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NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath Io’s Surface
Description This map represents data captured by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, indicating heat rising from just beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io. While infrared instruments measure the temperature of the moon’s surface, the lowest frequency microwave channels (0.6 and 1.25 gigahertz) on the MWR can penetrate between about 6 and […]
Path to Starship Flight 13 requires additional Booster 20 test
SpaceX continues to target no earlier than Thursday, July 23, for the next attempt to… The post Path to Starship Flight 13 requires additional Booster 20 test appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io
NASA’s Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow subsurface of the most volcanically active world in the solar system. Collected during two close flybys, the data also shows that most of Io’s surface is remarkably smooth and composed of […]
NASA Joins Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI-Driven Discovery
NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery. President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order “Launching the Genesis Mission” on Nov. 24, 2025, creating a national mission to leverage artificial intelligence to […]
Vast establishes division for national security projects
Commercial space station and spacecraft developer Vast has established a new division intended to support work in national security space. The post Vast establishes division for national security projects appeared first on SpaceNews.
The strategic competition with China: winning the multi-domain race
History demonstrates military innovation continually rewrites the rules of combat, reshaping warfare and rendering strategies from past conflicts obsolete. The introduction of repeating rifles transformed infantry combat during the 19th […] The post The strategic competition with China: winning the multi-domain race appeared first on SpaceNews.
Improved reporting needed on forest carbon emissions
More analysis is needed to ensure that tropical forest degeneration and regeneration are consistently reported in carbon cycle models and in national reporting, according to a study funded in part by ESA's Climate Change Initiative Biomass project.
Relativity Space to expand Terran R production in Florida
Relativity Space struck a deal with Space Florida to build manufacturing and test facilities for its Terran R rocket on Florida’s Space Coast. The post Relativity Space to expand Terran R production in Florida appeared first on SpaceNews.
Artemis 2 astronaut advocates for equatorial lunar landings
The pilot of Artemis 2 says NASA’s return to the moon should start with human landings in less challenging equatorial regions rather than go directly to the south pole. The post Artemis 2 astronaut advocates for equatorial lunar landings appeared first on SpaceNews.
Gravity-1 sea launch off Shanghai puts 9 satellites into orbit
HELSINKI — Commercial launch firm Orienspace launched its third Gravity-1 solid rocket late Tuesday, sending nine satellites into orbit from waters off Shanghai. The 30-meter-long Gravity-1 solid rocket lifted off […] The post Gravity-1 sea launch off Shanghai puts 9 satellites into orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America
Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality in parts of the U.S. and Canada.
NISAR’s L-Band Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
Description Data from the Earth-orbiting U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite’s L-band radar was used to produce an image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja — a mountaintop in East Antarctica — poking out amid a stream of ice flowing northeast to the ocean. The obstruction causes stresses in the ice, heavily fracturing the surrounding surfaces with […]
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