Gravity

"There is gravity on the International Space Station."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Sun like Stars

"Most Sun-like stars in our galaxy are in multiple star systems."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

SpaceX Capsule

"A tech billionaire popped out from a SpaceX capsule hundreds of miles above Earth and performed the first private spacewalk Thursday, a high-risk endeavor once reserved for professional astronauts."https://apnews.com/article/spacex-spacewalk-private-polaris-dawn-87d4c78853f0249baf29631bedfac749

Different Dimensions

"When someone mentions "different dimensions," we tend to think of things like parallel universes – alternate realities that exist parallel to our own, but where things work or happened differently."https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2014-12-universe-dimensions.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17431847049782&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2014-12-universe-dimensions.html

Asteroid that caused Extinction

"The object that smashed into Earth and kick-started the extinction that wiped out almost all dinosaurs 66 million years ago was an asteroid that originally formed beyond the orbit of Jupiter, according to geochemical evidence from the impact site in Chicxulub, Mexico."https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02647-4?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Blue Origin

"Private spaceflight is entering its peak cringe era with the upcoming launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, sending a crew that includes a fallen-off pop star and Jeff Bezos’ partner to the edge of space."

https://gizmodo.com/blue-origins-upcoming-launch-is-by-far-the-most-annoying-private-mission-so-far-2000581758?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-03-27-pm

Aurora lit sky

"People living in the northern part of the state will have a chance to watch rockets soar through aurora-lit skies for the next couple of weeks."

https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2025-03-24/a-stargazers-dream-for-the-next-2-weeks-nasa-will-be-shooting-rockets-at-the-aurora

Satellite

As of 2025, approximately 10,000 active satellites orbit Earth, marking an unprecedented surge in satellite deployments driven by the exponential growth of space-based technology, satellite communications, and global internet infrastructure. A significant share of these satellites belong to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, designed to deliver high-speed, low-latency satellite internet worldwide, bridging the digital divide and revolutionizing telecommunications, remote connectivity, and broadband access. However, this rapid expansion has intensified concerns over space debris, orbital congestion, and satellite collision risks, posing a serious challenge to space sustainability, aerospace security, and the longevity of commercial space exploration. With more satellites crowding low Earth orbit (LEO), the probability of catastrophic collisions and fragmentation increases, creating thousands of high-velocity debris particles that threaten critical infrastructure, global positioning systems (GPS), Earth observation satellites, space stations, and future manned space missions. Even millimeter-sized debris traveling at hypersonic speeds can severely damage operational satellites, leading to multi-million-dollar losses and disrupting essential services such as weather forecasting, defense communications, financial transactions, and disaster management. To mitigate these risks, space agencies, defense organizations, and private aerospace companies are investing in advanced debris removal technologies, artificial intelligence-driven space traffic management, and next-generation satellite designs with automated de-orbiting mechanisms. While proactive initiatives such as laser-based debris clearing, autonomous robotic collectors, and AI-powered collision avoidance systems are in development, the rapid escalation of satellite launches underscores the urgent need for international regulatory frameworks, sustainable space policies, and coordinated space governance to ensure the long-term viability of orbital ecosystems and the future of commercial space exploration. The new space age demands cutting-edge solutions that balance technological innovation, economic growth, and environmental responsibility, making space traffic management and orbital sustainability one of the most pressing challenges for the global aerospace industry and emerging space economy.

