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Parker Solar Probe Captures Its First Images of Venus’ Surface in Visible Light

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA's Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible-light pictures of the surface of Venus from spaceSurrounded in thick clouds, Venus' surface is usually hidden from view. However, in two current flybys of the Earth, Parker used its Wide-Field Imager, or WISPR, to image the whole nightside in wavelengths...

This Is The James Webb Space Telescope’s First-Ever Photograph of a Star

Credit: NASAThe James Webb Space Telescope has observed its very first star (though it was not exactly tonight)-- and even taken a selfie, NASA revealed Friday.The telescope's first photoThe steps belong to the months-long process of aligning the observatory's substantial golden mirror that astronomers hope will start unraveling the secrets of the early Universe...

Scientific Hardware and Space Experiments Returning to Earth on SpaceX CRS-24 Dragon Craft

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. Credit: NASAA retired microscope and samples from research studies on colloids and cellular signaling are among the load returning from the International Space Station aboard the 24th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. The Dragon craft, which reached the station on December 22, 2021,...