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Get over $300 off the Panasonic Lumix G7 mirrorless camera
You can save over $300 on a reliable and versatile mirrorless camera, but hurry as the offer ends October 22.
Supernova 'alert system' could warn us of dying stars about to explode
At the end of their lives red supergiant stars explode in massive supernova blasts. Rapid dimming caused by a shroud of dense material could warn astronomers this violent event is about to occur.
The Hows & Whys of Solar Eclipses
Take a few minutes to become an eclipse expert for family and friends.
Planet Formation Doesn’t Have to be a Rush job After all
Astronomers believe that it can take 10 million years or more to build a planet like the Earth. But studies of protoplanetary disks show that they can only last 1 to 3 million years. How can planet formation finish if the material its made from disappears so quickly? A team of astronomers have proposed a solution: it’s a simple matter of bias in our observations.
The October Council edition of ESA Impact is online
The October Council edition of ESA Impact is online
Samantha Cristoforetti’s first news conference after returning to Earth
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Watch the replay of Samantha’s first news conference in Europe after almost six months of living and working on board the International Space Station. Samantha talks from ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. Her Minerva mission came to an end last week and she and her colleagues from Crew-4 splashed down off the coast of Florida on 14 October at 22:55 CEST.
Bizarre blue blobs hover in Earth's atmosphere in stunning astronaut photo. But what are they?
An astronaut onboard the ISS recently captured a peculiar image of Earth with two unrelated blue blobs of light shining in the planet's atmosphere.
Mars moon blocks out mighty Jupiter in rare satellite view (video)
The Mars Express spacecraft has witnessed a rare spectacle, spotting Mars' moon Deimos appearing to pass in front of Jupiter and its moons on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14).
How to watch the last solar eclipse of 2022 online for free (Oct. 25)
The partial solar eclipse will only be visible from select areas on Earth, but thanks to the internet, astronomy fans elsewhere can catch the event online and for free.
Europe’s all-new weather satellite arrives at launch site
After a two-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the ship transporting the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite docked at Pariacabo in French Guiana and the precious cargo unloaded. Now safe and sound in one of the spaceport’s cleanrooms, satellite engineers will ready it for liftoff on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, this new satellite, which carries two new extremely sensitive instruments, promises to further bolster Europe's leadership in weather forecasting.
Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years
Looking up at the moon in the night sky, you would never imagine that it is slowly moving away from Earth. But we know otherwise.
Arecibo Won’t Be Rebuilt
The National Science Foundation announced last week that it won’t rebuild or replace the iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, which collapsed in 2020. Instead, the NSF says they have solicited calls for proposals to build a multidisciplinary educational center at the site.
Jim McDivitt, astronaut who led Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions, dies at 93
NASA astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded Gemini 4, the first U.S. mission to conduct a spacewalk, before leading Apollo 9, the first test flight of the Apollo moon lander, has died at age 93.
Shortly Before They Collided, two Black Holes Tangled Spacetime up Into Knots
In February 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced the first-ever detection of gravitational waves (GWs). Originally predicted by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, these waves are ripples in spacetime that occur whenever massive objects (like black holes and neutron stars) merge. Since then, countless GW events have been detected by observatories across the globe – to the point where they have become an almost daily occurrence. This has allowed astronomers to gain insight into some of the most extreme objects in the Universe.
Lodewijk van den Berg, who became 1st Dutch-born astronaut, dies at 90
Lodewijk van den Berg, who studied crystal growth aboard the space shuttle Challenger as the first Dutch-born astronaut, has died at the age of 90. He logged just over a week in space.
US Space Force awards 'rapid launch' contracts to Firefly, Millennium Space Systems
The U.S. Space Force seeks to ramp up its 'rapid launch' capabilities with a pair of task orders supporting a 2023 mission devoted to assessing orbital threats.
SpaceX 'proceeding very carefully' with Starship testing, Elon Musk says
SpaceX is taking a measured approach to the testing that will get its newest Starship prototype ready for liftoff.
NASA is Hoping They can Break the Sound Barrier… Quietly
Seventy-five years is a long time for a technology to mature. In the case of supersonic flight, the technology has matured dramatically since Chuck Yaeger first broke the sound barrier on October 14th, 1947. However, you might notice that currently, you can’t hop on a commercial supersonic jet. The reason is simple, close to seventy-five years after the technology was first developed, NASA thinks it might have a solution for its biggest hurdle.
NASA asteroid-sampling mission on track for delivery next year
The spacecraft at the center of NASA's first asteroid sample return mission has altered its trajectory in preparation for its return to Earth next year.
'Good Night Oppy' director on his film about the Mars rover that refused to die (exclusive)
Director Ryan White shares his thoughts on his new documentary, "Good Night Oppy," the real-life fable of a Mars robot that refused to die and the dedicated NASA team that kept it going.