#SpaceTechnology #SatelliteCommunications #OrbitalSustainability #SpaceEconomy #SatelliteInternet #Starlink #SpaceDebris #AerospaceInnovation #FutureOfConnectivity #SpaceSecurity #LEOSatellites #CommercialSpaceExploration #AIInSpace #SpaceGovernance #NextGenSatellites #HypersonicThreats #SpacePolicy #TechForGood

Big Bang Heat

"Heat from the Big Bang is still around today."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Moon

"The Moon is getting farther away every year."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

More to Flowers

"NASA research is revealing there’s more to flowers than meets the human eye."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-takes-to-the-air-to-study-wildflowers/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=wildflowers20250324

Days

"Our days are getting longer."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

ISS

"This ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is issued in collaboration with NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) division and seeks proposals for flight projects that utilize the unique space environment to address challenges that hinder progress in preventing, diagnosing, and treating some of the most challenging diseases of our time, such as cancer."https://www.issnationallab.org/research-on-the-iss/solicitations/nlra2024-9/?utm_source=edm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ii24&utm_content=8-15

Elon Musk

"SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that the first of his company's Starship spacecraft will set off for Mars in two years and the first crewed missions will follow in 2028."https://newatlas.com/space/elon-musk-mars-starships/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7c5d962ae5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_10_12_32&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-7c5d962ae5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Space Archaeologists

"Imagine archaeologists excavating an old cave where they believed they'd see primitive ape-like ancestors and instead found a fossil almost indistinguishable from a modern human."

https://mashable.com/article/oldest-evolved-galaxy-rebels-25

NATIONAL NEAR MISS DAY

"From a national view, each day many of us face a near miss here and there. March 23rd commemorates the day the entire Earth faced a near miss when a massive asteroid (4581 Asclepius) nearly hit us in 1989."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-near-miss-day-march-23?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12954828&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Martian Rover

"While working its usual Martian shift, the rover stumbled upon, rather drove over, a rock and cracked it wide open, revealing a sight never before seen on Mars – a dazzling display of yellow sulfur crystals."https://www.earth.com/news/mars-curiosity-rover-finds-sulfur-crystals-martian-rock-hints-at-possible-life/#google_vignette

Dark Matter

"In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial black holes — an idea first proposed in the 1970s — then these gravitational dwarfs should zoom through our solar system at least once per decade."https://news.mit.edu/2024/mars-wobble-could-be-dark-matter-mit-study-finds-0917?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Astronaut

Snapple Real Fact #1879: The word astronaut comes from the Ancient Greek words "Astro" ("star") and "naut" ("sailor"), so it literally means "star sailor."

Venus

"Venus spins backwards."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Food

"Astronauts embarking on long-haul journeys in deep space can’t pack all the calories they will need in the form of freeze-dried food."https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/science/asteroids-food-space.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU4.4Mup.kJJhUympMfM2&smid=url-share

Astronomers challenge Universe Beginning

"A galaxy that shouldn’t exist is challenging astronomers’ understanding of how these enormous stellar structures grow in the early Universe."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/jwst-7329?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

JADES GS

"Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0."

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-oxygen-distant-galaxy.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4#google_vignette

ISS

"Astronauts on NASA’s ninth rotational SpaceX crew mission (Crew-9) splashed down off the Florida coast yesterday evening, ending their months-long science expedition onboard the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station)."https://issnationallab.org/press-releases/nasas-spacex-crew-9-returns-science/

Exoplanet

"It started as another exoplanet in a group labeled “ordinary.” No one expected that a world, once thought to be a mini-Neptune, would reveal traits of a super-Venus and change how we see certain planetary types."https://www.earth.com/news/new-planet-named-enaiposha-is-unlike-anything-in-our-solar-system/

Origins of the Universe

"Nasa has taken another giant leap in the search for the origins of the universe – launching its newest space telescope on a mission to explore the building blocks of existence."

https://theweek.com/science/spherex-nasas-cutting-edge-telescope-searching-for-the-origins-of-life?refid=EFF2FAA5F59D095C8A2D444422552040&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20250317&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter

Odyssey in Space

"Two long-delayed Starliner astronauts, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Tuesday, finally closing out a repeatedly extended 286-day odyssey in space."https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crew-9-astronauts-return-earth/?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Moon

"There are better maps of the Moon’s surface than of the bottom of Earth’s ocean."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/next-generation-water-satellite-maps-seafloor-from-space/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=swot20250319

Starlink

"Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations."https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Dragon Freedom Lands

