Planet Mars Images: Feb. 5-8, 2025 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

Planet Mars Images: Feb. 5-8, 2025 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

Mars 2020 - sol 1412

Mars 2020 - sol 1408

Mars 2020 - sol 1411

Mars 2020 - sol 1409

Mars 2020 - sol 1411

Mars 2020 - sol 1408

Mars 2020 - sol 1409

MSL - sol 4441

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Celebrating 12+ Years on Mars (2012-2024)

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life. 

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars

Celebrating 3+ Years on Mars

Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for return to Earth.

Launch: July 30, 2020    

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Processing: Kevin M. Gill

Image Release Date: Feb. 5-8, 2025

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SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Booster Rollout for 8th Flight Test | Starbase Texas

SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Booster Rollout for 8th Flight Test | Starbase Texas

SpaceX Starship's Super Heavy booster is seen here being moved to the launch pad at Starbase Texas in Boca Chica. The ship and booster for Starship’s eighth flight test have been built and tested. SpaceX is going through prelaunch preparations as "we continue a rapid iterative development process to build a fully and rapidly reusable space transportation system."

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket—collectively referred to as Starship—represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship is the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, capable of carrying up to 150 metric tonnes fully reusable and 250 metric tonnes expendable.

Key Starship Parameters:
Height: 123m/403ft
Diameter: 9m/29.5ft
Payload to LEO: 100–150t (fully reusable)

"Starship is essential to both SpaceX’s plans to deploy its next-generation Starship system as well as for NASA, which will use a lunar lander version of Starship for landing astronauts on the Moon during the Artemis III mission through the Human Landing System (HLS) program."

Learn more about Starship:

https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/

Download the Free Starship User Guide (PDF):

https://www.spacex.com/media/starship_users_guide_v1.pdf

Image Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)

Release Date: Feb. 8, 2025

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China 'Space Transportation': JinDou 400 Ramjet Engine Mass Production Prep

China 'Space Transportation': JinDou 400 Ramjet Engine Mass Production Prep

On December 17, 2024, Chinese commercial startup 'Space Transportation' successfully completed a scheduled test flight of its JinDou 400 ramjet engine (Jindouyun) for its Yunxing supersonic passenger aircraft. The engine achieved over 400 kilograms of thrust and reached Mach 4 speeds (5,000km/h)—four times the speed of sound—at altitudes exceeding 20 kilometers (exceeding 65,600 feet). 'Space Transportation' is building a supersonic passenger jet capable of Mach 4.1, over twice as fast as the British-French Concorde supersonic plane, according to the company. The Jindouyun, or JinDou400, engine was named after the “somersault cloud” used by the Monkey King in the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West.

The China 'Space Transportation' company aims to have a supersonic passenger aircraft ready for its first flight by 2027, with the first commercial high-speed point-to-point transport flight to take place by 2030.

In this pre-test briefing, we learn how the engine’s modular structure—enabled by 3D printing technology—allows for fast assembly and makes it more adaptable. The engine is designed to balance performance requirements with costs as it moves towards mass production.

Featuring detonation combustion technology and a modular design, the JinDou 400 engine is compact, functionally independent, and easy to maintain, offering commercial potential for high-speed flight in near-space environments. This test flight yielded in-flight performance data for the engine and included integrated assessments of critical technologies and systems, including the fuel supply, electrical, and control systems. The results fully validated the engine's stability and reliability, marking its transition from prototype to product. This milestone lays a solid foundation for the development of the "Yunxing" supersonic aircraft.

Founded in 2018 by Yudong Wang, Space Transportation or Lingkong Tianxing Technology, focuses on reducing the costs of space exploration and on developing hypersonic aircraft. As testing continues, Space Transportation’s ambitious goal is to make commercial hypersonic travel a reality. It may soon introduce a new era in global transportation. 

Supersonic aircraft development has been delayed for decades due to challenges, such as noise, economic feasibility, and a lack of mature technology.

