Aki Hoshide of JAXA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA installed the mount for a solar array outside of the International Space Station during the first spacewalk to not include a U.S. or Russian crew member.
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Researchers Generate an Entire Virtual Universe and Make it Available for Download (if you Have 100 Terabytes of Free Hard Drive Space)
Astronomy is a bit different from many sciences because you only have a sample size of 1. The cosmos contains everything we can observe, so astronomers can’t study multiple universes to see how our universe ticks. But they can create computer simulations of our universe. By tweaking different aspects of their simulation, astronomers can see how things such as dark matter and dark energy play a role in our universe. Now, if you are willing to spring for a fancy hard drive, you can keep one of these simulations in your pocket.
SpaceX names 2 new recovery ships after NASA astronauts
SpaceX's new recovery ships "Bob" and "Doug" sailed into Port Canaveral this month and are named for NASA astronauts.
Watch live: NASA spacewalk underway in ongoing solar array upgrade work
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Meet the four civilian Inspiration4 astronauts SpaceX will launch into orbit this week
The four crewmembers of SpaceX's all-civilian private mission Inspiration4 will launch on Sept. 15. Here's a look at who they are.
The world turns sideways in trippy, glowing Earth photo from the International Space Station
ISS astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured a trippy new photo of orange 'airglow' streaming past the sideways Earth.
High-stakes sunshield deployment begins on Webb telescope
The creepy alien abduction horror game "They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror" is coming in 2022 and there's a free-to-play demo available now.
Russia dismisses reports that cosmonauts' yellow and blue flight suits referred to Ukraine
Of the 30 space missions to successfully fly by or orbit Venus to date, more than one-third were part of the former Soviet Union's Venera series of robotic probes.
In Addition to Gravitational Waves, is There any way to Detect Merging Black Holes
If two black holes merge in the middle of space, and nobody’s around to see it, does it really happen?
ALMA’s new Receivers Will let it see Longer Wavelengths, Peering Closer to the Beginning of the Universe
The ALMA telescope is getting a new set of receivers, enabling it to detect wavelengths down to 8.5 mm. These wavelengths are crucial for observations of the transformative epoch of reionization, when the first stars to appear in the universe unleashed a fury of radiation.
Astronauts in space pay tribute to 9/11 victims on 20th anniversary of attacks
Astronauts in space paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorists attacks 20 years ago today from the International Space Station.
The 10 biggest space science stories of 2021
NASA has picked Falcon Heavy to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U), with a planned liftoff in April 2024 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
First close-up pictures of Mercury from BepiColombo hint at answers to the planet's secrets
Russia's ministry of defense sent a classified payload into orbit on a Soyuz rocket Thursday (Sept. 9), according to state media outlet TASS.
Inspiration4: 10 things to know about SpaceX's private all-civilian mission
With launch just days away, here are 10 things you need to know about the crewed SpaceX flight called Inspiration4.
20 years after 9/11: How satellites tracking disasters have changed
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, satellite images show the devastation caused by the terror attacks that day and the evolution of disaster monitoring from space.
Astronaut's camera used to capture 9/11 aftermath from space goes on display
Many cameras captured the tragic events and aftermath of the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. One camera though, had a vantage point like no other, high above Earth on the International Space Station.
Whisky bottled for 2022 moon milestones: NASA's Artemis 1 and Apollo 17
Disney is set to revive "The Rocketeer" with a new movie bound for Disney Plus called "The Return of the Rocketeer," Deadline reports.
Long March 7A rocket deploys two Chinese tech demo satellites
A team at Purdue University developed a drag sail to attach to satellites to help them de-orbit to combat space debris. Unfortunately, the rocket carrying the test device, launched by Firefly Aerospace, exploded shortly after launch.
Humans to Mars Summit 2021 launches this week: How to watch it live online
The 2021 Humans to Mars Summit kicks off on Monday (Sept. 13), and you can watch it live online.
Smoke sets off alarms on the International Space Station
Alarms blared aboard the Russian side of the International Space Station (ISS) early Thursday (Sept. 9), and the crew reported seeing smoke and smelling burnt plastic, according to news reports.
Why are Rubble Pile Asteroids Shaped Like Diamonds?
Scientists are fortunate enough to have detailed, close-up views of the near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu. Both asteroids have a diamond shape, for some reason. Why? Up until now, it’s been a puzzle.
