Artemis II and Webb: humanity's week of two distances
One photograph shows Earth as a sliver of light taken by Artemis II astronauts. Another reveals a dust-laden spiral galaxy through Webb's in…
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Light Against the Dark: Artemis II and Webb's Galaxy Portrait
Within days of each other, NASA and the Webb telescope partnership released two striking images: a sliver of Earth glowing at the edge of sp…
JPL Rotor Blades Break the Sound Barrier on Mars Simulation
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have pushed prototype rotor blades past Mach 1 inside a chamber simulating Mars's thin atmosph…
Two Windows on the Cosmos: Earth's Edge and a Distant Galaxy
A glowing sliver of Earth seen from cislunar space, and a dust-wrapped active galaxy 45 million light-years away: on May 7, two missions rem…
Webb and Hubble show massive star clusters break free faster
By surveying thousands of young star clusters across four nearby galaxies, astronomers using Webb and Hubble have uncovered a clear pattern:…
Webb and Hubble show massive star clusters break free faster
By training both the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes on thousands of young star clusters in four nearby galaxies, astronomers have fo…
Ireland and Malta Sign Artemis Accords on the Same Day
Two European Union members joined the Artemis Accords within hours of each other on May 4, 2026. The back-to-back signings push the internat…
Ireland and Malta Both Sign the Artemis Accords on the Same Day
On May 4, 2026, Ireland and Malta each formally joined the Artemis Accords in separate ceremonies, bringing the total signatory count to 65.…
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