Learn more: 
https://www.spacetransportation.com.cn

Video Credit: Lingkong Tianxing Technology / 'Space Transportation'

Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: Dec. 9, 2024

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China 'Space Transportation' Startup: JinDou 400 Ramjet Engine Launch

China 'Space Transportation' Startup: JinDou 400 Ramjet Engine Launch

China startup Space Transportation's Jindou 400 in an upright position

China startup Space Transportation's JinDou 400 Ramjet Engine

China startup Space Transportation's "Yunxing" supersonic aircraft (illustration)

China startup Space Transportation's "Yunxing" supersonic aircraft (illustration)

China startup Space Transportation's "Yunxing" supersonic aircraft (illustration)

On December 17, 2024, Chinese commercial startup 'Space Transportation' successfully completed a scheduled test flight of its JinDou 400 ramjet engine (Jindouyun) for its Yunxing supersonic passenger aircraft. The engine achieved over 400 kilograms of thrust and reached Mach 4 speeds (5,000km/h)—four times the speed of sound—at altitudes exceeding 20 kilometers (exceeding 65,600 feet). 'Space Transportation' is building a supersonic passenger jet capable of Mach 4.1, over twice as fast as the British-French Concorde supersonic plane, according to the company. The Jindouyun, or JinDou400, engine was named after the “somersault cloud” used by the Monkey King in the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West.

The China 'Space Transportation' company aims to have a supersonic passenger aircraft ready for its first flight by 2027, with the first commercial high-speed point-to-point transport flight to take place by 2030.

Featuring detonation combustion technology and a modular design, the JinDou 400 engine is compact, functionally independent, and easy to maintain, offering commercial potential for high-speed flight in near-space environments. This test flight yielded in-flight performance data for the engine and included integrated assessments of critical technologies and systems, including the fuel supply, electrical, and control systems. The results fully validated the engine's stability and reliability, marking its transition from prototype to product. This milestone lays a solid foundation for the development of the "Yunxing" supersonic aircraft. 

Founded in 2018 by Yudong Wang, Space Transportation or Lingkong Tianxing Technology, focuses on reducing the costs of space exploration and on developing hypersonic aircraft. As testing continues, Space Transportation’s ambitious goal is to make commercial hypersonic travel a reality. It may soon introduce a new era in global transportation. 

Supersonic aircraft development has been delayed for decades due to challenges, such as noise, economic feasibility, and a lack of mature technology.

Learn more: 
https://www.spacetransportation.com.cn

Image Credit: Lingkong Tianxing Technology / 'Space Transportation'
Capture Date: Dec. 17, 2024

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China 'Space Transportation' Startup: JinDou400 Ramjet Engine Assembly & Launch

China 'Space Transportation' Startup: JinDou400 Ramjet Engine Assembly & Launch

 

On December 17, 2024, Chinese commercial startup 'Space Transportation' successfully completed a scheduled test flight of its JinDou 400 ramjet engine (Jindouyun) for its Yunxing supersonic passenger aircraft. The engine achieved over 400 kilograms of thrust and reached Mach 4 speeds (5,000km/h)—four times the speed of sound—at altitudes exceeding 20 kilometers (exceeding 65,600 feet). 'Space Transportation' is building a supersonic passenger jet capable of Mach 4.1, over twice as fast as the British-French Concorde supersonic plane, according to the company. The Jindouyun, or JinDou400, engine was named after the “somersault cloud” used by the Monkey King in the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West.

The China 'Space Transportation' company aims to have a supersonic passenger aircraft ready for its first flight by 2027, with the first commercial high-speed point-to-point transport flight to take place by 2030.

Featuring detonation combustion technology and a modular design, the JinDou 400 engine is compact, functionally independent, and easy to maintain, offering commercial potential for high-speed flight in near-space environments. This test flight yielded in-flight performance data for the engine and included integrated assessments of critical technologies and systems, including the fuel supply, electrical, and control systems. The results fully validated the engine's stability and reliability, marking its transition from prototype to product. This milestone lays a solid foundation for the development of the "Yunxing" supersonic aircraft. 

Founded in 2018 by Yudong Wang, Space Transportation or Lingkong Tianxing Technology, focuses on reducing the costs of space exploration and on developing hypersonic aircraft. As testing continues, Space Transportation’s ambitious goal is to make commercial hypersonic travel a reality. It may soon introduce a new era in global transportation. 

Supersonic aircraft development has been delayed for decades due to challenges, such as noise, economic feasibility, and a lack of mature technology.

Learn more: 
https://www.spacetransportation.com.cn

Video Credit: Lingkong Tianxing Technology / 'Space Transportation'
Duration: 50 seconds
Capture Date: Dec. 17, 2024

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How to Eat Pistachios in Earth Orbit | International Space Station

How to Eat Pistachios in Earth Orbit | International Space Station

Expedition 72 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Don Pettit: "How to dispense pistachios when on orbit . . ."

