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How European satellite's landmark demise can aid the fight against space junk
Mission scientists and engineers took on the tricky task of targeting a remote stretch of the Atlantic Ocean for the reentry of Europe's Aeolus satellite.
Artemis 2 moon mission practice recovered crew from an Orion spacecraft at sea
Artemis 2's moon astronauts will need a big team of people to bring them home after arriving on Earth. The ambitious goal: To bring the astronauts from spacecraft to med bay in 2 hours.
India's Chandrayaan-3 rover mission reaches moon, beams photos home to Earth (video)
India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has returned images from the moon after entering orbit around our nearest neighbor.
A Banner Year for the Perseid Meteor Shower
It’s August and that means one of the year’s most beloved celestial events will grace the skies. The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend on Saturday night−Sunday morning, August 12−13.
Nitecore NU31 headlamp review
USB-C charging, a red LED, simple operation and a reflective headband make this affordable headlamp a great choice for skywatchers.
Artemis 1 cubesat finishes mission after detecting water and ice on the moon
NASA announced the end of the LunaH-Map satellite that was supposed to map ice at the south pole of the moon. While the mission missed its mark, a key instrument performed well.
How climate change alters rivers on both Earth on Mars
A new study uses terrestrial and Martian data to investigate how river paths change depending on environmental conditions.
Chinese launch startup tests landing rockets with jet-powered prototype
Chinese launch company Galactic Energy announced in late July that it used a small test vehicle propelled by a jet engine to test software for landing rockets.
See Jupiter and the half moon join up in the night sky tonight
The moon and Jupiter will be just under the feet of Aires the Ram, in the night sky on the evening of Monday, Aug. 7. With the right binoculars, you could see five moons at once.
Top 10 best (or worst) terms in astronomy and physics
The modern scientific fields of astronomy and physics stretch back for centuries, and so naturally they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas, and phenomena.
Save the date: ESA Open Day 2023 in the Netherlands
Save the date: this year’s annual ESA Open Day in the Netherlands will take place on Sunday 8 October, at the Agency’s ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk. Registration to attend will be opened later this summer; keep an eye on this webpage and social media for further details.
Register now: ESA Open Day for people with a disability
Registration is now open for this year’s annual ESA Open Day in the Netherlands for people with a disability, which will take place on Saturday 7 October, at the Agency’s ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk.
Live Coverage: Falcon 9 goes for launch pad record on Starlink launch
SpaceX is planning to launch 22 more second-generation Starlink satellites into orbit Sunday evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:50 p.m. EDT (0150 UTC) with the hope of breaking a launch pad turnaround record.
SpaceX fires up giant new Starship booster ahead of test flight (video)
SpaceX fired up its huge new Starship Super Heavy booster today (Aug. 6), notching an important milestone on the path to flight.
Graphene Could Be A Game Changing Material In Space – With A Bit More Research
Graphene has long been put forward as a wonder material. Undeniably, it has astounding properties – stronger than steel, a better electrical conductor than copper, and lighter than almost anything else with similar properties. And while it’s been partially adopted into space-faring technologies, many use cases remain where a pure form of the material could dramatically benefit the space industry. To detail those opportunities, a group of scientists from the Italian Space Agency recently released a paper that looked at graphene’s role in space exploration – and where it might stand to make an even bigger impact shortly.
Two Stars Orbiting Each Other So Closely They Could Fit Inside the Sun
Astronomers have discovered a pair of star-like objects orbiting each other extremely quickly, with an entire ‘year’ lasting just 1.9 Earth hours. Catchily named ZTF J2020+5033, the system consists of one object which is definitely a small star, and another that straddles the boundary between star and planet. The two objects appear to be very old, and understanding how they came to be orbiting so close together is teaching astronomers more about how solar systems change and evolve.
Some Metal Meteorites Have a Tiny Magnetic Field. But How?
One of the striking things about iron meteorites is that they are often magnetic. The magnetism isn’t strong, but it holds information about their origin. This is why astronomers discourage meteorite hunters from using magnets to distinguish meteorites from the surrounding rock, since hand magnets can erase the magnetic history of a meteorite, which is an important scientific record.
Watch Live: SpaceX plans static test fire of Starship Super Heavy Booster today
SpaceX is getting ready to fire up its Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 for a static test of its liquid methane-fueled Raptor rocket engines. It will be the first test of a new water deluge system installed at the launch pad following the first Integrated Test Flight for the Starship vehicle on April 20.
Liftoff: 360 view of final Ariane 5
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In July 2023 local time, the last Ariane 5 blasted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Relive the moment from up close in this 360° video showing the liftoff and Ariane 5 soaring to orbit.
NASA unveils new website and streaming new service landing later this year
NASA has announced the new "NASA+" streaming service which will offer free event content and videos when it launches sometime later in 2023.
