Hubble Examines Low Brightness, High Interest Galaxy
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-15 07:00
NGC 45 lies just 22 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (the Whale) The portrait uses data drawn from two complementary observing programs. NGC 45 is a remarkable type called a low surface brightness galaxy. Low surface brightness galaxies are fainter than the night sky itself, making them incredibly difficult to detect. Studying these hard-to-detect galaxies is key to understanding how galaxies form and evolve.
NASA's VEG-03 Experiment Grows Fresh Food for Future Missions
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-14 14:40
Astronauts will be able to grow Wasabi mustard greens, Red Russian Kale, and Dragoon lettuce. The experiment takes place inside Veggie, a chamber about the size of carry-on luggage. Fresh food will become critical as astronauts venture farther from Earth on missions to the Moon and Mars.
East Coast sees major progress for future operations at the Cape
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-15 14:33
SpaceX Starship launch pad at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) has made major progress in the last few weeks. The company plans to conduct a high cadence of Starship launch – and return – operations at KSC and CCAFS to support Starlink and customer satellite launches, Artemis human landing system operations, and the company’s Martian ambitions. NSF conducted a flyover this week near the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Skyrora weighs options on the path to the UK’s first vertical launch
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-14 17:52
Skyrora was granted its Spaceflight Operator Licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on August 5. The license authorizes one initial launch, and covers up to 16 flights per year from the SaxaVord spaceport situated 80 km to the northeast of mainland Scotland. Skyrora’s suborbital Skylark L could become the first UK-built rocket to be launched vertically from British soil.