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ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/05/2021
United States On-orbit Segment (USOS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #72 – ISS Upgrades III: Today, EV1 Kate…
Observations Around Solar System With Parker Solar Probe’s 7th Solar Encounter
During Parker Solar Probe’s seventh swing by the Sun, celestial geometry posed a special opportunity. The…
Hypergiant Star Canis Majoris
This artist’s impression of hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris shows the star’s vast convection cells and…
Hubble Beholds a Big, Beautiful Blue Galaxy
NGC 2336 is the quintessential galaxy — big, beautiful, and blue — and it is captured…
NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return
NASA has awarded the Mars Ascent Propulsion System (MAPS) contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/04/2021
Payloads Exploration Environmental Control and Life Support System: Brine Processor System (BPA): The crew installed the…
Hubble Solves Mystery of Monster Star's Dimming
Last year, astronomers were puzzled when Betelguese, the bright red supergiant star in the constellation Orion,…
Hubble: 30 Years and Counting
It’s March 2021 and in about another month the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 31 years…
NASA to Provide Update on Perseverance ‘Firsts’ Since Mars Landing
Since NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover touched down at Jezero Crater Feb. 18, mission controllers have…