Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Russia's 'Noah's ark' returns to Earth | NASA's IMAP launched today | Nuclear-powered rockets may be how we get to Mars

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Happy Wednesday space enthusiasts!
It's a busy day for space news as NASA updates the media about the crewed Artemis 2 launch. We'll have updates on our website as we follow this story. 

Other headlines for today include Virgin Galactic planning a six-person crewed spaceflight with Purdue University in 2027, a Russian spacecraft filled with animals returning to Earth and using nuclear rockets for future spaceflights.  We have all that and more for your daily read. 

Keep looking up, 
Kenna 
Content Manager, Space.com
 
75 Mice, 1,500 flies: Russian space mission ends
75 Mice, 1,500 flies: Russian space mission ends
It's also called Russia's "mini-menagerie."
 
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SpaceX launches trio of probes to track space weather
SpaceX launches trio of probes to track space weather
NASA's IMAP mission and two other space weather probes took flight atop a Falcon 9 rocket today (Sept. 24).
 
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Skywatching
 
Unusual eclipse path caught on rare satellite footage
Unusual eclipse path caught on rare satellite footage
NOAA's GOES-19 satellite may have captured the first natural solar eclipse from space, with the moon's odd path explained by a spacecraft maneuver.
 
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Catch moon-Mars conjunction at sunset on Sept. 24
Catch moon-Mars conjunction at sunset on Sept. 24
You'll need to be quick to spot the red planet before it slips swiftly from view alongside the twinkling stars of the constellation Virgo.
 
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Spaceflight
 
Virgin Galactic to launch crewed 'Purdue 1' in 2027
Virgin Galactic to launch crewed 'Purdue 1' in 2027
"This mission with Purdue University is a powerful demonstration of what becomes possible when research institutions and educators gain direct access to the microgravity environment."
 
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NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch Feb. 5, 2026
NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch Feb. 5, 2026
"To call this mission fully successful, we need to go fly by the moon, bring the crew home safely and welcome them back with open arms."
 
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Science & Astronomy
 
Star eats Pluto-like planet, Hubble captures it
Star eats Pluto-like planet, Hubble captures it
The space telescope is peering into our own solar system's future.
 
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Scientists eye nuclear rockets for future Mars mission
Scientists eye nuclear rockets for future Mars mission
A new design for a nuclear-powered rocket could be the key to making the solar system more accessible.
 
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Entertainment
 
Julia Garner suits pp in 'Fantastic Four' bonus clip
Julia Garner suits pp in 'Fantastic Four' bonus clip
Here's a peek at the Silver Surfer's CGI creation for the digital and home video release of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."
 
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Today in Space
 
On this day: Sept. 24, 2014: India's MOM hits orbit
On this day: Sept. 24, 2014: India's MOM hits orbit
On Sept. 24, 2014, India's first interplanetary mission entered into orbit around Mars!
 
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Image of day: NASA's IMAP spacecraft gets packed up
Image of day: NASA's IMAP spacecraft gets packed up
This spacecraft is one of three dedicated to studying solar wind and its effects on space weather. It launched today (Sept. 24)
 
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