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● Astronomers Have Found a Star with a Hot Jupiter and a Cold Super Jupiter in Orbit
Located in the constellation Ursa Major, roughly 300 light-years from Earth, is the Sun-like star HD 118203 (Liesma). In 2006, astronomers detected... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 18, 2024 - 2:19 am
● Future Gravitational Wave Observatories Could See the Earliest Black Hole Mergers in the Universe
In February 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed they made the first-ever detection of gravitational waves (GWs). These... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 17, 2024 - 11:46 pm
● Measuring Moon Dust to Fight Air Pollution
Moon dust, or regolith, isn’t like the particles on Earth that collect on bookshelves or tabletops – it’s abrasive and it clings... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 8:39 pm
● NASA Selects Lunar Relay Contractor for Near Space Network Services
NASA has awarded a contract to Intuitive Machines, LLC of Houston, to support the agency’s lunar relay systems as part of the... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 8:32 pm
● NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Lightning Mapper for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 8:05 pm
● SpaceX launches 2 European navigation satellites, lands rocket (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two European navigation satellites tonight (Sept. 17) and then landed safely, acing its 22nd mission.... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 8:00 pm
● NASA Marshall to Present 2024 Small Business Awards Sept. 19
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, invites media to its annual Small Business Industry and Advocate Awards ceremony on Thursday,... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 7:42 pm
● Could You Find What A Lunar Crater Is Made Of By Shooting It?
Americans are famously fond of their guns. So it should come as no surprise that a team of NASA scientists has devised... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 17, 2024 - 7:23 pm
● There are Plenty of Uses for Powerful Lasers in Space. But Where Should We Put Them?
Is it time for space lasers yet? Almost. As time passes, ideas that were once confined to the realm of science fiction... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 17, 2024 - 7:07 pm
Video● Johnson Space Center Ignites STEM Passion at Houston’s Japan Festival
From Sept. 6-7, 2024, NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the excitement of space exploration to the annual Japan Festival at Hermann Park... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 7:05 pm
● A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade
If microscopic black holes born a fraction of a second after the Big Bang exist, then at least one may fly through... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 6:59 pm
● ’Starry Night’ captures the turbulent physics of why stars twinkle
Turbulence abounds in nature, from the spinning whorls of hurricanes to the brilliant swirls of Jupiter’s immense storms. Astronomers have even observed... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 17, 2024 - 6:54 pm
● FAA plans to fine SpaceX $630,000 for alleged launch violations
The FAA has proposed fining SpaceX more than $630,000 for allegedly failing to comply with regulations on two launches in 2023.... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 6:11 pm
● ICESat-2 Hosts Third Applications Workshop
Introduction The NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 mission (ICESat-2), launched September 15, 2018, continues the first ICESat mission, delivering invaluable... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 6:07 pm
● El pódcast en español de la NASA regresa con una nueva temporada
Read this news release in English here. Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, la NASA publica nuevos contenidos para Universo... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 6:01 pm
● NASA’s Spanish-language Podcast Returns for New Season
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 6:00 pm
● Dark matter black holes could make Mars wobble
MIT researchers believe dark matter exists in the form of tiny black holes. Those black holes may cause Mars' orbit to wobble,... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 17, 2024 - 6:00 pm
● Engineer Zaida Hernandez
"I would say family and part of that 'first-gen experience' [shaped me]...It shaped me to be a hard worker and to aspire... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 17, 2024 - 5:46 pm
● Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be visible to the naked eye?
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will sweep around the sun on Sept. 27 to make a brief foray into the morning sky. Will it be... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 5:17 pm
● Sols 4307-4308: Bright Rocks Catch Our Eyes
Earth planning date: Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 We made good progress through Gediz Vallis in the weekend drive, landing in a segment... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 4:53 pm
● A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter
Watching for changes in Mars' orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter, according to researchers.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 17, 2024 - 4:53 pm
● More black holes than expected in the early universe
With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has found more black holes in the early universe... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 17, 2024 - 4:53 pm
● Black hole pairs may unveil new particles
In a new paper, physicists argue that close observations of merging black hole pairs may unveil information about potential new particles.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 17, 2024 - 4:53 pm
● There Could be a Way to Fix Spacecraft at L2, Like Webb and Gaia
Billions of dollars of observatory spacecraft orbit around Earth or in the same orbit as our planet. When something wears out or... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 17, 2024 - 4:51 pm
● 9 firsts in 5 days: Polaris Dawn crew lands from history-making SpaceX mission
Four private astronauts are back on Earth after a five-day mission that set firsts and broke records in an effort to advance... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 3:59 pm
● Technicians Work to Prepare Europa Clipper for Propellant Loading
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission moves closer to launch as technicians worked on Wednesday, Sept. 11, inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to... Read more »
Source: NASA | Published: September 17, 2024 - 3:55 pm
● Could We Find Primordial Black Holes in the Solar System?
One possible explanation for dark matter is primordial black holes. These are lower-mass black holes formed in the first moments of the... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 17, 2024 - 3:07 pm
● Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit
Space mission designers plan their routes in order to deliver their payloads to the Moon or Mars, or orbit efficiently within a... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 3:00 pm
● What time is the Harvest Moon Supermoon lunar eclipse tonight?
