The Czech Republic became the 24th country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony on May 3, 2023 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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May 5th’s ‘Teaser’ Lunar Eclipse
A ‘barely there’ lunar eclipse will flirt with the shadow of the Earth Friday evening.
Guts of the universe's 1st stars found in distant gas clouds
Astronomers have found the fingerprints of material dispersed by the supernova deaths of the universe's first stars in distant gas clouds.
Death star! Faraway sun spotted devouring planet in landmark find
Astronomers may have for the first time witnessed a sun-like star devouring a planet, shedding light on the fate that will befall Earth in about 5 billion years when our dying sun swells to engulf our world.
JWST Tries to Untangle the Signals of Water. Is it Coming From the Planet or the Star?
The number of known extrasolar planets has exploded in the past few decades, with 5,338 confirmed planets in 4,001 systems (and another 9,443 awaiting confirmation). When it comes to “Earth-like” planets (aka. rocky), the most likely place to find them is in orbit around M-type red dwarf stars. These account for between 75 and 80% of all stars in the known Universe, are several times smaller than the Sun and are quite cool and dim by comparison. They are also prone to flare activity and have very tight Habitable Zones (HZs), meaning that planets must orbit very closely to get enough heat and radiation.
'Climate crisis poses an existential threat' VP Harris says as US teams with South Korea on space projects
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris vowed further cooperation in space during a visit to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Star Caught Swallowing a Planet
For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a star eat an exoplanet.
Watch bluShift Aerospace test its revamped rocket engine today
Small-rocket startup bluShift Aerospace will test its revamped MAREVL engine today (May 3), and you can watch the action live.
Even if There's Life on TRAPPIST-1, We Probably Can't Detect it
If we ever find life on other worlds, it is unlikely to be a powerful message from space. It’s certainly possible that an alien civilization specifically sends us a radio message like a scene out of Contact, but the more likely scenario is that we observe some kind of biological signature in an exoplanet’s atmosphere, such as oxygen or chlorophyll. But as a recent study shows, that could be more difficult than we thought.
Watch SpaceX launch 56 Starlink satellites early Thursday
SpaceX plans to launch 56 of its Starlink internet satellites and land the returning rocket early Thursday (May 4), and you can watch it live.
Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker (Red Five) Helmet review
Recreate Luke Skywalker's iconic headwear from A New Hope with this Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker (Red Five) Helmet.
Europe wants to build a nuclear rocket for deep space exploration
The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding several studies that will explore the use of nuclear propulsion for deep space exploration.
NASA squeezed oxygen from mock moon dust. It could help astronauts breathe easy one day.
Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have successfully harvested oxygen from simulated lunar soil using a special high-temperature reactor.
Magnets Are Bad News for Meteorites
Common handheld magnets can erase crucial data in ancient meteorites.
Galaxy Quest!
When clouds get in your way, you may find consolation in knowing that the universe is still out there, waiting for your to discover it.
ESA’s Astronaut Class of 2022 | first news conference
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ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois and Marco Sieber took up duty at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) on 3 April 2023 to be trained to the highest level of standards as specified by the International Space Station partners.
These shows are launching on Disney Plus for Star Wars Day
Watch or watch not, there is no try this May 4 as these new shows are launching on Disney Plus for Star Wars Day.
Mars ice deposits could pave the way for human exploration
Researchers are working to determine where and at what depths extractable ice exists on Mars. Such deposits could allow humanity to get a foothold on the Red Planet.
What time is the lunar eclipse on May 5?
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place at 11:13 a.m. EDT (1513 GMT) on Friday (May 5) and will peak at 1:24 p.m. EDT (1724 GMT).
ESA astronaut candidates of the class of 2022
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ESA's astronaut candidates of the class of 2022 at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
ESA Can’t Deploy JUICE’s Radar Antenna. It Needs It to Scan Under the Ice at Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede
In a scene eerily reminiscent of the Galileo spacecraft’s antenna issues, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is having a problem with an antenna. The 16-meter-long radar Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) unit is stuck on a tiny pin that’s keeping it from deploying fully.