The pistachio, a member of the cashew family, is a small to medium-sized tree originating in Persia. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. The top producing countries include the United States (grown mostly in California), Iran, and Turkey.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database, pistachios provide more than 30 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.

A serving (1 oz or 49 nuts) has 160 calories and 6 grams of protein—about the same as an egg.

In China, pistachios are known as the "happy nut" because they look like they are smiling. Often given as a gift during the Chinese New Year, pistachios are a symbol of health, happiness and good fortune.

Expedition 72 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 72 Crew

Station Commander: Suni Williams
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Aleksandr Gorbunov
NASA Flight Engineers: Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Nick Hague

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)/D. Pettit

Duration: 15 seconds

Release Date: Feb 7, 2025

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The Tortoises of NASA's Kennedy Space Center

The Tortoises of NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center is known for launching rockets into our cosmos, but it is also home to an expansive wildlife refuge and national seashore where more than 1,200 plant and wildlife species reside. Its 144,000 acres are teaming with creatures you might expect, such as alligators, snakes and eagles, and those you may not know as well like the endangered scrub-jay, tortoise and horseshoe crab.

In this mini-episode of "Far Out," viewers will meet people on the environmental team who are responsible for ensuring the wildlife remains protected and thriving at the space center.

Watch the full thirty-two minute episode on NASA+: https://go.nasa.gov/4axnF3M

Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Duration: 3 minutes
Release Date: Feb. 7, 2025

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Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket NS-29 Flight: Lunar Gravity Simulation

Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket NS-29 Flight: Lunar Gravity Simulation

Blue Origin successfully completed its 29th New Shepard flight and 14th payload mission on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, from Launch Site One in West Texas. The payloads experienced roughly two minutes of lunar gravity forces. The New Shepard crew capsule used its reaction control system to spin up to approximately 11 revolutions per minute, simulating one-sixth Earth gravity at the midpoint of the crew capsule lockers.

The flight carried 30 payloads from NASA, research institutions, and commercial companies, bringing the number of payloads flown on New Shepard to more than 175. 

Key mission statistics

Official Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM CST / 16:00:00 UTC 

Booster Apogee: 341,700 ft AGL / 345,347 ft MSL (104 km AGL / 105 km MSL) 

Crew Capsule Apogee: 341,944 ft AGL / 345,591 ft MSL (104 km AGL / 105 km MSL) 

Crew Capsule Landing Time: 10:10:06 AM CST / 16:10:06 UTC 

Mission Elapsed Time: 10 minutes, 6 seconds 

“New Shepard’s ability to provide a lunar gravity environment is an extremely unique and valuable capability as researchers set their sights on a return to the Moon,” said Phil Joyce, SVP, New Shepard. “This enables researchers to test lunar technologies at a fraction of the cost, rapidly iterate, and test again in a significantly compressed timeframe.” 

Video Credit: Blue Origin
Duration: 1 minute, 20 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 6, 2025

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Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket Capsule Spin Up: Simulating Lunar Gravity

Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket Capsule Spin Up: Simulating Lunar Gravity

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp: "New Shepard's reaction control system put a new spin on lunar gravity. Here is a cool (albeit dizzying) video of booster and capsule separation showing spin up. We achieved our target of 0.16g, creating a Lunar-G environment for our payloads that lasted continuously for 140 seconds. During this time, the capsule completed approximately 26 rotations at 11 RPM."

Blue Origin successfully completed its 29th New Shepard flight and 14th payload mission on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, from Launch Site One in West Texas. The payloads experienced roughly two minutes of lunar gravity forces. The New Shepard crew capsule used its reaction control system to spin up to approximately 11 revolutions per minute, simulating one-sixth Earth gravity at the midpoint of the crew capsule lockers.

The flight carried 30 payloads from NASA, research institutions, and commercial companies, bringing the number of payloads flown on New Shepard to more than 175. 

