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Artemis III rocket core stage is officially stacked

NASA's Artemis account announced the milestone Oct. 28; AstroKomrade earlier described a crane lift inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

8 Sources, 12d ago, updated 12d ago

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NASA volunteers reportedly complete full year in simulated Mars habitat

A post says they grew crops and did simulated Marswalks, with an October 31, 2026, exit planned.

3 Sources, 20d ago, first seen 20d ago

Members of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew stands in their workspace after spending a year in their isolated and confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. (from left: James Spicer, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis, and Ross Elder). Credit: NASA

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An edge-on view of the Whale Galaxy reveals its stellar disk

NASA Marshall says the view lets astronomers study the disk’s flatness and see material above and below it.

3 Sources, 21d ago, updated 21d ago

A spiral galaxy viewed from its side, featuring a giant halo of hot gas blowing out of its stellar disk. X-rays from Chandra and ESA’s XMM-Newton (purple and royal blue) trace hot gas driven out by supernovas and black holes and neutron stars pulling gas from their companions, while optical light (light blue, gold and white) from ground-based observer R. Jay GaBany showcases dense dust lanes. Edge-on views of galaxies allow astronomers to study how flat their stellar disks are and provide the clearest views of material located above or below the disk.

Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ©2011-2015 by R Jay GaBany, Cosmotography.com; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare

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SpaceX Dragon docks at ISS with science experiments and station supplies

Spaceflight Now reported hard capture at 10:38 a.m. EDT, following the CRS-35 spacecraft’s October 13 launch.

23 Sources, 23d ago, updated 23d ago

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Artemis IV’s 130-foot hydrogen tank reaches assembly building at NASA Michoud

NASA Marshall says teams will add roll rings so technicians can rotate the tank and reach different areas during production.

2 Sources, 37d ago, updated 37d ago

A massive cylindrical piece of rocket hardware rolls out of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility under a bright, cloudless blue sky, with sunlight illuminating the scene. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

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Chandra reveals 84 “hypersoft” X-ray sources in six galaxies

NASA says the objects represent a newly discovered class, behaving unlike any scientists have seen before.

1 Source, 49d ago, first seen 49d ago

M101 with illustrated circles calling out seven of the newly-discovered objects.
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Alabama/M. Muhibullah et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk

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Hubble spots a 10-sided atmospheric wave around Saturn’s south pole

NASA says this is the first large, regular-sided jet pattern observed in Saturn’s southern hemisphere.

1 Source, 54d ago, first seen 54d ago

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Artemis III rocket core stage is officially stacked

NASA volunteers reportedly complete full year in simulated Mars habitat

An edge-on view of the Whale Galaxy reveals its stellar disk

SpaceX Dragon docks at ISS with science experiments and station supplies

Artemis IV’s 130-foot hydrogen tank reaches assembly building at NASA Michoud

Chandra reveals 84 “hypersoft” X-ray sources in six galaxies

Hubble spots a 10-sided atmospheric wave around Saturn’s south pole

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Artemis III rocket core stage is officially stacked

NASA volunteers reportedly complete full year in simulated Mars habitat

An edge-on view of the Whale Galaxy reveals its stellar disk

SpaceX Dragon docks at ISS with science experiments and station supplies

Artemis IV’s 130-foot hydrogen tank reaches assembly building at NASA Michoud

Chandra reveals 84 “hypersoft” X-ray sources in six galaxies

Hubble spots a 10-sided atmospheric wave around Saturn’s south pole