The fifth crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle is scheduled to lift off Friday (May 20) at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT).
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What is astronomical twilight?
Astronomical twilight is the darkest phase of twilight that a viewer sees before the last refracted sunlight leaves the horizon. It usually occurs twice a day.
Did a 5th Giant Planet Mess up the Orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
The solar system’s current planetary orbits seem stable, but that’s only because the planets have settled into them over billions of years. The early solar system was a much different place than that seen today, and for almost 20 years, scientists thought they had a good handle on how it got that way. But more recently, data had started pointing to some flaws in that understanding – especially about how the giant planets in the outer solar system got where they are today. Now an international team of astrophysicists thinks they have a better understanding of that process, and they believe it could help solve a long-standing argument about the early solar system.
Geostationary comsats delivered to Florida for SpaceX launches in June
A spacecraft container is unloaded from a transport ship Saturday at Port Canaveral, Florida. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
A transport ship delivered the SES 22 and Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellites to Cape Canaveral over the weekend to prepare for two launches on SpaceX rockets in June, completing a trans-Atlantic journey from France originally planned on Russian-owned cargo planes.
NASA lander detects biggest ‘marsquake’ yet
The InSight lander’s seismometer instrument, covered by its wind and thermal shield, on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA’s InSight lander operating on the surface of Mars has detected the most powerful seismic tremor ever measured on another planet, a “marsquake” estimated at magnitude 5, strong enough to reveal new insights about the deep Martian interior.
Save $150 on a Panasonic Lumix G100 camera
If you're looking for a new camera then now could be the time to grab one as B&H Photo Video has discounted the Panasonic Lumix G100 by $150.
Astronomers Find a Star That Contains 65 Different Elements
Have you ever held a chunk of gold in your hand? Not a little piece of jewelry, but an ounce or more? If you have, you can almost immediately understand what drives humans to want to possess it and know where it comes from.
Lego's exclusive Ulysses space probe set returns for VIP members May 17!
Lego will re-release its Ulysses solar probe set exclusively to VIP members on May 17, 2022 while supplies last.
Scouring Through old Hubble Images Turned up 1,000 new Asteroids
Researchers have found over 1,700 asteroid trails in archived Hubble data from the last 20 years. While many of the asteroids are previously known, more than 1,000 are not. What good are another 1,000 asteroids? Like all asteroids, they could hold valuable clues to the Solar System’s history.
Engineers Design an Electrical Microgrid for a Lunar Base
For seventy years, Albuquerque-based Sandia National Laboratories has been developing electrical microgrids that increase community resilience and ensure energy security. Applications include the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS), designed to support military bases abroad, and independent power systems for hospitals and regions where electrical grids are at risk of being compromised by natural disasters (like hurricanes, flooding, and earthquakes).
NASA will give Mars InSight mission update Tuesday: Listen live
NASA will issue an update on its long-running InSight Mars lander mission, and you can listen to the event live.
Rosie the Rocketeer: Meet the dummy flying on Boeing's OFT-2 test flight this week
Rosie will sit in the commander's seat during launch to make sure Starliner's center of gravity is correct.
Congress holding UFO hearing Tuesday morning: Watch it live (and what to expect)
The U.S. Congress will hold a public hearing tomorrow (May 17) on reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) skirting through our skies, and you can watch it live.
Eurovision gets a call from International Space Station astronaut
Samantha Cristoforetti said music is the perfect complement to spaceflight.
Watch NASA's supersonic X-59 jet come together in Lockheed Martin's new video
NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet is coming together quickly after its latest pit stop in California.
'For All Mankind' season 3 trailer sets up three-way space race to Mars
A three-way race to Mars is set to lift off with the return of the critically-acclaimed "For All Mankind." Apple TV Plus released the trailer for the third season.
Leica binocular deals: The lowest prices on top-tier models
Leica binocular deals may be a rare sighting, but we've rounded up the lowest prices currently available.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity scouts rocky ridge for Perseverance rover
As NASA's Martian helicopter recovers from a communications glitch, data from a past flight is showing a Red Planet ridge in high definition.
Spotting Dots on the Sun
You’ve heard of sunspots, but how about Sun dots? A recent solar mission has snapped photos of tiny, bright dots on the Sun, and astronomers are contemplating their cause.
Peek-a-boo Moon
Image: Lunar eclipse captured by Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station
Marvel movies in chronological order
Watch every Marvel movie in chronological order from Captain America: The First Avenger to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
