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India launches satellite for ocean monitoring
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off with the EOS 6 satellite. Credit: ISRO
India launched a satellite Saturday to measure ocean winds and water temperatures, adding a key data source for weather forecasters tracking tropical cyclone development around the world.
Asteroid Explodes Over Canada, Artemis I Updates, Very Large Telescope Improvements
Updates on Artemis I. NASA predicted an asteroid striking Canada. James Webb’s view of Titan. New adaptive optics for the Very Large Telescope.
SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship to deliver new solar arrays to space station
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule climb into space from Florida on Saturday. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launched an all-new Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on a mission to deliver new roll-out solar arrays, belated Thanksgiving treats, CubeSats, and a cornucopia of experiments to the International Space Station.
Orion capsule enters distant retrograde orbit, breaks Apollo distance record
A camera on NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured this view Saturday as the capsule flew a quarter-million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA
NASA’s unpiloted Orion spacecraft fired its main engine Friday to slip into a distant lunar orbit, putting it on course to range farther from Earth than any of the Apollo astronauts flew in humanity’s first exploration missions to the moon.
Air-Breathing ion Engines can Continuously Boost Spacecraft Anywhere There’s an Atmosphere
Staying in orbit can be challenging, at least for lower orbits that are more affected by Earth’s atmosphere. But, such orbits also come with advantages, such as better vantage points for new commercial operations such as Earth Observation and telecommunications connections. So there is an incentive for anyone who can figure out how to functionally keep a satellite in orbit at those lower altitudes for long periods. One of the best paths toward that goal seems to be an ion engine that takes in atmospheric particles and uses them for thrust. Now, a recently released paper explores potential use cases for such an engine and suggests a path toward their commercialization.
Watch SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule arrive at space station Sunday morning
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on Sunday (Nov. 27) around 7:30 a.m. EST (1230 GMT). Watch live here.
At 20%-off, Black Friday's Lego Star Wars helmet deals are the perfect Holiday gift
Construct Mandalorian and Dark Trooper helmets for a huge discount.
Subaru Telescope can now Analyze 2,400 Galaxies Simultaneously
First light is an exciting time for astronomers and engineers who help bring new telescopes up to speed. One of the most recent and significant first light milestones recently occurred at the Subaru Telescope in Hawai’i. Though it has been in operation since 2005, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s (NAOJ) main telescope recently received an upgrade that will allow it to simultaneously observe 2400 astronomical objects at once over a patch of sky the size of several moons.
Save 20% on this Lego Robot Inventor kit for Black Friday as a coding gift before it's retired for good
Learn to code with this Robot Inventor kit, now $287.99 in Lego's Black Friday sale. But with retirement on the way you'll have to grab it before it's gone.
Discover the cosmos for less: Celestron 114AZ-SR telescope now half price
Take advantage of the biggest Black Friday telescope deal we've seen this year with almost 50% off the Celestron 114AZ.
Save up to 50% on Amazon Fire TV Sticks this Black Friday
If you like streaming movies and TV shows then 50% off Amazon Fire Sticks could be the Black Friday deal you're looking for.
NASA's Artemis I Orion capsule flies past record distance set by Apollo 13
Houston, we have a new record holder. NASA's Artemis I Orion has now traveled farther beyond Earth than any spacecraft designed to carry astronauts. The Orion flew past the distance set by Apollo 13.
Light up your home with starry nebulas with 42% off this star projector
This star projector is $25 off in this Black Friday weekend deal which doubles as the perfect holiday gift for space fans or to help kids fall asleep.
Artemis 1's BioSentinel cubesat aces lunar flyby, readies for biology mission
The shoebox-sized BioSentinel spacecraft, which launched on NASA's Artemis 1 mission, is all set to begin its deep-space biology experiment after making a flyby of the moon.
Live coverage: SpaceX aims to launch space station resupply mission today
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch SpaceX’s 26th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Follow us on Twitter.
Vaonis Vespera smart telescope: Black Friday savings of $500
The smart telescope from Vaonis Vespera is now $500 cheaper in this Black Friday telescope deal and comes with its own tripod.
Save over $60 on the exceptional SuperTank Pro Power Bank
Give the gift of power — save 28% on this future-proof power bank from Zendure in this Black Friday deal.
Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captures selfie as Earth sets behind moon (video)
A new video shows NASA's Orion spacecraft capturing a selfie with the background Earth setting behind the moon, along with a suite of other timelapses during its lunar voyage.
China's new solar probe snaps its 1st image of the sun (photo)
China's recently launched Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) has returned its first image, showing an M-class flare erupting on the sun.
Why ‘Contact’ still resonates after 25 years
25 years ago, the film Contact made its theatrical debut starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey and told the story of Dr. Eleanor Arroway (Jodie Foster) who picked up a radio signal from the star Vega and how this discovery impacted not just herself, but humanity as a whole. Over time, she discovers the signal has embedded instructions sent by the aliens to build a device capable of sending one person into outer space, presumably to meet the Vegans. The device is built, and she is eventually hurled through a series of outer space tunnels where she meets an alien in the form of her long-deceased father. Right before she’s sent back home, the alien informs her, “This was just a first step. In time you’ll take another.” When she awakens, her colleagues inform her the pod she sat in fell straight through the device and she never actually left. With no hard evidence of both her travels and meeting the aliens, Eleanor is left scrutinized by both the public and Congress. She is ultimately given a “healthy grant” to fund further research into finding more signals from ET, and the film ends with her pondering her journey to the stars.
