While the European Space Agency isn’t planning to build their own spacesuits anytime soon, they want to be ready. ESA recently had the Space Suit Design Competition, allowing the public to propose designs for future European extra-vehicular activity (EVA) suits.
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Mars donut! Perseverance rover spots holey Red Planet rock (photo)
NASA's Perseverance rover has spied a big, donut-shaped rock on Mars. It might be a meteorite, scientists say.
A New Way to Measure Distances in the Universe
If we want to understand the Universe, we have to start with its size. Ancient people had no idea there was a Universe the way we understand it now, and no idea of its size. They thought there was the Earth, with everything else rotating around it. It was the only conclusion within reach for a long time.
UAE astronaut spies Mecca from space station during Hajj (photo)
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi photographed Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities, from the International Space Station during the annual pilgrimage, or Hajj.
ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket puts on a show on its next-to-last launch (photos)
Stunning photos show the launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex-37 on the NROL-68 mission.
Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launches on June 29. Here's how to watch
The 90-minute flight will bring the first Virgin Galactic commercial crew to space as the company starts planned monthly flights.
Reusable Rockets Could Fly Back to Their Launch Sites With Wings
Reusable launch vehicles have been a boon for the commercial space industry. By recovering and refurbishing the first stages of rockets, launch providers have dramatically reduced the cost of sending payloads and even crew to space. Beyond first-stage boosters, there are efforts to make rockets entirely reusable, from second stages to payload fairings. There are currently multiple strategies for booster recovery, including mid-air retrieval using helicopters and nets. Still, the favored method involves boosters returning to a landing pad under their own power (the boost-back and landing maneuver).
Famous Comets
There have been several famous comets throughout history. Here are some of the most well-known ones:
ULA delays 1st launch of Vulcan Centaur rocket again
United Launch Alliance has pushed back the debut launch of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket again, to make modifications to the vehicle's upper stage.
Touch Galaxies and Listen to Black Holes. Now You Can Explore the Universe With Multiple Senses
One of the amazing benefits of modern astronomy is the wealth of astronomical images it gives us. From Hubble to Webb, new images appear online almost every day. They are powerful and beautiful, and so bountiful they are easy to take for granted. But those images aren’t for everyone. Whether you are visually impaired, color blind, or best process information auditorily or kinesthetically, astronomical images can be extremely limiting. Because of this, NASA’s Universe of Learning project is exploring how astronomy can be conveyed in multi-sensory ways.
How human 'computers' Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt revolutionized astronomy
In the early 20th century, a team of women went far beyond their job descriptions, not to mention the societal norms of the time, to revolutionize astronomy.
See 1,900 galaxies light up the night in gorgeous deep-sky photo
The Virgo Cluster and 1,900 galaxies shine in an incredible image captured from a dark sky preserve in Portugal, by photographer Miguel Claro.
Follow Comet E1 Atlas Through the July Sky
Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS skirts the northern pole for summer northern hemisphere observers.
What will astronauts on deep space missions eat? 'Neurogastronomy' may have the answer.
The next stage of human space exploration will involve longer missions off-Earth, and the Humanity in Deep Space initiative is considering what and how astronauts on these missions will eat.
Euclid ready for Falcon 9
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After being secured to the SpaceX Falcon 9 adaptor, on Friday 23 June, Euclid was mounted on top of the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF). Before launch, Euclid on the PAF will be encapsulated in the Falcon 9 rocket. ESA’s new cosmological mission Euclid is getting ready for lift-off with a target launch date of 1 July 2023 from Cape Canaveral in Florida (USA).
Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launches this week. Meet the 6-person crew of Galactic 01
Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its upcoming first commercial spaceflight mission that is set to launch no earlier than June 29.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Augments, Illyrians and the Eugenics Wars
Why first officer Una Chin-Riley was on trial, and how it links all the way back to Khan Noonien Singh.
SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 2nd test flight (video)
SpaceX lit the six engines of its latest Starship prototype on Monday evening (June 26), checking a key box ahead of the vehicle's upcoming test flight.
Listen to the eerie sounds of distant galaxies in breathtaking NASA video
NASA has produced sounds from telescope data on five galaxies in Stephan's Quintet, a binary star system called R Aquarii, and a giant galaxy known as Messier 104.
SpaceX conducts six-engine test fire as it gears up for second Starship flight
An overhead drone captures the static test fire of Starship Ship 25 on June 26, 2023. Credit: SpaceX.
SpaceX conducted a six-engine static test fire on Monday of the Starship vehicle that will eventually be paired with a Super Heavy booster for the second test flight of the company’s fully-reusable launch system.
Artemis Accords Adds 25th, 26th, and 27th Signatory Countries
NASA recently welcomed the newest signatories of the Artemis Accords as Spain, Ecuador, and India became the 25th, 26th, and 27th countries, respectively, to sign on to the historic agreement for cooperation and partnership for space exploration, specifically pertaining to NASA’s Artemis program.
