NASA has delayed to launch of its VIPER moon rover to 2024, a one-year slip, due to the need for tests of its Astrobotic lunar lander.
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James Webb Space Telescope's 'jewel-filled' photo is stunning. But what are we even looking at here?
On July 12, NASA revealed the deepest image of the universe ever taken, courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope. But what's really happening in this historic image?
Sotheby's to auction Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts
Sotheby's is set to auction items from Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts collection.
Space tourism is looking for liftoff in China
Chinese launch services company CAS Space has signed a cooperation agreement with a giant state-owned travel company in an apparent boost for fledgling space tourism efforts in China.
Massive stellar pairs spewing X-rays offer a glimpse into the Milky Way's past
Massive binary star systems in the galaxy form at the edges of open clusters or the leading edge of a spiral arm, a team of astronomers found.
A helping hand for Mars
The mission to return martian samples back to Earth will see a European 2.5 metre-long robotic arm pick up tubes filled with precious soil from Mars and transfer them to a rocket for an historic interplanetary delivery.
Betelgeuse and Antares Have Been Observed for Over 2,000 Years. Astronomers can use This to Figure out how old They are
Stars don’t usually evolve fast enough for humans to notice them change within one lifetime. Even a hundred lifetimes won’t do – astronomical processes are just too slow. But not always. There are some phases of stellar evolution that happen quickly, and when they do, they can be tracked. A new paper posted to ArXiv last week uses astronomical observations found in ancient Roman texts, medieval astronomical logs, and manuscripts from China’s Han Dynasty to trace the recent evolution of several bright stars, including red supergiant Antares, and Betelgeuse: one of the most dynamic stars in our sky. With observations from across the historical record, the paper suggests that Betelgeuse may have just recently passed through the ‘Hertzsprung gap,’ the transitional phase between a main sequence star and its current classification as a red supergiant.
A Mission Concept to fly a Solar Neutrino Detector Close to the Sun
Astronomers have proposed a concept mission to fly a neutrino observatory into orbit around the Sun to get a better picture of what’s happening in the Sun’s core.
Rocket Lab’s next launch for the NRO postponed for software updates
File photo of two Electron rockets on Rocket Lab’s two launch pads in New Zealand. Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab’s next mission for the National Reconnaissance Office — the second of two back-to-back launches for the U.S. spy satellite agency — has been postponed to complete a software update on the classified payload, the NRO said Monday.
China’s heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket rolls out with new space station module
The Long March 5B rocket slated to launch the Wentian module to China’s space station emerges from its assembly building Monday at the Wenchang launch base on Hainan Island. Credit: CMSE
China moved a heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket to its launch pad Monday in preparation for liftoff this weekend with a 22-ton module for the country’s Tiangong space station, a mission that could end with another uncontrolled re-entry of the Long March 5B’s large core stage.
A New Method for Making Graphene has an Awesome Application: A Space Elevator!
The Space Elevator is one of those ideas that seems to have an endless supply of lives. Originally proposed about a century ago, this concept calls for a tether of supermaterial that connects a station in orbit to Earth’s surface. Our planet’s rotation would keep this tether taught, and a system of “climbers” would transport people and payloads to and from space. The engineering challenges and costs associated with such a structure have always been enormous. But every generation or so, new research comes along that causes engineers and space agencies to reevaluate the concept.
Dmitry Rogozin is no Longer the Head of Roscosmos
According to a recent report by Euronews, the controversial head of Roscosmos (Dmitri Rogozin) has been dismissed from his position. For those associated with space exploration and the global space industry, Rogozin is something of a household name. Since 2018, he has led Russia’s space program and established a reputation for inflammatory statements and anti-Western bluster, especially where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S., and European sanctions are concerned. His dismissal was part of a reshuffle ordered on Friday, July 15th, by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Two Spacecraft Could Work Together to Capture an Asteroid and Bring it Close to Earth for Mining
Humanity seems destined to expand into the Solar System. What exactly that looks like, and how difficult and tumultuous the endeavour might be, is wide open to speculation. But there are some undeniable facts attached to the prospect.
Nebula: Definition, location and variants
Among the most spectacular sights in the sky, nebula come in a range of different types.
Weird String-Like Object Found on Mars, Probably Dropped by the Rover
Here’s the best evidence I’ve ever seen for water on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a tangled mess of string on Mars, which looks like snarled fishing line left behind by a frustrated angler. Where there’s fishing, there’s gotta be water, right?
What goes up must come down: Study looks at risk of orbital debris casualties
It's only a matter of time before someone is killed by falling space junk.
Long March rocket launches two radar satellites for China Siwei
A Long March 2C rocket lifts off from a fog-enshrouded launch pad at the Taiyuan space center. Credit: CASC
Two Earth observation satellites for China Siwei, a state-owned company aimed at the commercial remote sensing market, launched Friday on a Long March 2C rocket into an orbit more than 300 miles (490 kilometers) above Earth.
'Needle in a haystack' black hole discovered in neighboring galaxy
Astronomers have found a binary system containing a massive blue star and a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the star-forming Tarantula Nebula of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best
Ignore Obi-Wan's hand waving, this is the Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best list you’ve been looking for.
See the moon swing past Jupiter in Tuesday morning's sky
See the moon approach Jupiter on Tuesday (July 19) between midnight and dawn. The duo will be close enough to share the view with a pair of binoculars.
James Webb Space Telescope picture shows noticeable damage from micrometeoroid strike
A small space rock has proven to have a big effect on NASA's newly operational deep-space telescope.
