NASA asks industry how to extend Hubble’s life—and end it safely
A request for information explores reboost, servicing and controlled disposal. No commercial mission has been selected.
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Vega Island’s bare ice shows why the season of a satellite image matters
NASA’s two views reveal a striking surface difference, but they are not a same-season annual...
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NASA’s TRACERS begins separating movement from change in Earth’s magnetic boundary
Two spacecraft help resolve an ambiguity a single moving observer cannot easily untangle in magnetic reconnection.
A Mars meteorite records ancient water, but its exact home is still unknown
Teghaza 001 preserves evidence of alteration about 4.1 billion years ago. Dating its grains does not locate its source cra...
Hubble and Webb’s Cat’s Head images show why darkness is not empty
Visible and infrared observations reveal different structures in the same Carina Nebula pillar, including a possible embed...
The ISS has deployed its seventh new solar array. One remains
The completed spacewalk adds power on channel 2A; the final roll-out array is planned for November 5.
Voyager 1 saves power and restores contact, with the cause of its silence still open
A coordinated hardware switch extends instrument time. A separate October interruption ended before ground commands were s...
Antarctic sea-ice loss is leaving a saltier signature beneath the surface
A study links reduced seasonal meltwater with changes in Antarctic Intermediate Water. Surface ice maps and subsurface mea...
ANYmal X starts deliveries with an important boundary around “explosion-protected”
The inspection robot’s ATEX scope covers defined gas environments. Its data workflow matters as much as its four-legged mo...