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Thumbs up for training
Image: ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański from Poland inside the Columbus mockup at EAC.
See the Great Square of Pegasus trot through the night sky this month
Look to the east in the evenings throughout September to find the Great Square of Pegasus, a group of four stars of roughly equal brightness, as it climbs higher in the night sky.
The Most Distant Galactic Field Lines Ever Seen
The galaxies in our local Universe all have magnetic fields. Galactic magnetic fields can be generated by ionized gas within a galaxy, and these same magnetic fields affect the evolution of galaxies. But while modern galaxies have magnetic fields, did early ones? Astronomers are still trying to understand how galactic magnetic fields arise in young galaxies, but this can be a challenge without observational data. Now a team using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has observed the magnetic field of a galaxy when the Universe was just 2.5 billion years old. The galaxy is known as 9io9. It takes 11 billion years for its light to reach us, making it the most distant galaxy for which we have observed a magnetic field.
This black hole is devouring a dying star — but it only feasts once a month
The frequency at which a star is being shredded by a black hole in a nearby galaxy offers clues into the poorly understood field of partial tidal disruption events.
US military scrubs hypersonic missile test launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
A suspected test launch of a new hypersonic missile system from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was cancelled on Wednesday (Sept. 6).
Japanese brand Cosmology to provide skincare for astronauts aboard the ISS
Cosmology, the first skincare product designed with space travel in mind, will find its way to the International Space Station next year.
Celestron EclipSmart Travel Solar Scope 50 telescope review
The Celestron EclipSmart Travel Solar Scope 50 telescope is an affordable way to view solar eclipses and the sun’s surface.
Dark matter 'clumps' found by tapping into Einstein's general relativity theory
Gravitationally lensed light from a distant quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, could help constrain the properties of dark matter.
Enormous fireball meteor turns the sky over Turkey green in eerie viral video
A stunning bright-green fireball was captured by a phone camera in a playground in Turkey.
Cosmic Recovery
There is a balm, intangible but undeniable, that comes from spending time under a starry sky. The universe has a way of putting things like osteoarthritis and impending surgery into […]
US test launches unarmed ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The United States Space and Air Forces launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile 4,200 miles (6,760 km) on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Space Force in California.
Watch a NASA moon rover practice leaving its lunar lander (video)
A prototype of a NASA moon rover, called VIPER, slithered down a ramp at an agency lab. The lunar mission will hunt for water ice, which is crucial in helping astronauts during their landing missions set to begin in the mid-2020s or so.
Sławosz Uznański from Poland to train as a project astronaut at the European Astronaut Centre
As of 1 September 2023, Sławosz Uznański joined ESA as a project astronaut anticipating flying on a future space mission.
Artificial star
Image: Artificial star
Lightning in a camera – from above
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will film thunderstorms and lightning shooting up towards space as part of the climate science of the Huginn mission.
X-ray mission lifts off to study high-energy Universe
Image: X-ray mission lifts off to study high-energy Universe
China Reveals Its Lunar Lander Design
Last May, as part of the nation’s growing presence in space, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) announced that it had established a Human Lunar Space Program that would send crewed missions to the Moon and culminate in the creation of a lunar base. This came shortly after China and Russia announced that they would be collaborating on future lunar missions, which included the creation of a base around the southern polar region. In June 2022, they announced that this base would be named the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) and released a guide explaining how international partners could join.
What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat?
A recent preprint paper examines the minimum number of people required to maintain a feasible settlement on Mars while accounting for psychological and behavioral factors, specifically in emergency situations. This study was conducted by a team of data scientists from George Mason University and holds the potential to help researchers better understand the appropriate conditions for a successful long-term Mars settlement, specifically pertaining to how those settlers will get along during all situations. But why is it important to better understand the psychological factors pertaining for a potential future Mars colony?
Japan launches SLIM moon lander, XRISM X-ray telescope on space doubleheader (video)
Japan sent two ambitious missions soaring into the heavens today (Sept. 6) — a pioneering moon lander and a powerful X-ray space telescope.
Tropical Storm Lee could become an 'extremely dangerous major hurricane' by this weekend
Forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Lee, which they predict could soon become a full-blown hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