The full moon of September will put on a dramatic show tonight, the exact timing of which will depend on your location.... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 2:29 pm
● Sentinel-2C delivers stunning first images
Less than two weeks after being launched into orbit, Sentinel-2C has delivered its first images. These spectacular views of Earth offer a... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 17, 2024 - 2:20 pm
● Hubble finds more black holes in the early Universe
With the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 17, 2024 - 2:00 pm
● Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
Earth will grab itself another moon this month, but only briefly. The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:59 pm
● Earth Might Have Had Rings Half a Billion Years Ago
Saturn is well known for its ring system and many recognise that the planets Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings. Did... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:41 pm
● 2024 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases
The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:41 pm
● Harvest Moon Takes a Quick Dip in Earth's Shadow for a Partial Lunar Eclipse
September's partial lunar eclipse will be the first and only time the Moon ducks into Earth's umbral shadow in 2024. The Moon... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:22 pm
● Harvest Moon Takes a Quick Dip in Earth's Shadow for a Partial Lunar Eclipse
September's partial lunar eclipse will be the first and only time the Moon ducks into Earth's umbral shadow in 2024. The Moon... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:22 pm
● Harvest Moon Takes a Quick Dip in Earth's Shadow for a Partial Lunar Eclipse
September's partial lunar eclipse will be the first and only time the Moon ducks into Earth's umbral shadow in 2024. The Moon... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:22 pm
● Harvest Moon Takes a Quick Dip in Earth's Shadow for a Partial Lunar Eclipse
September's partial lunar eclipse will be the first and only time the Moon ducks into Earth's umbral shadow in 2024. The Moon... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:22 pm
● Did a star escape cannibalism by its dead 'monster' white dwarf companion?
A distant star has a dead star companion lurking in its vicinity that could be a monster-massive white dwarf, raising the question:... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:00 pm
● Time to be inspired by planet Earth
Swatch has again teamed up with ESA to give space fans a new opportunity to design a custom watch featuring breathtaking images... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 17, 2024 - 1:00 pm
● Scientists spot ancient 'smiley face' on Mars — and it could contain signs of life
Newly released images of Mars reveal a "smiley" salt deposit on the Red Planet's surface. A related study suggests that similar deposits,... Read more »
Source: Space | Published: September 17, 2024 - 12:00 pm
● Scientists recreate exotic Martian ‘spiders’ for 1st time
NASA scientists say they have confirmed a theory about how Martian 'spiders' form in the southern polar regions: erupting bursts of carbon... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 17, 2024 - 11:49 am
● The “Wow! Signal,” not surprisingly, was a dud
One of the most enduring mysteries in astronomy may have just been solved — and sorry folks, it’s not aliens. In a... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 17, 2024 - 11:00 am
● Earth Will Have a Tiny New Mini-Moon for a Few Months
The Moon has inspired poets and artists, musicians and playwrights. The sight of our one and only Moon is familiar to anyone... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 17, 2024 - 10:52 am
Video● Partial lunar eclipse September 17-18, 2024
A shallow partial lunar eclipse takes place on September 17-18, 2024. It's visible in most of the Western Hemisphere. Maps and details... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 17, 2024 - 10:45 am
● 2nd eclipse season of 2024 starts September 17-18
There are many cycles in the heavens. We're coming up to a noticeable cycle, the 2nd eclipse season this year. It starts... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 17, 2024 - 10:00 am
● Sun news September 17: Big geomagnetic storm brought auroras last night!
Sun news for September 17, 2024. A severe geomagnetic storm brought auroral displays, with sightings reported as far south as northern Texas. ... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 17, 2024 - 9:23 am
● Visible planets and night sky guide for September
Visible planets and night sky guide for September 2024. Tonight, see a faint partial lunar eclipse of the full Super Harvest Moon.... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 17, 2024 - 9:00 am
A Black Hole has Almost Halted Star Formation in its Galaxy
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas Day in 2021, it faced a whole host of intriguing questions. By... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 16, 2024 - 10:08 pm
Tiny Glass Beads Reveal Signs of Recent Volcanism on the Moon
Glass beads in samples from China’s Chang’e 5 mission show that volcanic eruptions occurred on the Moon within the past 120 million... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 16, 2024 - 9:51 pm
Video September full moon is a Super Harvest Moon September 17-18
The September full moon - the Super Harvest Moon - happens overnight on September 17-18, 2024. There's a partial lunar eclipse, too.... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 16, 2024 - 7:41 pm
See the Photos that Won the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 16th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest. The post See the... Read more »
Source: Resources and Education – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 16, 2024 - 7:10 pm
See the Photos that Won the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 16th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest. The post See the... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 16, 2024 - 7:10 pm
Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photo of peak fall colors around Ottawa, the capital of Canada. West of... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 16, 2024 - 6:40 pm
Getting closer…
Lionel Guyonnet from Lyon, France Every 13 to 15 years, Earth passes through the plane of Saturn’s rings, causing them to nearly... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 16, 2024 - 6:19 pm
Going Back-to-School with NASA Data
As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms. For... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 16, 2024 - 6:05 pm
How to watch a partial lunar eclipse during Tuesday’s Super Moon
This week, we’re focused on the Moon as Tuesday brings us three amazing events. The September Full Moon occurs Tuesday evening, bringing... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 16, 2024 - 5:51 pm
An Ambitious Mission to Neptune Could Study Both the Planet and Triton
Mission concepts to the outer solar system are relatively common, as planetary scientists are increasingly frustrated by our lack of knowledge of... Read more »
Source: Universe Today | Published: September 16, 2024 - 5:48 pm
Studying nature’s eclipse reactions
Astronomers have long investigated the effects of totality on the animal kingdom. Results vary from eclipse to eclipse and location to location,... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 16, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Astronomers detect black hole 'starving' its host galaxy to death
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 16, 2024 - 3:55 pm
NASA Mobilizes Resource for HBCU Scholars, Highlighted at Conference
NASA will spotlight its program to engage underrepresented and underserved students in science, technology, engineering, and math at the 2024 National Historically... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 16, 2024 - 2:28 pm
Why can we still see the Moon’s disk during a total lunar eclipse?
