Galaxy Glow: Hubble Captures a Stunning Spiral | This Week in Space

Introduction

Welcome to another exciting week!

Content:

1. Best image of the week

2. Words from our sponsor

3. Last week news

4. Upcoming events

5. Mobile wallpaper

6. Submissions + Feedback

Best image of the week

This week’s standout image is a striking Hubble observation of a spiral galaxy, showcasing vivid star-forming regions and intricate cosmic structure. The image, featured as Hubble’s “Picture of the Week” on 18 August 2025, captures NGC 2835—located about 35 million light‑years away in the constellation Hydra. Its sweeping arms and delicate spiral features highlight the dynamic nature of galactic evolution and star birth

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Last week news

• Tuesday (26 August 2025)
  SpaceX finally saw success with its Starship rocket on its 10th test flight. The rocket deployed eight dummy Starlink satellites and safely re-entered before splashing down in the Indian Ocean—even after shedding some heat-shield tiles.

• Wednesday (27 August 2025)
  Asteroid 2025 PM2 made a close approach to Earth at around 2.31 million miles—roughly ten times the distance to the Moon—with no threat of impact. Scientists used the event to refine planetary defense tracking capabilities.

• Thursday (28 August 2025)
  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster B1067 marked its 30th successful mission, launching the Starlink 10‑11 payload and landing on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” at sunset—a record‑setting feat in reusable launchers.

• Friday (29 August 2025)
  SpaceX continued its satellite deployment streak with a morning launch sending 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida—adding to its growing broadband constellation.

• Saturday (30 August 2025)
  Another Falcon 9 launch boosted the total number of Starlink satellites sent aloft in 2025 to 1,900—further underscoring SpaceX’s rapid launch cadence.

• Sunday (31 August 2025)
  India and Japan unveiled their collaborative Chandrayaan‑5 lunar mission, aimed at exploring the Moon’s south pole. The partnership highlights growing international cooperation in lunar exploration.

Upcoming events

Early September 2025
The NISAR (NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, having fully deployed its 12-meter primary radar reflector on 15 August, is now entering its commissioning phase and is expected to begin delivering science-grade radar imagery by fall

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