Rocket Lab is ready to launch the first mission from its newly built pad in New Zealand on Monday (Feb. 28), and you can watch the event live.
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What is the temperature on the moon?
The moon is Earth's closest celestial neighbor, but the temperature on the moon is drastically different.
Tonga volcano eruption yields insights into asteroid impacts on Earth
Space.com reached out to noted experts in the asteroid impact field to gauge similarities between an undersea belch and Earth taking an asteroid punch in the oceans.
New GOES-T weather satellite to offer scientists sharper eyes on Earth's climate
The GOES-T satellite is ready to take its place as part of the U.S.'s most sophisticated weather and environmental observation system.
NASA, SpaceX and Axiom will preview private Ax-1 ISS mission today: Watch live
NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space will discuss a landmark private space mission today (Feb. 28), and you can watch it live.
Soviet-era space shuttle carrier aircraft destroyed in Russian attack on Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has destroyed a "large" part of its space history, with reports confirming the fate of an enormous aircraft that was originally built to transport Soviet space shuttles.
Keeping it fluid(ics) | Cosmic Kiss 360°
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Europe’s Columbus laboratory is a hive of activity in this 360° timelapse as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer works on an experiment called Fluidics and his NASA colleague Raja Chari carries out activity in the Veggie plant habitat.
The new NIAC Awards are out! New Spacesuits, Breathing Martian air, Advanced Telescopes, and More
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has been a significant funder of pie in the sky research for a long time now. From extrasolar object interceptors to beaming power into a lunar crater, we love reporting about NIAC funded concepts here at UT. Now, a new crop of Phase I and a smaller but more focused crop of Phase II fellows are funded to push the boundaries of space exploration forward.
Astronomers see an Enormous Shockwave, 60 Times Bigger Than the Milky Way
Astronomers have a thing for big explosions and collisions, and it always seems like they are trying to one-up themselves in finding a bigger, brighter one. There’s a new entrant to that category – an event so big it created a burst of particles over 1 billion years ago that is still visible today and is 60 times bigger than the entire Milky Way.
Windspeeds on Venus Change Dramatically With Altitude
Venus is a difficult place to explore. Only a few missions have ever made it to the surface, in no small part because of how difficult it is to traverse the planet’s atmosphere. That difficulty was confirmed recently by a team led researchers at the University of Lisbon, who found that the upper part of Venus’ atmosphere suffers from hurricane-force winds of up to 360 kilometers per hour.
What’s Going on Inside a Black Hole? The Answers Could be Written on its Surface
Both quantum computing and machine learning have been touted as the next big computer revolution for a fair while now. However, experts have pointed out that these techniques aren’t generalized tools – they will only be the great leap forward in computer power for very specialized algorithms, and even more rarely will they be able to work on the same problem. One such example of where they might work together is modeling the answer to one of the thorniest problems in physics: how does General Relativity relate to the Standard Model?
Laser-Powered Sails Would be Great for Exploring the Solar System too
Between the exponential growth of the commercial space industry (aka. NewSpace) and missions planned for the Moon in this decade, it’s generally agreed that we are living in the “Space Age 2.0.” Even more ambitious are the proposals to send crewed missions to Mars in the next decade, which would see astronauts traveling beyond the Earth-Moon system for the first time. The challenge this represents has inspired many innovative new ideas for spacecraft, life-support systems, and propulsion.
Advanced new GOES-T weather satellite is 'go' for launch on March 1, NASA says
NASA and NOAA have cleared the new GOES-T weather satellite is "go" for a March 1 launch.
Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is active in Ukraine with more terminals on the way
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his Starlink satellite internet service is available in Ukraine and more terminals to use it are on the way.
The moon meets up with Mercury and Saturn early Monday morning
You may be able to watch the moon cluster up with ringed Saturn and fleeting Mercury on Monday (Feb. 28), but it will be a considerable challenge.
Physicists get closer than ever to measuring the elusive neutrino
Ghost-like particles called neutrinos hardly ever interact with normal matter, giving the teensy apparitions supreme hiding powers. They are so elusive that, in the decades since their initial discovery, physicists still haven't pinned down their mass. But recently, by plopping them onto a 200-ton "neutrino scale," scientists have put a new limit on the neutrino's mass.
Venus' extreme surface heat drives swirling winds in upper atmosphere, study finds
Scientists have shown how the swirling winds and searing heat on Venus work together in a revealing new study.
Tonga underwater volcano eruption shattered two records
An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted last month and shattered two records simultaneously: The volcanic plume reached greater heights than any eruption ever captured in the satellite record, and the eruption generated an unparalleled number of lightning strikes — almost 590,000 over the course of three days, Reuters reported.
Curious Kids: Can black holes become white holes?
White holes are really just something scientists have imagined — they could exist, but we’ve never seen one, or even seen clues that one may exist.
ULA says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine won’t impact remaining Atlas 5 missions
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What is a supernova?
A supernova is what happens when a star has reached the end of its life and explodes in a brilliant burst of light.
