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

NASA/ESA/CSA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first direct image of an exoplanet – a Saturn-mass world orbiting the nearby young star TWA 7, marking the lightest planet ever directly imaged and offering new insights into early planetary system formation.

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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ESA awards €839M LISA prime contract to OHB-led team at Paris Air Show

2025-06-17T04:15:10.175318-07:00

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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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JWST Captures First Direct Image of Saturn-Mass Exoplanet TWA 7 b NASA/ESA/CSA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first direct image of an exoplanet – a Saturn-mass world orbiting the nearby young star TWA 7, marking the lightest planet ever directly imaged and offering new insights into early planetary system formation.

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

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

Universe Today

ISS-Mounted CODEX Telescope Captures First Solar Corona Images The Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) mounted on the International Space Station has been commissioned, releasing its first solar observations. The external telescope captured unprecedented views of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, marking a major step for space-based solar monitoring and real-time space weather forecasting.

2025-06-24T13:19:33.915024-07:00

ISS-Mounted CODEX Telescope Captures First Solar Corona Images

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ispace pins Resilience lunar crash on laser rangefinder hardware failure Tokyo-based lunar exploration startup ispace has determined that its Mission 2 lander, Resilience, crashed into the Moon due to a hardware fault in its laser rangefinder, which mismeasured altitude. The company outlined planned sensor upgrades and confirmed a third landing attempt with NASA under CLPS in 2027.

2025-06-23T19:43:15.894182-07:00

ispace pins Resilience lunar crash on laser rangefinder hardware failure

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SpaceX Launches Icelandic Hemp Seeds to Orbit for Agricultural Science SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off yesterday carrying Icelandic hemp seeds into low Earth orbit as part of a scientific study. The experiment aims to assess seed viability and growth characteristics in microgravity, advancing research in space-based agriculture and bioregenerative life-support systems.

2025-06-23T14:26:14.912301-07:00

SpaceX Launches Icelandic Hemp Seeds to Orbit for Agricultural Science

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Drills into Boxwork Formations to Probe Mars’s Subsurface Habitability NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun drilling into boxwork formations in a newly reached Martian region, collecting samples that could reveal whether the subsurface once supported life. Work on these features follows Curiosity’s April detection of ancient carbonate minerals, strengthening the case for past water activity.

2025-06-23T10:23:30.433106-07:00

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Drills into Boxwork Formations to Probe Mars’s Subsurface Habitability

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Captures Nebulae and Thousands of Asteroids The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has completed a ten-hour test run, deploying its 3.2-gigapixel camera to image millions of galaxies and Milky Way stars and capture views of the Triffid and Lagoon nebulae. In hours, it detected thousands of new asteroids as it prepares for its decade-long sky survey.

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

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

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Holds Grand Opening Ahead of First Scientific Image Release After more than two decades of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory held its grand opening this week, inviting astronomers worldwide as it prepares to release its first scientific images on June 23. The 3.2-gigapixel telescope will survey the southern sky to probe dark matter and transient phenomena.

2025-06-22T11:16:37.120092-07:00

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Holds Grand Opening Ahead of First Scientific Image Release

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