Tag: NASA
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Space Life Science 2025: Key Findings from NASA’s Current Awareness List #1,168
Overview of NASA’s Current Awareness List #1,168 (October 3, 2025) NASA’s Space Life Science Current Awareness List serves as a beacon for the latest research related to space biology, physiology, and life support systems. The October 3, 2025 edition spotlights a broad spectrum of work derived from NASA support, ranging from fundamental physiology in microgravity…
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How to See Comet Lemmon This October: A Rare Skywatching Event
Introduction: A Rare Visitor from the Outer Solar System Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) has transformed from a faint glimmer to a bright object in the night sky, offering a rare opportunity to witness a long-period visitor from the outer solar system. Discovered early in 2025 at Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, this comet completes a…
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Titan breaks ‘like dissolves like’ at ultra-cold temps
Titan’s Cold Chemistry Rewrites a Rule That Often Holds Molecules Apart Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, continues to intrigue scientists as a natural laboratory for prebiotic chemistry. Its frigid surface and thick atmosphere, rich in nitrogen and methane, resemble the conditions thought to exist on the young Earth. By studying Titan, researchers hope to uncover clues…
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NISAR in Space: Vantor Captures First Look at NASA-ISRO’s Groundbreaking Radar Satellite
Vantor Captures NISAR in Full Deployment In a milestone for space imagery, Vantor—formerly Maxar Technologies—shared a striking photograph of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite in orbit. The image arrives after NISAR’s 12-m diameter radar antenna reflector completed its deployment in August 2025, marking a historic moment in the field of space-based radar imaging.…
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Titan’s Surprising Chemistry Break: Polar and Nonpolar Substances Co-Crystallize in Frigid Seas
Titan’s Chemistry Breakthrough Stuns Planetary Scientists Tainting our understanding of chemistry’s limits, Titan — Saturn’s largest moon — has revealed a surprising way that chemistry can operate in extreme cold. A collaborative effort involving Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has shown that hydrogen cyanide, a highly polar molecule, can…
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NISAR Satellite Image Captured by Vantor in Orbit
Vantor Captures a Historic Image of the NISAR Satellite The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, one of the most anticipated space assets of recent years, has been photographed in space by Vantor, the space imaging company formerly known as Maxar Technologies. The image, shared after the satellite’s giant 12-meter radar antenna reflector fully deployed…
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Astronaut Jeremy Hansen Fields Kids’ Queries as Artemis II Nears Launch Milestone
Canada’s Jeremy Hansen Addressing the Next Moon Mission As Artemis II closes in on its highly anticipated launch window, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen sat down with curious Grade 5 and 6 students from St. Jude Elementary School on Montreal’s South Shore. The Q&A, held at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters in Longueuil, offered a…
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Artemis II: Hansen Talks to Students Before Moon Mission
Artemis II: A Canadian Astronaut’s Look at Risk, Purpose, and the Moon As the countdown to Artemis II continues, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen spoke candidly about fear, purpose, and the promise of deep-space exploration. In a question-and-answer session at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec, Hansen—who hails from London, Ontario—addressed a group of…
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Astronaut Jeremy Hansen Answers Kids’ Questions as Artemis II Nears Launch, 100 Days Away
Introduction: A Day with the Next Artemis Mission With Artemis II drawing closer to liftoff, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen spent time engaging with curious students from St. Jude Elementary School on Montreal’s South Shore. The event, held at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, offered a rare glimpse into the human side of a…
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To the Moon, Alice! A Reflective Look at the Dawn of Spaceflight
Introduction: A Nod to the Early Astronauts ldquo;To the moon, Alice!rdquo; is more than a catchy catchphrase. It echoes a time when spaceflight was a leap into the unknown and the term astronaut carried the weight of human ingenuity. The era of John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, and their peers marked a transition from theoretical ambition…