While watching a total lunar eclipse, I can still faintly discern the Moon’s disk, even during the umbral portion. How is this... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 16, 2024 - 1:00 pm
The shoebill stork is our fierce lifeform of the week
Meet one of the biggest birds in the animal kingdom. The shoebill is imposing and fierce. It eats everything that fits in... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 16, 2024 - 10:20 am
Video LIVE MONDAY: Space junk with Jonathan McDowell
Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell will discuss humans' unexpected impacts on space LIVE with EarthSky at 12:15 p.m. (17:15 UTC) on Monday, September 16.... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 15, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Splashdown! Polaris Dawn crew returns safely to Earth
The crew of Polaris Dawn is now safely back on Earth after a historic mission that included the first civilian spacewalk. Read... Read more »
Source: EarthSky | Published: September 15, 2024 - 10:00 am
Early dark energy could resolve cosmology's two biggest puzzles
Physicists propose that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 13, 2024 - 10:35 pm
Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota
The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 13, 2024 - 6:30 pm
Red dragon
David Joyce from Lexington, Kentucky The Flying Dragon Nebula (Sharpless 2–114) in Cygnus is a faint emission nebula that glows almost entirely... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 13, 2024 - 6:21 pm
Could we experience the first-ever human-made meteor shower?
Come 2034, humans could witness the first-ever artificial meteor shower sparked by activity in space. That’s according to a new simulation led... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 13, 2024 - 5:01 pm
Jupiter’s Moon Io Has a Giant New Volcano
NASA’s Juno mission has spotted a new volcano on Jupiter’s pockmarked moon, Io. The post Jupiter’s Moon Io Has a Giant New... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 13, 2024 - 4:31 pm
Simple shift could make low Earth orbit satellites high capacity
Researchers have invented a technique that enables low Earth orbit satellite antennas to manage signals for multiple users at once, slashing costs... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 13, 2024 - 2:53 pm
Week in images: 09-13 September 2024
Week in images: 09-13 September 2024 Discover our week through the lens... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 13, 2024 - 1:10 pm
BepiColombo’s fourth Mercury flyby: the movie
Video: 00:01:25 Watch the closest flyby of a planet ever, as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped past Mercury during its latest encounter... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 13, 2024 - 9:30 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 13 – 22
The Moon occults Saturn before dawn on Tuesday morning, then the Moon skims the edge of Earth's shadow for a partial lunar... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 13, 2024 - 9:05 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 13 – 22
The Moon occults Saturn before dawn on Tuesday morning, then the Moon skims the edge of Earth's shadow for a partial lunar... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 13, 2024 - 9:05 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 13 – 22
The Moon occults Saturn before dawn on Tuesday morning, then the Moon skims the edge of Earth's shadow for a partial lunar... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 13, 2024 - 9:05 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 13 – 22
The Moon occults Saturn before dawn on Tuesday morning, then the Moon skims the edge of Earth's shadow for a partial lunar... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 13, 2024 - 9:05 am
Earth from Space: Adriatic bloom
Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures algal bloom swirls in the north Adriatic Sea, along the coast of Italy.... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 13, 2024 - 8:00 am
The Sky This Week from September 13 to 20: A partial lunar eclipse plus an occultation
Friday, September 13This Friday the 13th, let’s get ready for the upcoming spooky season by hunting a ghost — specifically, Mirach’s Ghost. ... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 13, 2024 - 5:00 am
Huge gamma-ray burst collection 'rivals 250-year-old Messier catalog'
Hundreds of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been recorded as part of an enormous global effort so extensive it 'rivals the catalog of... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 13, 2024 - 4:33 am
Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays
NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21, 2024, in a clean room at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 12, 2024 - 6:58 pm
Update: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Might Outshine Predictions
A new brightness forecast for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS whets our hopes for a fine appearance in late September and early October. The post... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 12, 2024 - 6:42 pm
Update: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Might Outshine Predictions
A new brightness forecast for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS whets our hopes for a fine appearance in late September and early October. The post... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 12, 2024 - 6:42 pm
Update: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Might Outshine Predictions
A new brightness forecast for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS whets our hopes for a fine appearance in late September and early October. The post... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 12, 2024 - 6:42 pm
Update: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Might Outshine Predictions
A new brightness forecast for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS whets our hopes for a fine appearance in late September and early October. The post... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 12, 2024 - 6:42 pm
Hair-thin wire to help simulate cosmic conditions
Extreme conditions prevail inside stars and planets. The pressure reaches millions of bars, and it can be several million degrees hot. Sophisticated... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 12, 2024 - 5:58 pm
NASA's Webb peers into the extreme outer galaxy
Astronomers have directed NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 12, 2024 - 5:57 pm
Helen Sawyer Hogg: Giving the Stars to Everyone
Helen Sawyer Hogg stood at the front of a small but growing force of woman astronomers in the first half of the... Read more »
Source: Resources and Education – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 12, 2024 - 5:49 pm
NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge
NASA wants you to visualize the future of space exploration! This art challenge is looking for creative, artistic images to represent NASA’s... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 12, 2024 - 2:54 pm
Webb peers into the Extreme Outer Galaxy
Image: Digel Cloud 2S... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 12, 2024 - 8:00 am
Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore fruit in the late summer and fall... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 11, 2024 - 6:37 pm
Magnetic field maps of the sun's corona
Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's coronal magnetic fields. This milestone... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 11, 2024 - 6:21 pm
Keeping mold out of future space stations
Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a study suggests a... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 11, 2024 - 6:20 pm
Astronomers Watch a Giant Star Blow Bubbles
Astronomers can see hot gas boiling on the surface of the giant star R Doradus, 180 light-years away. The post Astronomers Watch... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 11, 2024 - 4:21 pm
Astronomers track bubbles on star's surface
Astronomers have captured images of a star other than the Sun in enough detail to track the motion of bubbling gas on... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 11, 2024 - 3:20 pm
