Emilee Speck

Federal funding and the future of space science missions Podcast Episode · Are We There Yet? · 10/21/2025 · 28m

This week I joined @spacebrendan.bsky.social on his podcast Are We There Yet? to talk about the end of NASA’s Juno mission. We’ve learned so much from this Jupiter mission with more to come. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

The Senate just again defeated the Republican CR, having previously defeated the Democratic alternative. Shutdown continues at least another day.

Has NASA's Juno spacecraft reached the end of its mission orbiting Jupiter? After nearly 10 years, NASA’s Jupiter explorer Juno is likely no longer operating with its latest mission extension ending during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

Whatchu know about Juno? No really, Juno is at the end of its mission and due to the shutdown the last update we have from NASA is from Sept. 17. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Hey PNW weather fans! @scottseattlewx.bsky.social has relaunched his website and he promises emergency kittens when needed. Check it out:

Mars spacecraft gives closest view yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest pass of Mars on Oct. 3, and Europe’s Red Planet spacecraft were ready for it.

We won’t be getting updates on Comet 3I/ATLAS from NASA during the gov’t shutdown but ESA’s ExoMars got this shot of our interstellar visitor and it’s pretty impressive: www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Deadly North Dakota twister marks country's first EF-5 tornado in more than 12 years An extensive forensic analysis of a deadly June tornado in North Dakota helped National Weather Service teams confirm the first EF-5 tornado in more than 12 years.

It’s official, the EF-5 tornado dry spell ended in June. www.foxweather.com/extreme-weat...

Where did all the fireflies go? It's not too late to help them With the arrival of summer, many recalling childhood memories of watching fireflies blink across a green landscape might be wondering, where did all the lightning bugs go?

Yet another reason light pollution is the worst: It’s killing the mood for fireflies looking for a mate. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Possible daytime fireball sighting shakes Southeast A possible bright fireball shot across the Southeast sky on Thursday afternoon startling anyone who heard or felt it, according to hundreds of social media reports and fireball reports to astronomy or...

Who else saw the fireball streaking across Southeast sky today? www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

First celestial images from 10-year project photographing the universe released Like the first brush strokes on a massive canvas, the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile are a glimpse at the larger picture of our universe to come.

First celestial images from 10-year project photographing the universe released www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Who was Vera Rubin? Dark matter astronomer's legacy continues through new observatory The National Science Foundation’s newest facility, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, is named after the astronomer credited with the first evidence of dark matter.

Get to know Vera Rubin’s legacy before the observatory named in her honor opens this year. What an amazing person and scientist. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Blue Ghost Moon lander captures glow of lunar sunset after concluding successful mission As the sun set on the Blue Ghost Moon lander, bringing a successful 14-day mission to a close, the robot captured a view only seen by a handful of people as particles on the surface of the Moon danced...

As the sun set on the Blue Ghost Moon lander, bringing a successful 14-day mission to a close, the robot captured a view only seen by a handful of people as particles on the surface of the Moon danced in the lingering sunlight.
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Dolphins welcome astronauts back to Earth after 9 months, swimming around SpaceX Dragon capsule Astronauts received a welcome only possible on Earth after returning from space as curious dolphins swam up to their SpaceX spacecraft bobbing in the water off the coast of Florida.

A welcome home greeting only possible on Earth. 🐬 www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Watch live from the Moon: Second US lunar lander in a week to touchdown Thursday There is a robotic Moon landing happening Thursday. If this feels like déjà vu, it's because a separate lunar lander successfully touched down there just five days ago.

Happening now: Inthitive Machines aims to land another Moon lander on the lunar surface. This tjme heading farther south. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

On 95th anniversary of Pluto discovery, its home observatory celebrates solar system’s underdog Whether Pluto is officially a planet is the least interesting thing about the runt of the solar system, astronomers will tell you 95 years after the discovery of the fascinating and sometimes controve...

Happy discovery day, Pluto! www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Boom breaks sound barrier with American-made private supersonic jet XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic jet to fly faster than the speed of sound as Boom Supersonic works toward building a fleet of supersonic jets for commercial air travel.

Boom is attempting to bring supersonic flight to the masses.Today’s test flight was a big step toward making that happen. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Over 200 NASA JPL, Caltech employees lose homes from Los Angeles wildfires Wildfires have displaced more than 1,000 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and left more than 200 at JPL/Caltech homeless. The Eaton Fire sent families scrambling gathering their children ...

Nearly 280 NASA JPL/Caltech staff, faculty and students have lost their homes to the Los Angeles fires. I spoke to two amazing women with NASA’s Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech who fled the fires with their families. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

In an update on the Mars sample return mission, NASA Administrator Nelson said a final decision on the two options (commercial or existing Mars sky crane) won’t come for another year. He said it comes down to funding NASA’s budget. #MSR

Blue Origin counts down to inaugural launch of New Glenn rocket Commercial space company Blue Origin is ready to start the new year with the anticipated first launch of its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket from Florida.

FAA planning advisories indicate Blue Origin could launch New Glenn as soon as Jan. 6 but no official announcement yet. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Why 2024 was a big deal for the Sun From a total solar eclipse to a near-global Northern Lights display, it was a big year for the Sun and the impacts of space weather on Earth.

We’re still very much in our Sun Era here on Earth www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

A post solo travel with a toddler request. All airports should have play areas like Newark. They even had a kids library area outside our gate. Happy holidays! Godspeed, parents!

Tsunami threat ends for Northern California, Oregon coasts after major 7.0 earthquake A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has prompted a rare tsunami warning for coastal areas near the California-Oregon state line, including San Francisco Bay.

When your space coverage gets interrupted by a 7.0 earthquake and tsunami warning. www.foxweather.com/extreme-weat...

NASA Deputy Admin Pam Melroy says the issue with heat shield happened during the skip re-entry as Orion dipped into and out of Earth’s atmosphere, causing cracking and uneven shedding of the outer layer.

NASA Admin Bill Nelson said the Artemis III human moon landing is targeted for mid-2027 after an extensive review of the Orion heat shield from the Artemis I test flight.

Thanks Jim!

NASA radar accidentally finds secret Cold War 'city under the ice' in Greenland As a NASA science flight was flying over the Greenland ice sheet this spring, a surprise popped up on a specialty radar: a hidden Cold War city more than 100 feet beneath the ice.

As a NASA science flight was flying over the Greenland ice sheet this spring, a surprise popped up on a specialty radar: a hidden Cold War city more than 100 feet beneath the ice. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the Moon Readies for Launch Firefly is preparing to ship Blue Ghost to launch site after successfully completing environmental testing for mission to Mare Crisium.

Another lander is closer to launching to the Moon. Blue Ghost is getting ready to ship from Texas to the launch site. fireflyspace.com/news/firefly...

Stadium-sized asteroid to zoom by Earth Thanksgiving week Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it’s one of nearly 40,000 near-Earth objects, which is not even the most exciting.

Happy almost Thanksgiving, Earthlings! www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

Odd smell coming from Russian spacecraft docked at space station A Russian Progress spacecraft delivering three tons of supplies, including fuel and food, to the International Space Station also brought an unwanted smell when Russian cosmonauts opened the hatch.

There was an odd smell coming from the Russian Progress spacecraft when cosmonauts opened the hatch over the weekend. www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

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