Work on NASA’s purpose-built asteroid hunter, Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, is progressing toward a targeted late 2027 launch. A major component of the mission, the spacecraft’s instrument enclosure journeyed back to the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in early March after completing environmental testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Read full post

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 11:21 a.m. ET on Friday, March 28. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, Read full post

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 23rd close approach to the Sun on March 22, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface. The close approach (known as perihelion) occurred at 22:42 UTC — or 6:42 p.m. EDT — with Read full post

At 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 24, hear from experts and ask your questions about NASA’s newly launched EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission to investigate auroral electrojets, intense electrical currents that flow through our upper atmosphere in the polar regions where auroras glow in the sky. The EZIE Read full post

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is zooming through its 23rd science-gathering solar encounter, heading toward a close approach of the Sun on Saturday, March 22, that matches its record distance of 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the solar surface. The spacecraft will also equal its record-setting flyby speed of 430,000 Read full post

Mission controllers for NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission have received signals from the mission’s three satellites confirming that they are in good health and operating as expected. The EZIE spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base on March 15 EDT (March 14 PDT). Over Read full post

  NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory, which launched into low Earth orbit on March 11, has opened its eyes to the sky. On March 18, the mission team commanded the spacecraft to eject the protective dust cover that shielded the telescope opening. Once science operations begin several weeks from now, SPHEREx (short Read full post

At 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14, 2025, NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. At approximately 2 a.m. PDT on March 15, the EZIE satellites were successfully deployed. Within the next 10 days, the spacecraft will send signals to the ground Read full post

NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14 (2:43 a.m. EDT on March 15). The mission is being carried to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX via launch integrator Maverick Space Read full post

NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission is poised to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 17-minute launch window opens at 2:39 a.m. EDT on March 15 (11:39 p.m. PDT on March 14). Follow live launch coverage from SpaceX starting about 15 minutes Read full post