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Webb mail: US Priority Mail stamps to again star deep space images in 2025 The universe of U.S. postage stamps featuring James Webb Space Telescope imagery is set to expand again in 2025. The U.S. Postal Service revealed its Priority Mail and Express flat rate stamps.

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'Edge of Space': Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot... A new trailer for "Edge of Space," a short film about a daring X-15 pilot flying the rocket-powered experimental plane higher than any other piloted winged vehicle other than the space shuttle.

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NASA Missions Spot Cosmic ‘Wreath’ Displaying Stellar Circle of Life X-ray: NASA/CXC; Infrared: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Zeilder, E.Sabbi, A. Nota, M. Zamani; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand
Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is fitting then that one of the ...

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Jovian Vortex Hunters Spun Up Over New Paper 2 min read
Jovian Vortex Hunters Spun Up Over New Paper
Jumping Jupiter! The results are in, storm chasers! Thanks to your help over the last two years the Jovian Vortex Hunter project has published a catalog of 7222 vortices, which you ...

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Astronomers discover 1st binary stars orbiting supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky... Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope to discover the first binary stars around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.

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Transforming Space Exploration: NASA and Northrop Grumman’s Digital Engineering Collaboration Northrop Grumman & NASA Digital Engineering SAA Kick-off meeting at Thompson Space Innovation Center.
NASA’s Digital Engineering is paving the way for exciting new possibilities. Their latest Space Act Agreement with Northrop Grumman promises to accelerate progress in space exploration through ...

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'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' featurette reveals the magic behind the massive stop-motion Mama Crab (video) A pair of new behind-the-scenes videos for "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew"

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NASA Stennis Celebrates Key Testing, Operations Milestones in 2024 5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
NASA’s Stennis Space Center enjoyed an active 2024, marking several milestones and engaging in frontline activities in several key areas. A compilation video offers a look at 2024 highlights in such ...

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SpaceX launching 2 mPOWER communication satellites from Florida today SpaceX plans to launch two communication satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast today (Dec. 17).

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Orion Spacecraft Tested in Ohio After Artemis I Mission 5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
The Orion Environmental Test Article photographed inside the Thermal Vacuum Chamber on April 11, 2024, in the Space Environments Complex at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Credit: NASA/Quentin ...

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SpaceX launches 6th batch of next-gen US spy satellites from California (video) SpaceX launched the sixth batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the NRO this morning (Dec. 17) from California's central coast.

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ESA 2024 Highlights: flight of the Ariane 6 Video:
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In 2024, ESA continued to drive Europe’s innovation and excellence in space, equipping the continent with advanced tools and knowledge to address global and local challenges. The year saw pioneering missions, cutting-edge satellites and the pivotal restoration of Europe’s ...

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams poses with adorable tentacle-armed Astrobee robot on ISS (photo) An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with tentacle-like arms was tested in a demonstration experiment aboard the space station.

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Fit for service: Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator Image:
Fit for service: Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator

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Submarines for space exploration Submarines are emerging as a unique research platform to study human adaption to extreme environments – from ocean depths to outer space.

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Planet-forming discs lived longer in early Universe Our understanding of planet formation in the Universe’s early days is challenged by new data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Webb solved a puzzle by proving a controversial finding made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope more than 20 ...

Catch Mercury’s end of year pre-dawn show

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Catch Mercury’s end of year pre-dawn show Mercury in a transparent early-evening sky on 24 January 2021. Image: Martin Campbell.
Mercury, the fast moving inner planet, passed through inferior conjunction between Earth and the Sun on 6 December and then heads rapidly west of the Sun to emerge ...

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Brilliant Jupiter rides high in Taurus Jupiter, by far the Solar System’s dominant planet, imaged on 29 November 2024. Image: Damian Peach.
Jupiter reaches its long-awaited opposition on 7 December when it lies in Taurus with a declination of just over 22 degrees, which places it about ...

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Venus is a dazzling evening ‘star’ Venus and a young crescent Moon close together on the early-evening of 26 April 2020. A young moon lies close to Venus on soon after sunset on 5 November, Bonfire Night. Image: Martin Campbell.
Venus makes welcome progress in post-sunset visibly ...

ISS On-Orbit Status Report

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/26/2024 Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): The CFT crew continued assisting the ISS crew with various audits and housekeeping. They also performed CloudNet Testing and STEMonstration Earth Science activities. Payloads: Sleep in Orbit: A crewmember transferred the MicroSD memory card ...