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Russia's devastation of Mariupol, Ukraine visible from space in satellite photos
Russian forces continue to destroy apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure throughout the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, new satellite imagery shows.
China may have its sights set on a mission to Venus
China is considering adding a mission to Venus to its plans for planetary exploration, according to a senior Chinese space official.
For Artemis moon missions, science will reign supreme
Astronauts will have detailed geology training over many years to ensure returning to the moon brings the best science to Earth, NASA officials said.
Omega and Swatch introduce affordable Speedmaster-inspired MoonSwatch
The first wristwatch worn on the moon has taken a new giant leap toward affordability. Omega, the Swiss watchmaker behind the Speedmaster, has partnered with Swatch to introduce the MoonSwatch.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 25 – April 2
What constellation trots behind Sirius and Canis Major across the southern sky? Puppis, not a puppy but the poop deck of Argo Navis. In this dark of the Moon, try for the Clown-Face Nebula high in Gemini. And the three dawn planets dance through two more isosceles triangles.
Earth from Space: Carrara, Italy
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Carrara – an Italian city known especially for its world-famous marble.
SpaceX’s new Dragon spaceship named ‘Freedom’
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, pilot Bob Hines, commander Kjell Lindgren, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti pose with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX’s fourth human-rated Crew Dragon spacecraft has been named “Freedom” by the first team of astronauts who will ride it into orbit next month.
Asteroid Ryugu Might Actually Be a Dead Comet
In 2014, the Japanese Space Agency JAXA launched the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft to visit asteroid Ryugu. It arrived at the asteroid in June 2018 and studied it from orbit for over a year. Hayabusa 2 even dispatched four rovers to the asteroid’s surface. After departing, it flew past Earth in December 2020, dropping off a sample of Ryugu.
Jessica Watkins: NASA astronaut and 1st Black woman to fly a long-duration spaceflight
All about NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to embark on a long-duration space mission.
Astronomers See the Wreckage Where Planets Crashed Into Each Other in a Distant Star System
Our Solar System was born in chaos. Collisions shaped and built the Earth and the other planets, and even delivered the building blocks of life. Without things smashing into each other, we might not be here.
Celebrity chef José Andrés is cooking for private Ax-1 astronauts
The World Central Kitchen founder says the mission invokes "the spirit of eating paella from the same pan."
NASA finally opened 50-year-old Apollo moon rock sample as agency eyes human return to lunar surface
In a long-awaited moment, NASA scientists have unsealed an extraterrestrial time capsule 50 years after astronauts collected the rock and dust from the moon.
North Korea launches most powerful missile yet in 1st ICBM test since 2017: reports
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday (March 24), its first test of a long-range weapon-delivery system since 2017, according to media reports.
The sun as you've never seen it: European probe snaps closest-ever photo of our star
The European sun-chasing spacecraft Solar Orbiter has snapped the closest image of the sun ever taken, revealing the finest details of our star's outer atmosphere, the corona.
New Radio Images of Bizarre “Odd Radio Circles” Which are Vastly Bigger Than the Milky Way
In radio astronomy, circle-shaped objects are fairly common. Since diffuse ionized gas often emits radio light, objects such as supernova remnants, planetary nebulae, and even star-forming regions can create circular arcs of diffuse gas. But in 2019 astronomers began to discover radio circles they couldn’t explain, in part because they are so large.
Best travel tripods of 2022
The best travel tripods can be a worthwhile addition for photographers on the move. Here’s our rundown of some of the best on the market.
Astronomers Discover two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other, Doomed to Collide in the Future.
Until recently, one of the closest orbiting each other pairs of supermassive blackholes was found in NGC 7727. That pair is about 89 million light-years away from Earth. Those black holes are only 1,600 light-years apart from each other. Another pair in OJ 287, about 3.5 billion light-years from Earth, are only separated by about 0.3 light years. Now scientists have discovered a pair orbiting each other at a distance of 200 AU to 2,000 AU apart, about 0.003 to 0.03 light years.
Life as we know it would not exist without this highly unusual number
The fine-structure constant is a seemingly random number with no units or dimensions, which has cropped up in so many places in physics, and seems to control one of the most fundamental interactions in the universe.
Tracking sunspots up close
Image: Solar Orbiter tracks solar features during closest approach
Russian military communications satellite launched on Soyuz rocket
A Soyuz rocket lifts off Tuesday with a Russian military satellite. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense
A Russian Soyuz rocket delivered a military communications satellite to orbit Tuesday in the first space launch for Russia’s military since forces invaded Ukraine last month.
