Recent Space News:
Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System.
Our solar system has eight planets, and five officially recognized dwarf planets. Which planet is biggest? Which is smallest? What is the order of the planets as we move out from the Sun? This is a simple guide to the sizes of planets based on the equatorial diameter – or width – at the equator […]
Read the article: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/planet-sizes-and-locations-in-our-solar-system/
Source: NASA
Published on April 22, 2025, 3:04 p.m.
ATMOS Space Cargo Tentatively Declares PHOENIX 1 Flight a Success.
German space logistics company ATMOS Space Cargo has tentatively declared the inaugural flight of its PHOENIX 1 re-entry capsule a success, despite not yet completing a full analysis of the data collected during the mission. ATMOS Space Cargo was founded in 2021 with the aim of developing a recoverable in-orbit research capsule called PHOENIX. The […] The post ATMOS Space Cargo Tentatively Declares PHOENIX 1 Flight a Success appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Read the article: https://europeanspaceflight.com/atmos-space-cargo-tentatively-declares-phoenix-1-flight-a-success/
Source: European Spaceflight
Published on April 22, 2025, 2:10 p.m.
Animal That Once Lived With Dinosaurs Helps Keep NASA Kennedy In Balance.
They're known as “living fossils”. For over 450 million years, horseshoe crabs have been an ecologically vital part of our planet. They're one of the few surviving species on Earth dating back to the dinosaurs. At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is one of more than 1,500 types […]
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/animal-that-once-lived-with-dinosaurs-helps-keep-nasa-kennedy-in-balance/
Source: NASA
Published on April 22, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Entrepreneurs Challenge Winner PRISM is Using AI to Enable Insights from Geospatial Data.
NASA sponsored Entrepreneurs Challenge events in 2020, 2021, and 2023 to invite small business start-ups to showcase innovative ideas and technologies with the potential to advance the agency's science goals. To potentially leverage external funding sources for the development of innovative technologies of interest to NASA, SMD involved the venture capital community in Entrepreneurs Challenge […]
Read the article: https://science.nasa.gov/directorates/smd/earth-science-division/entrepreneurs-challenge-winner-prism-is-using-ai-to-enable-insights-from-geospatial-data/
Source: NASA
Published on April 22, 2025, 1 p.m.
NASA Tests Ultralight Antennas to Benefit Future National Airspace.
NASA engineers are using one of the world's lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into the skin of an aircraft, creating a more aerodynamic and reliable communication solution for drones and other future air transportation options. Developed by NASA, this ultra-lightweight aerogel antenna is designed to enable satellite communications where […]
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasa-tests-ultralight-antennas-to-benefit-future-national-airspace/
Source: NASA
Published on April 22, 2025, 12:14 p.m.
Tuesday Telescope: Hera today, gone to Deimos.
I'll bet you don't spend a ton of time thinking about Deimos.
Read the article: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/tuesday-telescope-hera-today-gone-to-deimos/
Source: Arstechnica
Published on April 22, 2025, noon
SpaceX launches third mid-inclination rideshare mission.
SpaceX launched the third in its series of mid-inclination dedicated rideshare missions April 21, but with very few rideshare payloads on board. The post SpaceX launches third mid-inclination rideshare mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
Read the article: https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-third-mid-inclination-rideshare-mission/
Source: SpaceNews
Published on April 22, 2025, 11:17 a.m.
ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency.
The European Space Agency has joined the world space community in congratulating the African Space Agency on its official inauguration. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space agency after ESA and has been in development since 2015, with the African Union Commission adopting an African space policy and strategy in 2016.
Read the article: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/ESA_welcomes_inauguration_of_the_African_Space_Agency
Source: ESA
Published on April 22, 2025, 8:28 a.m.
OMB suggests NOAA scale back plans for geostationary satellites.
SAN FRANCISCO – A White House budget proposal calls for replacing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's future geostationary satellite constellation, GeoXO, with a far less expensive and ambitious program. […] The post OMB suggests NOAA scale back plans for geostationary satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
Read the article: https://spacenews.com/omb-suggests-noaa-scale-back-plans-for-geostationary-satellites/
Source: SpaceNews
Published on April 22, 2025, 12:13 a.m.
Recent Space Blogs:
Dragon Docks to Station Delivering Science, Supplies to Crew.
At 8:40 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the zenith, space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/22/dragon-docks-to-station-delivering-science-supplies-to-crew/
Source: NASA
Published on April 22, 2025, 12:43 p.m.
SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station with New Science, Supplies.
NASA's coverage is underway for arrival of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/22/spacex-dragon-approaching-station-with-new-science-supplies/
Source: NASA
Published on April 22, 2025, 10:52 a.m.
Seven-Member Expedition 73 Crew Awaits Dragon and Preps for Spacewalk.
A cargo-packed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is orbiting Earth today heading toward the International Space Station for a docking on Tuesday. The Expedition 73 crew prepared on Monday for Dragon’s arrival and also reviewed procedures for an upcoming spacewalk.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/21/seven-member-expedition-73-crew-awaits-dragon-and-preps-for-spacewalk/
Source: NASA
Published on April 21, 2025, 6:45 p.m.
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32: Dragon Launches at 4:15 a.m. EDT.
At 4:15 a.m. EDT, about 6,700 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the company’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The spacecraft lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. About 9 […]
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/21/nasas-spacex-crs-32-dragon-launches-at-415-a-m-edt-2/
Source: NASA
Published on April 21, 2025, 8:31 a.m.
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32: Launch Coverage Underway.
NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+ for the launch of SpaceX’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff at 4:15 a.m. EDT on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at […]
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/21/nasas-spacex-crs-32-launch-coverage-underway-2/
Source: NASA
Published on April 21, 2025, 8:09 a.m.
Astronaut Returns to Earth on 70th Birthday with Soyuz Crew.
At 9:20 p.m. EDT (6:20 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Sunday, April 20), the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft made a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/19/astronaut-returns-to-earth-on-70th-birthday-with-soyuz-crew/
Source: NASA
Published on April 20, 2025, 1:31 a.m.
Soyuz Fires Braking Engines; Crew Entering Atmosphere Soon.
The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, with NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, will make a parachute-assisted landing at 9:20 p.m. (6:20 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Sunday, April 20) on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan. The spacecraft will execute its deorbit burn at 8:26 p.m.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/19/soyuz-fires-braking-engines-crew-entering-atmosphere-soon/
Source: NASA
Published on April 20, 2025, 12:01 a.m.
Expedition 72 Trio Undocks for Earth Return Aboard Soyuz.
At 5:57 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft undocked from the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvet module with NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/19/expedition-72-trio-undocks-for-earth-return-aboard-soyuz/
Source: NASA
Published on April 19, 2025, 10:08 p.m.
Soyuz Crewmates Prep for Undocking; Expedition 72 Ends Soon.
At 2:52 p.m. EDT, hatches between the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and the International Space Station closed in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.
Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/19/soyuz-crewmates-prep-for-undocking-expedition-72-ends-soon/
Source: NASA
Published on April 19, 2025, 9:32 p.m.