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November 13, 2025

Orbital Dynamics Saves NASA's Next Mars Mission

NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission was saved from cancellation by an innovative orbital trajectory that allows it to launch outside the standard Mars transfer windows, using a loiter orbit to wait for planetary alignment. The mission will launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which offers excess ca...

Ride a Cosmic Carpool to a Distant Space Weather Post

A $1.6 billion trio of scientific missions launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to a point nearly a million miles from Earth, using a shared "cosmic carpool" approach to maximize scientific return. NOAA's satellite will provide real-time solar wind data to forecast geomagnetic storms that threate...

NASA: Solar Activity Is Increasing Faster Than Predicted

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has observed a faster-than-expected increase in solar activity, reversing a previous declining trend. A NASA-led study confirms this unexpected turnaround, with solar wind and magnetic field measurements rising since a 2008 low. Enhanced monitoring from upcoming ...