On Oct. 12th, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) arrived safely at Port de Pariacabo in French Guiana after spending 16 days traveling between California and South America. Since then, the observatory was transported from California to French Guiana and brought to a cleanroom in the Guyanese Space Center (GSC). Here, crews “unboxed” the observatory from its protective cargo container in preparation for launch – now targetted for Dec. 18th.
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October's full 'Hunter's moon' of 2021 wows skywatchers (photos)
The full moon of Wednesday (Oct. 21), known by many as the "Hunter's Moon," provided a celestial treat for skywatchers around the world.
Meet Starlab: Private space station planned to fly in 2027
Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin announced today (Oct. 21) that they plan to get a free-flying private space station called Starlab up and running in low Earth orbit by 2027.
Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers
It's tough to be the biggest planet in the solar system, and this fall Jupiter is taking a beating.
Lego Star Wars The Child review
The LEGO Star Wars The Child set is an adorable, if repetitive build.
In 'Back to Earth,' NASA astronaut brings the space station mindset home
Astronaut Nicole Stott's new book "Back to Earth" chronicles her experience on the International Space Station and how lessons there could help people on Earth.
Book excerpt: 'Back to Earth'
How can going to space change the way we live on Earth? Sure, spaceflight leads to new technologies, but it also offers new philosophies.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looks squeaky clean at spaceport for December launch (photos)
These are some of the last good looks we'll get at NASA's huge James Webb Space Telescope before it leaves this world forever.
China’s FAST Observatory Sees More Than 1,000 Radio Bursts from a Single Spot
The largest haul of fast radio burst observations ever recorded, all from a single fast radio burst, is helping astronomers understand what causes these fleeting cosmic phenomena
Uh oh, one of Lucy’s Solar Arrays Hasn’t Latched Properly
As we’re fond of saying here at UT, space exploration is hard. Many things can go wrong when launching thousands of kgs of highly engineered equipment that took years to develop into space. Now, something seems to have gone wrong with NASA’s latest Discovery mission. Lucy, launched successfully by a ULA rocket on October 16th, seems to have a solar panel that didn’t quite “latch.”
Meteorites Found With Little Pieces of Other Stars
When Carl Sagan said, “We are all made of star stuff,” he didn’t just mean we were made up of parts of our own star. Other stars contributed to the material that built our solar system, and some of that “presolar” material is still present in a pristine form inside meteorites. Now, a team led by Dr. Nan Liu at Washington University in St. Louis took a close look at some of the parts of meteorites that formed before the Sun. They held some exciting surprises and answers.
Hubble is Back Online — Partially
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Watch the replay of this media event to hear about the outcome of the 300th ESA Council.
NASA catches the flash of a solar flare going into space
South Korea's first launch of its new rocket, dubbed Nuri seemed to go smoothly — until engineers determined that the mock payload hadn't been delivered to the proper orbit for unknown reasons.
Marvel movies in chronological order
Want to watch the Marvel movies in chronological order? Well look no further than our helpful breakdown of the MCU timeline.
ESA moves forward with Destination Earth
Earth observation provides a wealth of information to benefit our daily lives. As the demand for satellite data grows to address the challenges of climate change and a growing population, ESA, under the leadership of the European Commission, along with its key European partners, are developing high precision digital models of Earth to monitor and simulate both natural and human activity, to enable more sustainable development and support European environmental policies.
South Korean rocket fails to reach orbit on inaugural test flight
South Korea’s first domestically produced satellite launcher failed to reach orbit on its inaugural test flight Thursday. A preliminary review of data indicated the rocket’s third stage shut down early, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said.
Rocket Lab’s next launch will include booster recovery experiment
A view inside Rocket Lab’s factory in New Zealand, where Electron boosters are lined up in an assembly facility. The rockets with red markings are tagged for recovery missions. Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab said this week that its next mission, set for launch Nov. 10 after delays caused by a coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand, will include the company’s third booster recovery experiment. For the first time, Rocket Lab plans to have a helicopter in the downrange recovery zone to observe the descending booster in preparation for future mid-air catch attempts.
DJI Mavic 3 review
Final report from the high-level advisory group on accelerating the use of space in Europe
Deep-space radiation could cause have big impacts on the brain, mouse experiment shows
In a new study, male mice exposed to simulated galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) — high-energy radiation in space more commonly known as deep-space radiation — experienced impaired spatial learning.
Galileo: the first ten years
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Europe’s own satellite navigation system, Galileo, has become the world’s most precise, delivering metre-level accuracy, available anywhere on Earth. It is also saving lives, relaying distress calls for search and rescue. Today there are 26 Galileo satellites in orbit 23 222 km over our heads; the first of them were launched on 21 October 2011, with nine more launches in the following years. The satellites in space are supported by a globe-spanning ground segment. The system as a whole is set to grow, with the first of 12 ‘Batch 3’ about to join the current satellites in orbit and new ‘Galileo Second Generation’ satellites in development.
