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Astrophysics

NASA's SPHEREx mission was successfully launched from Vandenberg launch facility at 03:10 UT 12 March.

JAXA's XRISM mission was successfully launched at 23:42 UT 06 September 2023.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its latest deep field image, featuring never-before-seen details in a region of space known as Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744). More...

Heliophysics

NASA's PUNCH mission, consisting of four spacecraft to make observations of the sun, was successfully launched at 03:10 UT on 12 March.

The Parker Solar Probe made its 15^th perihelion pass of the Sun, at a distance of 0.06 AU, on 17 March 2023.

ESA's Solar Orbiter reached its 6^th perihelion, at 0.29 AU, on 10 April 2023.

Lunar and Planetary Science

The Intuitive Machines 2 (PRIME 1) lunar lander touch downed in the Mons Mouton region near the Moon's south pole on 06 March at roughly 17:30 UT (12:30 p.m. EST). The spacecraft tipped on its side during landing and was not able to produce enough power to maintain heating and operations. The mission was declared ended on 07 March, about 13 hours after landing.

The Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed successfully on the Moon on 02 March at 08:34 UT (3:34 a.m. EST). All NASA instruments are healthy, some have begun operations. More...

The Europa Clipper Jovian satellite mission flew by Mars on 01 March.