January 23, 2026 NASA has recently begun preparations for the Artemis II mission, which will send four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. The Artemis missions share the Deep […]
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Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Saturn, Titan, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Titan May Not Have A Global Ocean
A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Intelligence & Language, Interstellar, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
If Aliens Explore Space Like Us, We Should Look For Their Calls To Other Planets
If an extraterrestrial intelligence were looking for signs of human communications, when and where should they look? In a new study, researchers at Penn State and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Budgets and Policy, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Policy, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
Stellar Cartography: A Demonstration Of Interstellar Navigation Using New Horizons
Editor’s note: Those of you in the space community know that NASA Science is facing an immense budget cut. Dozens of missions have been cancelled and many missions that are […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
On The Size Of The Mission Suite Enabled By NASA’s Deep Space Network
The Deep Space Network (DSN) is the primary means of commanding, tracking, and receiving data from all of NASA’s deep space missions, as well as a number of deep space […]
Posted inInterstellar, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Communications Issues Resolved With Voyager 1 Interstellar Probe
On Oct. 24, NASA reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief pause in communications. The spacecraft recently turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the team […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Interstellar, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Talking Interstellar: Six Deep Space Network Antennas in Madrid Arrayed For the First Time
“We must reach far beyond our own lifespans. We must think not as individuals but as a species. We must confront the reality of interstellar travel.” — Professor Brand “Interstellar”. […]
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Interstellar Mission Update: NASA Makes Progress Toward Understanding Voyager 1 Issue
Since November 2023, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been sending a steady radio signal to Earth, but the signal does not contain usable data.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
Simulation Of The Earth’s Radio Leakage From Mobile Towers As Seen From Selected Nearby Stellar Systems
Mobile communication towers represent a relatively new but growing contributor to the total radio leakage associated with planet Earth.