The planets will begin closing in on one another ahead of a conjunction on Sunday (Jan. 22), during which they will appear just one-third of a degree apart.
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New Nuclear Rocket Design to Send Missions to Mars in Just 45 Days
We live in an era of renewed space exploration, where multiple agencies are planning to send astronauts to the Moon in the coming years. This will be followed in the next decade with crewed missions to Mars by NASA and China, who may be joined by other nations before long. These and other missions that will take astronauts beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and the Earth-Moon system require new technologies, ranging from life support and radiation shielding to power and propulsion. And when it comes to the latter, Nuclear Thermal and Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NTP/NEP) is a top contender!
GPS navigation satellite set for launch on SpaceX rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida before liftoff with the GPS 3 SV06 spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX’s second launch for the U.S. military in three days is set to blast off from Florida and deliver a GPS navigation satellite into orbit Wednesday, reinforcing the global positioning and timing network as four more GPS spacecraft are in storage at a Lockheed Martin factory in Colorado to be launched as needed over the next few years.
A Black Hole is Savoring its Meal, Feeding on the Same Star Over and Over Again
Something extraordinary happens about every 10,000 to 100,000 years in galaxies like the Milky Way. An unwary star approaches the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the galaxy’s center and is torn apart by the SMBH’s overpowering gravity. Astronomers call the phenomenon a tidal disruption event (TDE.)
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers starbirth clues at 'cosmic noon' for 33,000 young stars
The latest image clicked by James Webb Space Telescope sheds light on how early stars formed during cosmic noon — more than 10 billion years ago.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stuns viewers with gorgeous liftoff (photos)
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket aced its liftoff on Sunday (Jan. 15) within view of numerous photographers, who shared their incredible footage on social media.
Watch SpaceX launch advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force early Wednesday
SpaceX plans to launch a GPS satellite launch for the U.S. Space Force Wednesday (Jan. 18) at 7:10 a.m. EST (1210 GMT), and you can watch the action live.
'The Mandalorian' Season 3 trailer reveals the return of 'Baby Yoda' Grogu
The newest trailer for "The Mandalorian" Season 3 reveals the bounty hunter Din Djarin reunited with Grogu, (or Baby Yoda) and on a beeline back to Mandalore.
Using the Shadows of Clusters to Measure the Universe
Astronomers have begun using a sophisticated suite of simulations, an advanced machine learning model of the formation of galaxy clusters, and an exotic relationship between galaxies to understand the origins of dark matter and dark energy.
China launches classified remote sensing and tech test satellites
A Long March 2D rocket launched the classified Yaogan 37 and Shiyan 22A and 22B satellites into orbit on Friday (Jan. 13) from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Creality Ender 5 S1 review: speed and precision
The Creality Ender 5 S1 is a significant upgrade thanks to its new Sprite direct extruder.
Familiar Fluffy Triangulum Galaxy Has Hidden, Two-Armed Pattern
Astronomers have discovered that one of the Milky Way’s nearest galactic neighbors has dramatically changed its looks in the recent past.
Worlds Bustling With Plantlife Should Shine in a Detectable Wavelength of Infrared
Future historians might look back on this time and call it the ‘exoplanet age.’ We’ve found over 5,000 exoplanets, and we’ll keep finding more. Next, we’ll move beyond just finding them, and we’ll turn our efforts to finding biosignatures, the special chemical fingerprints that living processes imprint on exoplanet atmospheres.
Amateur Astronomers Find Glowing Gas Arc Near Andromeda
An arc that glows green thanks to doubly ionized oxygen appears near the Andromeda Galaxy in a photo obtained by amateur astronomers.
NASA satellite view shows California's soaked start to 2023
NASA has released satellite view showing California's brutally wet start to the new year.
Could humans use black holes to time travel?
Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But don't expect to be visiting dinosaurs any time soon.
Save over $70 on this Celestron 70AZ LT telescope kit
If you're looking to get into stargazing for a bargain, then saving over $70 on this Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ LT telescope kit could be right for you.
Two Point Campus brings gamers to space with Space Academy DLC
Space Academy, the new DLC for Two Point Campus, is available now for $9.99 on multiple platforms.
New Tarantula Nebula mosaic captures spectacular star formation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up to provide a stunning new view of the robust star-forming region known as the Tarantula Nebula.
Best free Star Wars 3D prints
Save your credits with this cool collection of free Star Wars 3D prints.
Milky Way's 'poor old heart' could reveal how our galaxy formed
Through what they call "galactic archaeology," astronomers trained an AI to detect the oldest stars hiding in the Milky Way's core.