Below the surface - ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission
Video: 00:04:29 Watch the second episode of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission – Europe’s ambitious exploration journey to search for past... Read more »
Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 11, 2024 - 8:00 am
A Starry View
NGC 1333 is a nearby star-forming region in the Perseus constellation. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope surveyed a large portion of NGC... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 10, 2024 - 8:16 pm
Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist
Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change. Name: Linette BoisvertTitle: Assistant... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 10, 2024 - 7:10 pm
Astronomers and Starlink Partner for Quieter Radio Sky
Astronomers and Starlink engineers have developed a technique to significantly reduce satellite radio pollution affecting astronomical observations. The post Astronomers and Starlink... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 10, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Formation of super-Earths is limited near metal-poor stars
In a new study, astronomers report novel evidence regarding the limits of planet formation, finding that after a certain point, planets larger... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 9, 2024 - 8:02 pm
The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia
iss071e522460 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African nation's... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 9, 2024 - 3:46 pm
NASA Science for Your Classroom: Opportunities for Educators
The summer season for educators can be a time of rest and rejuvenation, but it can also offer opportunities for professional learning... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 9, 2024 - 1:48 pm
Solar Probe Duo Unravel Solar Wind Mystery
For decades, scientists have wondered what accelerates solar wind particles as they move away from the Sun. New evidence points to magnetic... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 8, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Mathematical proof: Five satellites needed for precise navigation
What is the shortest route to the next stop or the agreed meeting point? Global positioning systems (GPS) have become a routine... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 7, 2024 - 3:41 am
NASA Scientific Balloon Takes Flight With Student-Built Payloads
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program’s fifth balloon mission of the 2024 fall campaign took flight Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, from the agency’s Columbia... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 6, 2024 - 6:59 pm
AI helps distinguish dark matter from cosmic noise
An AI-powered tool can distinguish dark matter's elusive effects from other cosmic phenomena, which could bring us closer to unlocking the secrets... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 6, 2024 - 6:17 pm
Astrophysics: AI shines a new light on exoplanets
A team models the atmospheres of distant planets using neural networks.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 6, 2024 - 6:17 pm
Massive merger: Study reveals evidence for origin of supermassive black hole at galaxy's center
Researchers have discovered compelling evidence suggesting that the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, known as Sagittarius... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 6, 2024 - 6:13 pm
NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders
From July 15-19, 2024, the Coastal Equity and Resilience Hub at the Georgia Institute of Technology collaborated with the University of Georgia... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 6, 2024 - 4:12 pm
CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit
Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 6, 2024 - 3:36 pm
Webb Telescope Images Massive Early Galaxies, Still Finding More Than Expected
Webb Telescope data are still turning up more massive galaxies in the early universe than astronomers expect. The post Webb Telescope Images... Read more »
Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 6, 2024 - 2:00 pm
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 6 – 15
The Moon starts the week low in twilight with Venus and Spica, then steps eastward past Antares and the Sagittarius Teapot. Meanwhile,... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 6, 2024 - 8:56 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 6 – 15
The Moon starts the week low in twilight with Venus and Spica, then steps eastward past Antares and the Sagittarius Teapot. Meanwhile,... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 6, 2024 - 8:56 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 6 – 15
The Moon starts the week low in twilight with Venus and Spica, then steps eastward past Antares and the Sagittarius Teapot. Meanwhile,... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 6, 2024 - 8:56 am
Groundwater use can be accurately monitored with satellites using OPENet
Drought is a widespread concern in the Western U.S., and water managers across the region are developing groundwater management plans to conserve... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 5, 2024 - 7:49 pm
Gravitational waves unveil previously unseen properties of neutron stars
A better understanding of the inner workings of neutron stars will lead to a greater knowledge of the dynamics that underpin the... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 5, 2024 - 5:12 pm
Researchers discover a space oddity -- an exoplanet moving in mysterious ways
A research team has discovered a small planet that displays peculiar orbital motion. The shimmying planet, located 455 light-years from Earth, shows... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 5, 2024 - 4:09 pm
Ames Wind Tunnel
Construction of the world’s largest wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80-... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 5, 2024 - 2:50 pm
Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm
Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earth’s... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 5, 2024 - 1:09 pm
Distorted galaxy forming cosmic question mark
It's 7 billion years ago, and the universe's heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 4, 2024 - 6:15 pm
Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up
In this image, PPE engineers successfully tested the integration of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s thruster with Maxar’s power procession unit and Xenon Flow Controller.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 4, 2024 - 4:51 pm
6 Ways Students Can Engage With NASA Glenn
School is back in session, and the joy of learning is back on students’ minds. Teachers and parents seeking ways to extend... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 4, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics
Many teachers are exceptionally skilled at bridging students’ interests with real-world science. Now for the third year, the American Association of Physics... Read more »
Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 4, 2024 - 3:56 pm
Great Aurora
A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 3, 2024 - 7:13 pm
Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of Solar System's biggest moon
Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest moon's... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 3, 2024 - 6:49 pm
How bright is the universe's glow? Study offers best measurement yet
Over billions of years, the universe's stars and galaxies shined their light into space, leaving behind an imperceptibly faint night light known... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 3, 2024 - 6:49 pm
Don’t miss Saturn at opposition
Ringed-world Saturn comes to opposition on 8 September, offering its best observing circumstances for the year.... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 2, 2024 - 11:14 am
Ignite your curiosity for space at ESA Open Days 2024!
