Firefly Aerospace is ramping up production of its next-generation Eclipse medium-lift rocket, formerly known as MLV, as it primes Blue Ghost Mission 2 for another lunar landing and readies Ocula, its commercial lunar imaging service, for launch.

2025-06-27T12:35:38.378368-07:00

Firefly Accelerates Eclipse Production, Readies Blue Ghost 2 and Ocula Lunar Imaging Service

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NASA Faces Rapid Resource and Funding Erosion Agency leadership warns that repeated notifications of budget shortfalls – reported “multiple times a day” – are eroding NASA’s resources and jeopardizing mission timelines. Officials say mounting funding pressures threaten critical science and exploration programs.

2025-06-27T11:15:10.241863-07:00

NASA Faces Rapid Resource and Funding Erosion

Ars Technica

Exceedingly Rare 2029 Asteroid Flyby Approaches as NASA Stays Grounded An asteroid will sweep past Earth at a historically close distance in April 2029, presenting a unique natural experiment for scientists. Despite the event’s scientific promise, NASA has no dedicated mission planned to intercept or observe the object up-close, leaving other agencies and ground-based observatories to fill the gap.

2025-06-27T04:20:25.616926-07:00

Exceedingly Rare 2029 Asteroid Flyby Approaches as NASA Stays Grounded

Universe Today

Engineered Lichen and Bacteria Could 3D-Print Mars Habitats from Regolith Using synthetic lichen and bacteria to glue Martian regolith into 3D-printable biomaterial, researchers propose an autonomous system that needs only regolith, air, light and inorganic nutrients to manufacture building blocks for habitats, furniture and infrastructure on Mars.

2025-06-26T13:29:06.262803-07:00

Engineered Lichen and Bacteria Could 3D-Print Mars Habitats from Regolith

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