ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon fulfil the role of commander of the International Space Station, taking over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member Oleg Artemyev.
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Flying to (Hypothetical) Planet 9: Why visit it, how could we get there, and would it surprise us like Pluto?
In a recent study submitted to Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, an international team of researchers discuss the various mission design options for reaching a hypothetical Planet 9, also known as “Planet X”, which state-of-the-art models currently estimate to possess a semi-major axis of approximately 400 astronomical units (AU). The researchers postulate that sending a spacecraft to Planet 9 could pose scientific benefits much like when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft visited Pluto in 2015. But does Planet 9 actually exist?
Rocket Lab preps for 30th launch, makes strides in engine reuse
A kerosene-fueled Rutherford engine undergoing a test-firing. Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is set to launch its 30th mission from New Zealand Thursday with a commercial Japanese radar remote sensing satellite. While the company does not plan to retrieve the Electron rocket on this mission, engineers recently test-fired an engine recovered from a flight earlier this year, another step toward Rocket Lab’s goal of reusing first stage boosters.
Live coverage: SpaceX counting to launch of 54 more Starlink internet satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-34 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
What would you name a Uranus probe? The internet's answers are about what you'd think
Thriller films, Antarctic explorers and female science pioneers featured in an informal naming contest seeking a moniker for a proposed Uranus spacecraft mission.
What would you name a Uranus probe? The internet's answers are about what you'd think
Thriller films, Antarctic explorers and female science pioneers featured in an informal naming contest seeking a moniker for a proposed Uranus spacecraft mission.
China launches military communications satellite to orbit (video)
A Long March 7A rocket carrying the Zhongxing-1E satellite lifted off Tuesday morning (Sept. 13) from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, on the island of Hainan.
On its Hunt for Dark Energy, a Telescope Stopped to Look at the Lobster Nebula
If you thought dark matter was difficult to study, studying dark energy is even more challenging. Dark energy is perhaps the most subtle phenomenon in the universe. It drives the evolution of the cosmos, but its effects are only seen on intergalactic scales. So to study dark energy in detail, you need a great deal of observations of wide areas of the sky.
China's next moon missions get the green light
China's government has officially approved three robotic moon missions that will lay groundwork for a permanent lunar base.
Blazar's Outburst Hid Repeating Signal
Pulses originating almost a billion light-years away hint at extreme physics near a supermassive black hole.
Star blasted stellar nursery in 'Orion's sword' seen in detail
Using the Keck Observatory astronomers have imaged the Orion nebula, an intense star-forming region close to Earth, in unprecedented detail.
Massive Stars don’t Always Grow Their own Planets. Sometimes They Steal Them
Recently astronomers have discovered Jupiter-sized planets orbiting at extremely large distances from giant stars. How can these stars end up with such big planets at such extreme orbits? A team of researchers has proposed that the answer is that the stars steal those planets from their neighbors.
Blue Origin's New Shepard grounded until FAA completes mishap investigation
Blue Origin is working to understand what caused Monday's accident, and the FAA is overseeing the investigation.
3D print the cosmos: An interview with the authors of 'Stars in Your Hand'
The new book 'Stars in Your Hand: A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos' offers an overview of how 3D printing can help anyone learn about space, spaceflight and astronomy.
Outer space is not the "Wild West": There are clear rules for peace and war
Our increasing reliance on space infrastructure makes modern economies increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of accidents and unlawful or irresponsible acts in space.
James Webb Space Telescope spots baby stars cocooned in the Orion Nebula
Newborn stars still wrapped in cocoons of dust and gas are revealed in a new image of the famous Orion Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Pearl Jam 'travels' to Mars and beyond in cosmic Apollo Theater show (videos, photos)
Pearl Jam rocks cosmic "Gigaton" songs in SiriusXM's Small Stage Series performance at the Apollo Theater
A change in Jupiter's orbit could make Earth even friendlier to life
The most massive planet in the solar system, Jupiter has played a key role in shaping the inner planets and its orbit could influence how habitable our planet is.
Alien Artifacts Could Be Hidden Across the Solar System. Here’s how we Could Search for Them.
Do aliens exist? Almost certainly. The universe is vast and ancient, and our corner of it is not particularly special. If life emerged here, it probably did elsewhere. Keep in mind this is a super broad assumption. A single instance of fossilized archaebacteria-like organisms five superclusters away would be all it takes to say, “Yes, there are aliens!” …if we could find them somehow.
Galactic Photobombing
This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, appears to show two spiral galaxies colliding. In fact, they are just overlapping from our vantage point and are likely quite distant from each other. The galaxies are named SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, and they lie more than a billion light-years from Earth. This ‘photobombing’ of one galaxy getting in the same picture as another was originally found by volunteers from the Galaxy Zoo project, which uses the power of crowdsourcing to find unusual galaxies in our Universe.
Best used mirrorless cameras: save money on second-hand kit
Bag a bargain and save money by buying one of the best preowned mirrorless cameras at a great discount compared to new.
