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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPACE?

NASA’s Image of the Day

Did you know that NASA posts a new image every day? The art made by the universe is truly inspiring. On February 24, 2025, this picture was taken by the Hubble Telescope. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a supernova remnant called the Veil Nebula. This nebula is the remnant of a star roughly 20 times as massive as the Sun that
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sankrit	exploded about 10,000 years ago.

ISS Expedition 72 Crew is Preparing to Come Home!

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The Expedition 72 crew on the International Space Station spent Tuesday preparing for departure and doing scientific research. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, practiced their return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon, set for mid-March. Their replacements, Crew-10, are scheduled to launch on March 12.
Meanwhile, the crew continued research on how space affects the human body. Hague exercised for a study, and Don Pettit worked on experiments related to muscle and bone health. Williams and Wilmore handled station chores, while Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner unloaded supplies from a recent cargo delivery.

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