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Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 2, 2024 - 9:45 am
mp3 September Podcast: Exploring Vega’s Neighborhood
Use this month’s Sky Tour podcast to check out a very special Harvest Moon, track down all five bright planets, explore some... Read more »
Source: Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 1, 2024 - 5:45 am
mp3 September Podcast: Exploring Vega’s Neighborhood
Use this month’s Sky Tour podcast to check out a very special Harvest Moon, track down all five bright planets, explore some... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 1, 2024 - 5:45 am
T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad
NASA T-38s fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 30, 2024 - 2:51 pm
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 30 – September 8
Low in twilight, climbing Venus and descending Spica prepare to pass each other. After dark Vega crosses the zenith, and Scorpius beds... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 30, 2024 - 9:15 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 30 – September 8
Low in twilight, climbing Venus and descending Spica prepare to pass each other. After dark Vega crosses the zenith, and Scorpius beds... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 30, 2024 - 9:15 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 30 – September 8
Low in twilight, climbing Venus and descending Spica prepare to pass each other. After dark Vega crosses the zenith, and Scorpius beds... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 30, 2024 - 9:15 am
Dancing galaxies make a monster at the cosmic dawn
Astronomers have spotted a pair of galaxies in the act of merging 12.8 billion years ago. The characteristics of these galaxies indicate... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 30, 2024 - 2:32 am
Saharan Dust in the Wind
Dense bands of dust streamed offshore from southern Morocco in summer 2024. The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 29, 2024 - 5:55 pm
Supercomputer simulations reveal the nature of turbulence in black hole accretion disks
To understand the mysteries surrounding black holes, researchers at Tohoku University have created a simulation of accretion disk turbulence that possesses the... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 29, 2024 - 5:25 pm
Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe
Supermassive black holes typically take billions of years to form. But the James Webb Space Telescope is finding them not that long... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 28, 2024 - 7:50 pm
A SAFER Way
Backdropped against the blue and white Earth 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee tests the new Simplified Aid for EVA... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 28, 2024 - 7:26 pm
Flight into Darkness — Observe the International Space Station in Earth's Shadow
Did you know you can see the International Space Station even when it's in Earth's shadow? We explore possible reasons why. The... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 28, 2024 - 3:50 pm
Flight into Darkness — Observe the International Space Station in Earth's Shadow
Did you know you can see the International Space Station even when it's in Earth's shadow? We explore possible reasons why. The... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 28, 2024 - 3:50 pm
Observe Mercury at its morning best
The elusive, innermost planet pulls to maximum elongation from the Sun to put on its best showing of the year in the... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 27, 2024 - 5:59 pm
Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy
The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that orbit the Andromeda... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 27, 2024 - 5:53 pm
Bubbling, frothing and sloshing: Long-hypothesized plasma instabilities finally observed
Scientists have observed new details of how plasma interacts with magnetic fields, potentially providing insight into the formation of enormous plasma jets... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 27, 2024 - 2:50 pm
Highest-resolution observations yet from the surface of Earth
Astronomers have achieved the highest resolution ever obtained from the surface of Earth. They managed this feat by detecting light from distant... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 27, 2024 - 2:50 pm
Hidden magmatism discovered at the Chang'e-6 lunar landing site
Lunar igneous activities including intrusive and extrusive magmatism, and their products contain significant information about the lunar interior and its thermal state.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 27, 2024 - 2:50 pm
Six new rogue worlds: Star birth clues
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six likely rogue worlds -- objects with planet-like masses but untethered from any star's gravity... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 27, 2024 - 2:49 pm
Dr. Irene Duhart Long
When this picture was taken in July 1994, Dr. Irene Duhart Long was director of the Biomedical Operations and Research Office at... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 26, 2024 - 7:12 pm
First low frequency search for alien technology in distant galaxies
Researchers have announced a groundbreaking study using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) in Western Australia. The research is the first to search... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 26, 2024 - 5:13 pm
Astrophysicists use AI to precisely calculate universe's 'settings'
The new estimates of the parameters that form the basis of the standard model of cosmology are far more precise than previous... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 26, 2024 - 5:13 pm
Early galaxies were not too big for their britches after all
According to a new study, some of the earliest galaxies observed with the James Webb Space Telescope are in fact much less... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 26, 2024 - 5:13 pm
New record in search for dark matter
New results from the world's most sensitive dark matter detector put the best-ever limits on particles called WIMPs, a leading candidate for... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 26, 2024 - 5:12 pm
Open clusters Messier 29 and 39: Cygnus’ star cities
Amid all the wonderful nebulae that Cygnus has to offer lie Messier 29 and 39, two fine open clusters which are both... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 26, 2024 - 9:55 am
NASA's DART impact permanently changed the shape and orbit of asteroid moon
A new study provides insights on the geophysics behind asteroid formation and evolution.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 23, 2024 - 6:16 pm
First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft
The Dash 7 that will be modified into a hybrid electric research vehicle under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project on... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 23, 2024 - 5:21 pm
Moon pesters the Pleiades
Some of the most spectacular observing events tale place when the Moon’s around, most gloriously when it lines us perfectly over the... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 23, 2024 - 9:48 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 23 – September 1
We're in peak Milky Way season, and the evenings have become dark and moonless. Andromegasus is up. So is Saturn. Before dawn,... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 23, 2024 - 8:55 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 23 – September 1
We're in peak Milky Way season, and the evenings have become dark and moonless. Andromegasus is up. So is Saturn. Before dawn,... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 23, 2024 - 8:55 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 23 – September 1
We're in peak Milky Way season, and the evenings have become dark and moonless. Andromegasus is up. So is Saturn. Before dawn,... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 23, 2024 - 8:55 am
Sunrise Begins
The International Space Station was orbiting on a northeast track 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean when this photograph captured the first... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 22, 2024 - 6:42 pm
Meteor showers shed light on where comets formed in the early solar system
Researchers studying meteor showers have found that not all comets crumble the same way when they approach the Sun. In a new... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 22, 2024 - 5:00 pm
Extraterrestrial chemistry with earthbound possibilities
Who are we? Why are we here? We are stardust, the result of chemistry occurring throughout vast clouds of interstellar gas and... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 21, 2024 - 7:00 pm
Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24
A supermoon rises over Huntsville, Alabama, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Aug. 19. Visible through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the full... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 21, 2024 - 6:23 pm
New heaviest exotic antimatter nucleus
Scientists studying the tracks of particles streaming from six billion collisions of atomic nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) --... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 21, 2024 - 4:42 pm
The brilliant Wild Duck Cluster
The Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum, known also Messier 11 and NGC 6705, is a deep-sky showpiece of the summer sky as... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 21, 2024 - 9:43 am
Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll
Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 20, 2024 - 7:32 pm
New view of North Star reveals spotted surface
High-resolution images show large spots on the surface of Polaris.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 20, 2024 - 4:45 pm
Explanation found for X-ray radiation from black holes
Researchers have succeeded in something that has been pursued since the 1970s: explaining the X-ray radiation from the black hole surroundings. The... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 20, 2024 - 4:45 pm
Spectacular increase in the deuterium/hydrogen ratio in Venus' atmosphere
Our understanding of Venus' water history and the potential that it was once habitable in the past is being challenged by recent... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 20, 2024 - 4:42 pm
Visit Ara, the Celestial Altar
This far-southern constellation contains some delightful sights for small telescopes. The post Visit Ara, the Celestial Altar appeared first on Sky &... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 20, 2024 - 1:57 pm
Watch as the Moon hides Saturn
Let’s hope for some clear skies on the morning of 21 August, so we can observe the beautiful ringed planet Saturn being... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 20, 2024 - 9:42 am
Revisiting OSIRIS-REx
A training model of the sample return capsule is seen is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 19, 2024 - 6:39 pm
Rings and Things
The subject of this week’s circular Hubble Picture of the Week is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426,... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 16, 2024 - 7:30 pm
Tracking down the asteroid that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs
The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago probably came from the outer solar system.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 16, 2024 - 4:39 pm
Right on schedule: Physicists use modeling to forecast a black hole's feeding patterns with precision
The dramatic dimming of a light source ~ 870 million light years away from Earth confirms the accuracy of a detailed model.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 16, 2024 - 4:15 pm
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 16 – 25
Vega shines overhead as the zenith star at dusk. Jupiter and Mars are separating. When the Moon is just past full it... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 16, 2024 - 9:12 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 16 – 25
Vega shines overhead as the zenith star at dusk. Jupiter and Mars are separating. When the Moon is just past full it... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 16, 2024 - 9:12 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 16 – 25
Vega shines overhead as the zenith star at dusk. Jupiter and Mars are separating. When the Moon is just past full it... Read more »
Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 16, 2024 - 9:12 am
São Francisco’s Colorful Palette
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this photo while in orbit over southeast Brazil. The image focuses on the Três... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 15, 2024 - 6:13 pm
Engineers conduct first in-orbit test of 'swarm' satellite autonomous navigation
With 2D cameras and space robotics algorithms, astronautics engineers have created a navigation system able to manage multiple satellites using visual data... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 14, 2024 - 8:07 pm
Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others
A new study has found galaxies with more neighbors tend to be larger than their counterparts that have a similar shape and... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 14, 2024 - 8:07 pm
A Practiced Escape
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida practice the Artemis mission emergency escape, or egress, procedures on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 14, 2024 - 6:40 pm
Rocks collected on Mars hold key to water and perhaps life on the planet: Bring them back to Earth
Between July and November of 2022, NASA's Perseverance rover collected seven samples of sediment from an ancient alluvial fan in Jezero crater.... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 14, 2024 - 4:45 pm
Rocks from Mars' Jezero Crater, which likely predate life on Earth, contain signs of water
Scientists report that rock samples from Mars' Jezero Crater contain minerals that are typically formed in water. While the presence of organic... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 14, 2024 - 4:45 pm
Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Is Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS falling apart? How bright will it likely get? We try to answer those questions and more. The post Status... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 14, 2024 - 2:23 pm
Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Is Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS falling apart? How bright will it likely get? We try to answer those questions and more. The post Status... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 14, 2024 - 2:23 pm
Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon
This view of the Earth's crest over the lunar horizon was taken during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. Apollo 15 launched... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 13, 2024 - 7:26 pm
SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Asteroid Psyche
Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed hydroxyl molecules on the surface of the metallic asteroid Psyche. The... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 13, 2024 - 7:21 pm
Measuring Martian winds with sound
Martian landers have been able capture measurements of wind speeds -- some gauging the cooling rate of heated materials when winds blow... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 13, 2024 - 5:20 pm
MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems
Researchers used large language models to efficiently detect anomalies in time-series data, without the need for costly and cumbersome training steps. This... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 13, 2024 - 5:18 pm
Engineers make tunable, shape-changing metamaterial inspired by vintage toys
Common push puppet toys in the shapes of animals and popular figures can move or collapse with the push of a button... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 12, 2024 - 8:54 pm
Scientists find oceans of water on Mars: It's just too deep to tap
Quakes and meteor impacts on Mars generate seismic waves that can help map the interior. A new study analyzed seismic waves detected... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 12, 2024 - 8:02 pm
Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars
In this image of the Serpens Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found a grouping of aligned protostellar outflows within... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 12, 2024 - 5:58 pm
Tonight's Perseid Meteor Shower May Be Dipped in Aurora Sauce
The Perseids peak on Sunday night, August 11-12 and just might be joined by a colorful display of northern lights. The post... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 11, 2024 - 11:15 pm
Tonight's Perseid Meteor Shower May Be Dipped in Aurora Sauce
The Perseids peak on Sunday night, August 11-12 and just might be joined by a colorful display of northern lights. The post... Read more »
Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 11, 2024 - 11:15 pm
The International Space Station’s “window to the world”
The International Space Station's "window to the world" is pictured from the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 9, 2024 - 2:47 pm
Woo-hoo — The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Coming!
