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Sally's Night events mark 40 years since 1st US woman flew in space
From an afternoon at the ballpark to Afternoon Tea, museums and science centers are celebrating Sally's Night and the 40th anniversary of Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space.
NASA, US Air Force unveil new X-plane — the X-66A — to test wild wing design for fuel-efficient flight
NASA and Boeing's sustainable single-aisled plane has received an X-plane designation as it prepares to test technology that could reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse emissions.
Watch these One Sky Project films to explore Indigenous astronomy from home for free (videos)
Seven award-winning films about Indigenous sky stories are now open for personal downloads, or for planetariums to share the traditional knowledge with students.
Space awaits you! More ESA vacancies now open for applications
In March, we announced that 2023 would see the publication of over 300 vacancies at ESA. New vacancies keep being published as we continue our search for talented and motivated professionals to join our teams across Europe and support our mission of the peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of everyone. Could ESA be the next step in your career? Read more to find out!
Nanosats launched that use light to talk
A second pair of satellites that use light to communicate with each other has been launched.
China is Trying to Stop its Boosters From Randomly Crashing Into Villages
China’s space program has advanced by leaps and bounds in a relatively short time. However, it has suffered some bad publicity in recent years due to certain “uncontrolled reentries” (aka. crashes). On multiple occasions, spent first stages have fallen back to Earth, posing a potential threat to populated areas and prompting backlash from NASA and the ESA, who claimed China was taking “unnecessary risks.” To curb the risk caused by spent first stages, China has developed a parachute system that can guide fallen rocket boosters to predetermined landing zones.
Annie Jump Cannon, the “Harvard Computer” that Revolutionized Astronomy
In the early 20th century our understanding of stars was a complete and total disaster. It took the genius of Annie Jump Cannon, who was hired as a human computer, to create some order out of the chaos.
Astronomers Have Figured Out Clever Tricks to Reduce the Impact of Satellite Trails
A clear sky is a prerequisite for most astronomers imaging the cosmos. However, with the proliferation of satellite trails, astronomers see a lot more streaks in their images. That’s particularly true for people using professional ground-based and orbiting telescopes. When Hubble Space Telescope opened its eye on the sky, there were less than 500 satellites orbiting our planet. Now, there are nearly 8,000 of them, leaving their mark across the sky.
SpaceX nails 200th rocket landing after launch with 72 small satellites
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Monday on the Transporter 8 mission. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX launched 72 small payloads into polar orbit from California’s Central Coast Monday, delivering satellites to space for customers around the world while accomplishing the 200th landing of a Falcon rocket since the first booster recovery in 2015.
Marvel's new 'Predator vs Wolverine' miniseries pits alien against mutant in a clawed showdown
Claws will fly when Marvel Comics releases its new "Predator versus Wolverine" comic miniseries starting Sept. 20, 2023.
The Tarantula Nebula Shouldn’t Be Forming Stars. What’s Going On?
The Tarantula Nebula is a star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Tarantula is about 160,000 light-years away and is highly luminous for a non-stellar object. It’s the brightest and largest star formation region in the entire Local Group of galaxies.
Artemis 2 astronaut goes on vision quest to prepare for moon mission
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen deepened his Indigenous knowledge recently with a traditional ceremony known as the vision quest. It was folded into his moon mission training.
Live coverage: SpaceX’s Transporter 8 rideshare mission set for launch today
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 72 CubeSats, microsatellites, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles on the Transporter 8 rideshare mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Space Force chooses SpaceX, ULA for 12 military launches in 2025
The United States Space Force tapped SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a total of twelve military satellite launches that will take place in 2025.
Space food: Why Mars astronauts won't have to hold the fries (video)
Astronauts with a taste for fried food will be able to indulge during journeys to the moon and Mars. New research shows that frying works in microgravity.
ULA Test Fires its New Vulcan Rocket
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is the oldest commercial space company in the U.S., with over 150 consecutive launches to its credit. For almost two decades, the company has been providing launch services using the expendable Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V rockets. Faced with growing competition and political pressure, ULA began working on a new heavy-launch vehicle, the Vulcan rocket, in 2014. Once realized, this rocket will allow the ULA to remain competitive in the burgeoning NewSpace market and meet the needs of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL).
Two English Companies are Cooperating to Bring a Novel Antenna Architecture To Space
Technology Readiness Levels (or TRLs) are commonly used in the space industry to determine what level of development a technology has undergone. For space technologies, eventually, they get to a TRL where they have to be used in space. In some cases, that can be difficult, as getting a ride on a launch is both risky and expensive. So it’s good news for Oxford Space Systems (OSS) that they penned an agreement with Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd (SSTL) to prove one of their new technologies on an actual flight.
Hubble telescope reels in gorgeous, star-spawning cosmic jellyfish (photo)
The Hubble telescope has sighted a monstrous cosmic jellyfish, a galaxy with a colorful body and trailing tendrils formed through interactions with superheated plasma.
These are the Fastest Stars in the Galaxy
Until recently, there were only ten known stars on trajectories that will allow them to escape the Milky Way Galaxy, thrown astray by powerful supernova explosions. A new study using data from ESA’s Gaia survey this June has revealed an additional six runaways, two of which break the record for the fastest radial velocity of any runaway star ever seen: 1694 km/s and 2285 km/s.