"SpaceX is poised to land its Crew Dragon Freedom from the International Space Station with the two crewmates who launched on it and two astronauts who arrived at the space station last June on Boeing's Starliner, which landed uncrewed without 

them."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/what-time-are-nasas-starliner-astronauts-landing-with-spacexs-crew-9-today?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=B53A7367-8878-4CF4-9C55-14F2756B897A&utm_source=SmartBrief

Black Holes

"Black holes give off light."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Launches to Study Earth

"Under the nighttime California sky, NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ezie-launches-on-mission-to-study-earths-electrojets/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=Latest20250317

Moon

"The Moon illusion baffled the great philosophers of ancient Greece and the most brilliant minds of the Scientific Revolution – and it continues to defy a solid explanation."https://www.iflscience.com/we-still-havent-solved-the-moon-illusion-after-thousands-of-years-75940?utm_source=The+IFLScience+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e5de86469f-ICYMI-18-09-24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c13f3c4e60-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&goal=0_3aa1738e2a-e5de86469f-272567312&mc_cid=e5de86469f&mc_eid=561ee916fc

Water

"Vast amounts of water have been found in space."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Universe

"If the universe is anything, it should be fun."

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Andromeda Galaxy with nakid eye

"If you can spot the Andromeda Galaxy with your naked eyes, you can see something 14.7 billion billion miles away."https://www.astronomy.com/astronomy-for-beginners/20-unusual-space-facts/

Hubble Space Telescope

"NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye!"https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-investigates-galaxy-with-nine-rings/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Black Hole

"A black hole is created when big stars explode. Its gravitational force is so strong that nothing can escape from it – luckily the closest black hole is about 10,000 light-years from Earth."https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/space/universe-facts/

Global sea level rise

"Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-analysis-shows-unexpected-amount-of-sea-level-rise-in-2024/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=sealevel20250313

NISAR

"When it launches this year, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite will provide a powerful data stream that could help farmers in the U.S. and around the world."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-isro-mission-will-map-farmland-from-planting-to-harvest/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=Latest20250312-NISAR

SpaceX

"SpaceX and NASA are set for the launch of the agency’s newest space telescope and solar research mission."https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/spherex-punch-launch/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Supermassive blackhole

"Astronomers have found what appears to be the closest supermassive black hole outside of our own Milky Way galaxy."

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/supermassive-black-hole-likely-lurking-in-milky-way-galaxys-nearest-neighbor?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

SPHEREx

"In a little over a day, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is slated to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 

rocket."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/cosmic-mapmaker-nasas-spherex-space-telescope-ready-to-launch/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=spherex20250307

Tetrafluoride

"What is the molecular geometry of sulfur tetrafluoride? Which layer of the Sun is thickest? What is the average of the first 10 prime numbers?"https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/university-high-knows-the-answers-at-nasa-jpl-regional-science-bowl/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=sciencebowl20250303

NASA space observatory

"A new NASA space observatory is scheduled to launch into orbit this week on a lofty mission to map more than 450 million galaxies."https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-spherex-space-observatory-launch-map-galaxies-universe-rcna190877?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Electrojets

"High above Earth’s poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow in the sky."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ezie-launching-to-study-magnetic-fingerprints-of-earths-aurora/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=ezie20250225

UY Scuti

"5 billion Suns could fit in UY Scuti, one of the biggest known stars."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Brian May

Queen guitarist Brian May is an astrophysicist and member of the NASA team that interprets data from Pluto.

2024 YR4

"NASA astronomers have been continuing to monitor the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4. The initial calculations suggested a 1.3% probability of an Earth impact event, which temporarily increased to 3.1% as more data came in. However, and with a sigh of relief, recent analysis brings encouraging news: the Earth impact probability has decreased significantly to 0.28%, though calculations now show a 1% chance of lunar impact. Observations will continue with the James Webb Space Telescope so stay tuned."

https://www.universetoday.com/171047/nasa-downgrades-the-risk-of-2024-yr4-to-below-1/#google_vignette