Key mission statistics

Official Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM CST / 16:00:00 UTC 

Booster Apogee: 341,700 ft AGL / 345,347 ft MSL (104 km AGL / 105 km MSL) 

Crew Capsule Apogee: 341,944 ft AGL / 345,591 ft MSL (104 km AGL / 105 km MSL) 

Crew Capsule Landing Time: 10:10:06 AM CST / 16:10:06 UTC 

Mission Elapsed Time: 10 minutes, 6 seconds 

Video Credit: Blue Origin
Duration: 45 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 6, 2025

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Expedition 73 Crew: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim | International Space Station

Expedition 73 Crew: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim | International Space Station

Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas

The official portrait of the International Space Station's seven-member Expedition 73 crew from three different space agencies. Seated in the front row from left, are NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain. In the back row from left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov of Russia; NASA astronaut Jonny Kim; Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky of Russia; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi.

Official portraits of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit and in his flight suit taken at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. 

During his first mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will serve as a flight engineer and member of the upcoming Expedition 72/73 crew. Kim will launch on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft no earlier than March 2025, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. The trio will spend approximately eight months at the space station.

While aboard the orbiting laboratory, Kim will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare the crew for future space missions and provide benefits to people on Earth.

NASA selected Kim as an astronaut in 2017. After completing the initial astronaut candidate training, Kim supported mission and crew operations in various roles including the Expedition 65 lead operations officer, T-38 operations liaison, and space station capcom chief engineer.

A native of Los Angeles, Kim is a United States Navy lieutenant commander and dual designated naval aviator and flight surgeon. Kim also served as an enlisted Navy SEAL. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of San Diego and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and completed his internship with the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim's Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/jonny-kim/

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

Image Date: July 17, 2024

Release Date: Feb. 6, 2025

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Williams Rides Canadarm2 Robotic Arm on Spacewalk | International Space Station

Williams Rides Canadarm2 Robotic Arm on Spacewalk | International Space Station

Canadarm2's Latching End Effector (LEE) 

NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams can be seen here attached to the 17-meter (55+ foot) long Canadian Space Agency Canadarm2 robotic arm latching end effector while being maneuvered to her worksite 264 miles above the South Pacific Ocean.

Learn about Canadian space robotics:

https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/robotics/default.asp

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore concluded a spacewalk on Jan. 30, 2025. It was the ninth spacewalk for Williams and the fifth for Wilmore, and it was the 274th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. Williams surpassed former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson’s record for total spacewalking time by a female astronaut. Williams now has 62 hours, 6 minutes of total spacewalk time, fourth on NASA’s all-time list.

Williams and Wilmore completed their primary objectives, including removing a radio frequency group antenna assembly from the station’s truss and collecting samples of surface material for analysis from the Destiny laboratory and the Quest airlock.

Expedition 72 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 72 Crew

Station Commander: Suni Williams
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Aleksandr Gorbunov
NASA Flight Engineers: Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Nick Hague

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Capture Date: Jan. 30, 2025

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NASA's Space to Ground: Hailing Frequencies | Week of February 7, 2025

NASA's Space to Ground: Hailing Frequencies | Week of February 7, 2025

 

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore concluded a spacewalk on Jan. 30, 2025. It was the ninth spacewalk for Williams and the fifth for Wilmore, and it was the 274th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. Williams surpassed former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson’s record for total spacewalking time by a female astronaut. Williams now has 62 hours, 6 minutes of total spacewalk time, fourth on NASA’s all-time list.

Williams and Wilmore completed their primary objectives, including removing a radio frequency group antenna assembly from the station’s truss and collecting samples of surface material for analysis from the Destiny laboratory and the Quest airlock.

Expedition 72 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 72 Crew
Station Commander: Suni Williams
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Aleksandr Gorbunov
NASA Flight Engineers: Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Nick Hague

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 4 minutes
Release Date: Feb 7, 2025

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NASA "Espacio a Tierra" | Caminata espacial histórica: 31 de enero de 2025

NASA "Espacio a Tierra" | Caminata espacial histórica: 31 de enero de 2025

Espacio a Tierra, la versión en español de las cápsulas Space to Ground de la NASA, te informa semanalmente de lo que está sucediendo en la Estación Espacial Internacional.

