NASA News: 28 August 2025 - 25 September 2025

NASA’s “Astronaut Avatars” – Tiny Organ Chips Poised to Protect Artemis II Crew’s Health

Artemis II: NASA’s Daring 2026 Moon Mission – First Crewed Lunar Orbit in 50 Years

Mission Overview: Artemis II and Its Significance Artemis II is poised to be a historic mission, rekindling human exploration beyond Earth orbit after half a century. It is the second mission in NASA’s Artemis program and the first that

25 September 2025

NASA’s New Astronaut Class of 2025 Makes History with “All-American” Recruits Poised for Moon and Mars

Overview of the 2025 Astronaut Class Announcement NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class – the ten selectees pose at Johnson Space Center in Houston after their introduction on September 22, 2025. NASA unveiled

23 September 2025

Astronauts · Mars Exploration · Moon Missions · NASA · Space Exploration

6,000 Exoplanets and Counting: NASA’s Cosmic Milestone in Planet Discovery

What Are Exoplanets, and Why Does 6,000 Matter? Exoplanets are planets that orbit a star other than our Sun – in other words, worlds beyond our own solar system. Some even drift

18 September 2025

Astronomy · Discoveries · Exoplanets · NASA · Space

NASA’s “Astronaut Avatars” – Tiny Organ Chips Poised to Protect Artemis II Crew’s Health

What Are NASA’s “Avatars for Astronaut Health”? NASA’s “Avatars for Astronaut Health” is a bold initiative to send small living models of astronauts’ organs into deep space. These “avatars” aren’t robots or

16 September 2025

Artemis II · Astronaut Safety · Health Technology · NASA · Space Exploration

Moon Race Heats Up, Starlink Hits 300 Launches, and Mars Life Clues – Space News Roundup (Sept 13–14, 2025)

Key Facts Civil Space Programs: ISS Resupply & Exploration The weekend saw robust support for the International Space Station from multiple partners. Northrop Grumman’s latest cargo mission, NG-23, thundered off Launch Complex 40

14 September 2025

Mars · Moon · NASA · Space · Starlink

iPhone Air Debuts, NASA Bars China & Mercedes’ 749‑Mile EV: Tech’s Hottest (Non‑AI) Headlines of Sept 12–13, 2025

Key Facts Hardware & Consumer Electronics Apple’s Device Deluge: Apple dominated tech headlines with a slate of product launches on September 9, now rolling out to consumers. The new iPhone 17 family

13 September 2025

Electric Vehicles · Headlines · iPhone · NASA · Technology

NASA Hints at Martian Life, SpaceX’s 120-Launch Greenlight & Warfighter Satellites – Space News Roundup (Sept 12–13, 2025)

Key Facts Mars Rover Finds Potential Signs of Ancient Life One of the week’s most groundbreaking developments came from the Red Planet. NASA unveiled evidence that a Martian rock sample may contain

13 September 2025

Mars · NASA · Satellites · Space News · SpaceX

Leopard-Spotted Mars Rock Could Hold ‘Clearest Sign of Life’ Yet, NASA Says

A Mysterious Rock in an Ancient Martian Riverbed NASA’s Perseverance rover, which landed in Jezero Crater in 2021, has been on the hunt for signs of past life. In an ancient river

10 September 2025

Astrobiology · Life Detection · Mars · NASA · Space

48 Years in Space: Inside NASA’s Voyager 1 & 2’s Epic Journey Beyond the Solar System (2025 Update)

Key Facts History and Mission Objectives (1977 Launch and Beyond) In the early 1970s, NASA conceived the Voyagers as part of a once-in-176-year alignment allowing a “Grand Tour” of the outer planets.

6 September 2025

Astronomy · NASA · Science History · Space Exploration · Voyager

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shrouded in CO₂ Fog – NASA’s SPHEREx Reveals a Cosmic Visitor’s Secrets

3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) was discovered July 1, 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile and is on a hyperbolic, unbound path with eccentricity ~6.2, making it the third confirmed interstellar

5 September 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Discoveries · NASA · Space

Race to Drive on the Moon: Inside the Battle for NASA’s Artemis Lunar Rover Contract

The New Moon Buggy Race for Artemis Three competing lunar rover prototypes on display at NASA’s Johnson Space Center: (L–R) Venturi Astrolab’s FLEX rover, Intuitive Machines’ Moon RACER, and Lunar Outpost’s Eagle LTV.

5 September 2025

Artemis · Lunar Rover · Moon Exploration · NASA · Space Race

“SpaceX Hits 400th Landing, NASA Rallies Volunteers & Webb Snaps New Cosmic Wonders – Top Space News Aug 27–28, 2025”

SpaceX Launches & Reusability Milestones On Aug. 27 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, and its first-stage booster (B1095) successfully returned to SpaceX’s droneship in

28 August 2025

Astronomy · NASA · News · Space · SpaceX