Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Begins Next Year in Space
NASA, Cal-tech high-energy astrophysics satellite surpasses another year in space, having launched on this day in 2012.
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P2 Begins Next Year in Space
Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange pointNASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to study Earth magnetosphere
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NET Aug — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to perform flyby of Venus this month
Jupiter TrajectoryESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of Venus this month, arriving at Jupiter in 2031.
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Annual AstroBash
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Curiosity Rover (Mars Science Laboratory) Begins Next Year on Mars
Mars SurfaceNASA Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory) rover surpasses another full year of operations on Mars surface today; launched Nov 26, 2011 – landed Aug 5, 2012.
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Juno, 14 Years in Space
Jupiter OrbitNASA craft reaches 14 full years in space today, having launched in 2011 and reaching Jupiter on July 4, 2016; one-way transmission signal to Earth is 48 minutes.
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Parker Solar Probe Begins Next Year in Space
Heliocentric OrbitNASA craft surpasses another full year in space today, having launched Aug 12, 2018; probe came within ~6.16M km of the Sun on Dec 24, 2024 which is ~7 times closer than any prior spacecraft, traveling faster than any other human-made object at ~692,000 km/hr.
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Juno, Perijove 75 / 74th Science Flyby
Jupiter OrbitNASA craft to perform Jupiter flyby during Perijove 75, its 75th close flyby of Jupiter and 74th science flyby with instruments turned on.
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Registrations and Grant Requests Due: JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) Winter School, being held Jan 25-30, 2026
OnlineRegistrations and grant requests due for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Winter School, being held Jan 25-30, 2026