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Hubble Spots a Chance Alignment

March 28, 2025 NeRD

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NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights

March 14, 2025 NeRD

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A super pressure balloon with the EUSO-2 payload is prepared for launch from Wānaka, New Zealand, during NASA’s campaign in 2023. NASA/Bill Rodman NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wānaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the agency’s super pressure balloon technology. These stadium-sized, heavy-lift balloons will travel the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-latitudes for planned missions of 100 days or more. Launch operations are scheduled to begin in late March from Wānaka Airport, NASA’s dedicated…

Hubble Unveils a Glittering View of Sh2-284

March 8, 2025 NeRD

Hubble Jams With A Cosmic Guitar

March 8, 2025 NeRD

Hubble Spies a Spectacular Starburst Galaxy

March 8, 2025 NeRD

Hubble Examines Stars Ensconced in a Cocoon of Gas

March 8, 2025 NeRD

Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch

March 7, 2025 NeRD

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Ahead of launch, NASA’s SPHEREx is enclosed in a payload fairing at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 2. The observatory is stacked atop the four small satellites that make up the agency’s PUNCH mission. NASA/BAE Systems/Benjamin Fry NASA’s latest space observatory is targeting a March 8 liftoff, and the agency’s PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ride. Here’s what to expect during launch and beyond. In a little over a day, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is slated to…

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Hubble Spots a Chance Alignment

NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights

Hubble Unveils a Glittering View of Sh2-284

Hubble Jams With A Cosmic Guitar

Hubble Spies a Spectacular Starburst Galaxy

Hubble Examines Stars Ensconced in a Cocoon of Gas

Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch

Hubble Captures New View of Colorful Veil

NASA’s Hubble Provides Bird’s-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy’s Ecosystem

Hubble Spies a Spiral That May Be Hiding an Imposter