It's time again for the annual August meteor-shower fest, the Perseids. This year's display should be a beauty with only minor moonlight... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 9, 2024 - 10:39 am
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 9 – 18
The Perseid meteor shower peaks late Sunday night August 11th and maybe Monday night too. Jupiter and Mars have a close conjunction... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 9, 2024 - 9:02 am
Interior of Vacuum Tank at the Electric Propulsion Laboratory
Interior of the 20-foot diameter vacuum tank at the NASA Lewis Research Center’s Electric Propulsion Laboratory.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 8, 2024 - 6:05 pm
International Space Station crew carries out archeological survey in space
An archaeological strategy adapted for space used daily photos to reveal how astronauts actually use areas aboard the International Space Station --... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 8, 2024 - 2:55 am
Findings from first archaeology project in space
The first-ever archeological survey in space has provided new insights into how astronauts use and adapt their living space on the International... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 8, 2024 - 2:55 am
Scientists lay out revolutionary method to warm Mars
Ever since we learned that the surface of planet Mars is cold and dead, people have wondered if there is a way... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 8, 2024 - 2:54 am
Carving Canyons
Erosion, tectonic uplift, and a human-built dam have all helped shape the Upper Lake Powell area in Utah.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 7, 2024 - 6:12 pm
The Perseids: the return of summer’s shooting star spectacular!
The annual Perseid meteor shower has been underway since last month and it predicted to reach its usual eagerly-anticipated maximum early next... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 7, 2024 - 11:56 am
Giant moon Titan occulted by Saturn
Presently, there are a number of events taking place involving Saturn’s moons. Saturn’s moons revolve in the plane of Saturn’s equator, so... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 6, 2024 - 11:51 am
Astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life
A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 5, 2024 - 8:44 pm
Europa Clipper Solar Array Alignment and Install
Technicians move NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to accommodate installation of its five-panel solar array at the... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 5, 2024 - 2:57 pm
Gear up for Mars and Jupiter’s great coming-together
Mars and Jupiter lie less than a degree apart on the mornings of 14th and 15th August, providing a great spectacle for... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 5, 2024 - 11:41 am
Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere
Scientists say they have identified the main process that formed the moon's atmosphere and continues to sustain it today. The team reports... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 2, 2024 - 6:45 pm
Artemis II Core Stage Arrives at Kennedy
Employees from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida watch as teams with Exploration Ground Systems transport the agency’s powerful SLS (Space Launch... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 2, 2024 - 6:18 pm
Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements
Why does the universe contain matter and (virtually) no antimatter? Scientists have achieved an experimental breakthrough in this context. It can contribute... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 2, 2024 - 5:29 pm
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 2 – 11
The Perseid meteors ramp up this week to their peak. Saturn is nicely up in the east by late evening. Jupiter and... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 2, 2024 - 8:42 am
Telfer Mine, Western Australia
In the arid outback of Western Australia, miners have excavated rust-colored soil to reach the precious minerals below. The open pits and... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 1, 2024 - 5:13 pm
Astronomy for Beginners: How to Get Started in Backyard Astronomy
Astronomy doesn't deserve its reputation as a tough, expensive hobby. You just need to begin with the right advice. The post Astronomy... Read more »
Source: Resources and Education – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 1, 2024 - 5:12 pm
Key to rapid planet formation
Researchers have developed a new model to explain the formation of giant planets such as Jupiter, which furnishes deeper insights into the... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 1, 2024 - 4:18 pm
mp3 August Podcast: Nova Watch in the Northern Crown
Let’s go on a night-sky tour of the stars and planets that you’ll see overhead during August. Find a good seat for... Read more »
Source: Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 1, 2024 - 6:00 am
Scientists devise method to secure Earth's biodiversity on the moon
New research led proposes a plan to safeguard Earth's imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological material on the moon. The moon's permanently... Read more »
Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: July 31, 2024 - 6:12 pm
Ranger 7 Snaps the Moon
Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by a U.S. spacecraft, on July 31, 1964, about 17 minutes... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 31, 2024 - 5:35 pm
Transportation Officer Melissa Coleman
"And don't be intimidated or influenced by an emblem or your perception of what kind of people are behind that emblem. Because... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 30, 2024 - 7:23 pm
Peekaboo!
