NASA and Axiom Space are targeting the second quarter of 2023 for the Ax-2 mission, which will send four private citizens to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
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Latest Galileo satellites join constellation with enhanced, faster fix
Europe’s latest Galileo satellites in space have joined the operational constellation, transmitting navigation signals to three billion users across planet Earth as well as relaying distress calls to rescuers. Their entry into service follows a summer test campaign and will result in a measurable increase in positioning accuracy and improved data delivery performance of the overall Galileo system.
Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer review
Lego celebrates its 90th anniversary with a new version of a popular Lego Classic Space set – behold the Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer.
Water on the moon is present even outside of dark craters, study confirms
New observations by the flying telescope SOFIA confirmed there is water on the illuminated surface of the moon.
Jupiter's true colors pop in new images from NASA's Juno mission
A new image captured by NASA's Juno mission reveals features in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere in the same colors a human observer would see.
One small step for a robot
Image: One small step for a robot
Inflatable Moon base
Image: Inflatable Moon base
After NASA’s asteroid impact, ESA’s Hera comes next
This month NASA’s DART spacecraft will collide with the smaller of the two Didymos asteroids in deep space, attempting to shift its orbit in what will be humankind’s first test of the ‘kinetic impactor’ planetary defence technique. Meanwhile, down on the ground, ESA’s follow-on mission to Didymos has reached its own crucial milestone.
Pakistan inundated
Image: Captured from space by Copernicus Sentinel-1 on 30 August 2022, this image shows the extent of flooding that is currently devastating Pakistan. Heavy monsoon rainfall has led to more than a third of the country now being underwater.
NASA Gives a Detailed Analysis of all the Landing Debris Perseverance Has Found on Mars
A recent blog by Dr. Justin Maki, Imaging Scientist and the Deputy Principal Investigator on the Perseverance rover Mastcam-Z camera, provides a detailed account about the debris the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) system left scattered around the Martian surface while delivering the Perseverance rover to Jezero Crater. This blog highlights how much hardware goes into sending our brave, robotic explorers to the Red Planet while discussing the importance of imaging such debris.
A Planet has Been Found That Shifts In and Out of the Habitable Zone
A super-Earth planet has been found orbiting a red dwarf star, only 37 light-years from the Earth. Named Ross 508 b, the newly found world has an unusual elliptical orbit that causes it to shift in and out of the habitable zone. Therefore, part of the time conditions would be conducive for liquid water to exist on the planet’s surface, but other times it wouldn’t.
‘For All Mankind’ Gives Harsh Reality Check About Human Space Exploration
* Warning: Mild Spoilers Ahead *
NASA awards SpaceX $1.4 billion for 5 more astronaut missions
SpaceX just received a $1.4 billion deal to continue sending NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
SpaceX ignites multiple engines on Starship Super Heavy booster for 1st time (video)
SpaceX lit up multiple engines on its Starship Super Heavy booster for the first time ever today (Aug. 31) as it continues to gear up for the debut orbital flight of the Starship program.
Astronomers Find the Oldest Planetary Nebula
Planetary nebulae are short-lived “leftovers” of sun-like stars. Most of these “star ghosts” only last—at most—about 25,000 years. Usually, their clouds of debris disperse so broadly that they fade out fairly quickly. However, there’s one that has lasted at least 70,000 years. That makes it a “grande dame” of planetary nebulae.
The Pentagon is worried about space weapons from Russia and China. Here's why.
Pentagon leadership will meet next week to discuss the growing threat from new types of space weapons being developed by Russia and China.
'The Milky Way' offers a light-hearted autobiography of our galaxy
Astronomers have written the Milky Way's story many times over; scientists have traced violent collisions in its past and future and peered into the supermassive black hole lurking at its heart.
Book excerpt: 'The Milky Way'
If our galaxy could tell us its story, what would it say?
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made oxygen 7 times in exploration milestone
Think of the MOXIE instrument as a small tree, breathing carbon dioxide in and oxygen out.
Iconic James Webb Space Telescope images turned into music
The breathtaking images of distant nebulas captured by the James Webb Space Telescope that mesmerized the world in July have been turned into music through a technique called data sonification.
SpaceX could launch 100 missions in 2023, Elon Musk says
SpaceX has launched 39 orbital missions in 2022 so far, an average of one every five days or so. But the already impressive cadence could jump considerably next year.
