NASA Restores Contact With TRACERS Spacecraft SV1 After Communication Loss

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September 12, 2025

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NASA has successfully reconnected with the TRACERS spacecraft after a period of silence. The team is assessing onboard systems and working on recovery to resume science operations. While progress is being made, full restoration will take time, with updates to follow via NASA’s TRACERS blog.

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Planets Could Create Their Own Water While Forming, Expanding Possibilities for Habitable Worlds

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November 11, 2025

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Lab experiments show planets can generate water during formation, not just via comets. This suggests habitable conditions may be widespread in the galaxy, expanding possibilities for life-friendly exoplanets.

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NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission Will Send Twin Probes to Uncover Mars’s Atmospheric Secrets

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November 10, 2025

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NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will launch twin mini-satellites, Blue and Gold, to Mars aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn. The probes will study how solar wind stripped away Mars’s atmosphere and water, helping scientists understand the Red Planet’s lost climate and its transformation into the dry world we see today.

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Webb Finds Phosphorus-Bearing Gas in an Ancient Brown Dwarf

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November 10, 2025

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected phosphine (PH₃) in the atmosphere of the ancient brown dwarf Wolf 1130C, about 54 light-years away in Cygnus. This marks the first confirmed detection of a phosphorus-bearing gas in such a metal-poor object. The finding surprises astronomers, as phosphine was previously undetected in similar brown dwarfs, challenging …