Aprende más sobre la ciencia a bordo de la estación espacial: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-research-and-technology/ciencia-en-la-estacion/

Ciencia de la NASA: https://ciencia.nasa.gov

Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: 
https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 3 minutes, 28 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 6, 2025

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Faint Dwarf Galaxy IC 2574 in Ursa Major: Wide-field view

Faint Dwarf Galaxy IC 2574 in Ursa Major: Wide-field view

Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. However, small, irregular galaxies form stars too. In fact, dwarf galaxy IC 2574 shows clear evidence of intense star forming activity in its telltale reddish regions of glowing hydrogen gas. Just as in spiral galaxies, the turbulent star-forming regions in IC 2574 are churned by stellar winds and supernova explosions spewing material into the galaxy's interstellar medium and triggering further star formation. Also known as Coddington's Nebula, the lovely island universe is about 50,000 light-years across, discovered by American astronomer Edwin Coddington in 1898.

A mere 12 million light-years distant, IC 2574 is part of the M81 group of galaxies, seen toward the northern constellation Ursa Major (The Great Bear). This group is named after the most prominent galaxy in its midst, the big, bright and accordingly well-studied spiral galaxy Messier 81. 

Pink bubbles blown by supernova explosions abound in this faint galaxy. The color of these shells comes from hydrogen gas irradiated by newborn stars. The formation of the stars was triggered by shockwaves from earlier supernova detonations that compressed material together.

Astronomers classify IC 2574 as a dwarf irregular galaxy due to its relatively small size and lack of organization or structure. These galaxies are thought to resemble some of the earliest that formed in the Universe. Dwarf irregular galaxies thus serve as useful "living fossils" for studying the evolution of more complex galaxy types such as our home, the Milky Way, with its central bar and spiral arms. The expanding shells in IC 2574 are of particular interest to astronomers as they reveal how supernova-driven explosions ignite round after round of star formation.  

Credit: Lorand Fenyes

Lorand's website: https://fenyeslorand.hu/en/
Release Date: Feb. 6, 2025

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Faint Dwarf Galaxy IC 2574 in Ursa Major: Close-up view | Hubble Space Telescope

Faint Dwarf Galaxy IC 2574 in Ursa Major: Close-up view | Hubble Space Telescope

The NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a region of space containing the intriguing object IC 2574. Pink bubbles blown by supernova explosions abound in this faint galaxy. The color of these shells comes from hydrogen gas irradiated by newborn stars. The formation of the stars was triggered by shockwaves from earlier supernova detonations that compressed material together.

IC 2574 is commonly known as Coddington's Nebula after the American astronomer Edwin Coddington, who discovered it in 1898. Astronomers classify IC 2574 as a dwarf irregular galaxy due to its relatively small size and lack of organization or structure. These galaxies are thought to resemble some of the earliest that formed in the Universe. Dwarf irregular galaxies thus serve as useful "living fossils" for studying the evolution of more complex galaxy types such as our home, the Milky Way, with its central bar and spiral arms. The expanding shells in IC 2574 are of particular interest to astronomers as they reveal how supernova-driven explosions ignite round after round of star formation.  

The constellation containing IC 2574 is Ursa Major (The Great Bear). IC 2574 is located about 12 million light-years away, belonging to the Messier 81 group of galaxies. This group is named after the most prominent galaxy in its midst, the big, bright and accordingly well-studied spiral galaxy Messier 81.

This picture was produced with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, and covers a field of view of around 3.3 by 3.3 arcminutes.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Release Date: Dec. 26, 2011

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Blue Ghost Moon Mission Leaving Earth Orbit | Firefly Aerospace

Blue Ghost Moon Mission Leaving Earth Orbit | Firefly Aerospace

Blue Ghost Week 3 Update: Our Ghost Riders strive to encourage the next generation to dream big! In our Week 3 update, hear from the team on how their dreams are inspired by their families and the support they had from a young age. We also explain our upcoming trans-lunar injection burn, which will send Blue Ghost in route to the Moon!

A trans-lunar injection (TLI) is a propulsive maneuver used to send a spacecraft to the Moon.

The Blue Ghost lander is currently on its 45-day journey to the Moon. Blue Ghost is seeking to land in Mare Crisium to deliver ten NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon. They will perform numerous science and technology demonstrations, including lunar subsurface drilling, sample collection, and X-ray imaging of Earth’s magnetic field to advance research for future human missions on the Moon and provide insights into how space weather impacts the planet. Mare Crisium is a lunar mare located in the Moon's Crisium basin, just northeast of Mare Tranquillitatis. It was formed by the flooding of basaltic lava that filled an ancient asteroid impact.

Learn more: https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-1/

Video Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Duration: 6 minutes
Release Date: Feb. 6, 2025

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