A rabbit sits in the underbrush at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 29, 2024 - 6:51 pm
Hubble Images a Classic Spiral
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a wonderfully detailed snapshot of the spiral galaxy NGC 3430 that lies 100 million light-years... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 26, 2024 - 6:40 pm
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 26 – August 4
Very low in the west in bright twilight, have you picked up Venus yet? Binoculars help. Much tougher will be Mercury and... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 26, 2024 - 8:40 am
From Intern to Astronaut
From left to right, NASA astronaut candidates Anil Menon, Deniz Burnham, and Marcos Berrios pose for a photograph in front of NASA’s... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 25, 2024 - 6:54 pm
A Saturnian Summer
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn on July 4, 2020. Two of Saturn's icy moons are clearly visible in... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 24, 2024 - 6:19 pm
Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander
Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, STS-93 mission commander, and Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot, peruse checklists on Columbia's middeck.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 23, 2024 - 6:11 pm
Chandra Sees the Peacock’s Galaxy
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 is interacting with a smaller galaxy to the upper left. The smaller galaxy has likely stripped... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 22, 2024 - 8:10 pm
Cosmic sky of red and blue
Splashes of colour illustrate the clear difference between the two most populous type of bright nebulae in our Milky Way Galaxy, emission... Read more »
Source: Astronomy Now | Published: July 20, 2024 - 3:06 pm
Explorers on the Moon: Apollo 11 Landing
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, poses for a photo beside the U.S. flag that has been placed on the Moon at... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 19, 2024 - 4:55 pm
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 19 – 28
Scorpius poses at center stage in the south. The Sagittarius Teapot follows behind it. And Rasalhague, the head star of Ophiuchus. turns... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 19, 2024 - 9:14 am
Artemis II Core Stage on the Move
On July 16, 2024, the Artemis II core stage rolled out of the Vertical Assembly Building to the waiting Pegasus barge at... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 18, 2024 - 5:14 pm
Acting Center Chief Technologist Dr. Phillip Williams
"I found out years later that seeing me in high school and hearing my experience in college inspired her to major in... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 17, 2024 - 5:36 pm
Visual Observing vs. Smart Telescopes — Finding Harmony
The latest smartscope astrophotography craze opens the door to some incredible opportunities for both beginners and seasoned observers. The post Visual Observing... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 17, 2024 - 1:00 pm
Apollo 11 Lifts Off
Apollo 11 launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:32 a.m. EDT, July 16, 1969. Aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 16, 2024 - 8:10 pm
NASA Meatball Painting on Kennedy's VAB
Painting of the NASA logo, also called the meatball, continued on the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 15, 2024 - 6:49 pm
The Penguin and the Egg
The distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact elliptical at left, the Egg, are locked in an active embrace.... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 12, 2024 - 5:17 pm
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 12 – 21
Mercury lurks in the sunset. The July Moon rides low across the sky this week as it waxes from first quarter to... Read more »
Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 12, 2024 - 8:27 am
A Midsummer Red Sprite Seen from Space
Several transient luminous events illuminate pockets of Earth’s upper atmosphere. A line of thunderstorms off the coast of South Africa powers the... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 10, 2024 - 5:56 pm
Artemis II Core Stage Moves from Final to VAB
The Artemis II Core Stage moves from final assembly to the VAB at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in preparation... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 9, 2024 - 7:00 pm
30 Years Ago: STS-65 Lifts Off
Space shuttle Columbia heads skyward after clearing the fixed service structure tower at Launch Complex Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 8, 2024 - 7:41 pm
Orion on the Rise
Technicians used a 30-ton crane to lift NASA’s Orion spacecraft on Friday, June 28, 2024, from the Final Assembly and System Testing... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 3, 2024 - 5:02 pm
Catch an Exciting Spica Occultation on July 13th
Don't miss Spica's dramatic disappearance at the Moon's dark limb. We also check in on the status of current bright comets. The... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 3, 2024 - 2:37 pm
Studying Hurricane Beryl from Space
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean on July 1, 2024, while aboard the International Space... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 2, 2024 - 7:15 pm
Cassini Sees Saturn
Saturn and its rings completely fill the field of view of Cassini's narrow angle camera in this natural color image taken on... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 1, 2024 - 9:08 pm
mp3 July Podcast: Spotlight on Spica
Grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour. This month offers a chance to watch a dramatic coverup of... Read more »
Source: Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 1, 2024 - 6:37 am
The Maze is Afoot
This labyrinth – with a silhouette of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes at its center – is used as a calibration target... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 28, 2024 - 6:35 pm
Hubble Captures Infant Stars Transforming a Nebula
Named RCW 7, the nebula is located just over 5300 light-years from Earth in the constellation Puppis. Nebulae are areas of space... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 27, 2024 - 5:15 pm
Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know
T Coronae Borealis is a nova star that's due to suddenly — and briefly — brighten. Here's how to see this once-in-a-lifetime... Read more »
Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: June 26, 2024 - 9:30 pm
NOAA’s GOES-U Satellite Launches
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) lifts off from Launch... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 26, 2024 - 6:55 pm
Human Factors Researcher Garrett Sadler
"You know, there's the whole impostor syndrome thing, and I didn’t feel like I was qualified to be here because I didn't... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 25, 2024 - 5:34 pm
On the GOES
Crews transport NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX... Read more »
Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 24, 2024 - 5:28 pm