NASA's Europa Clipper probe, which will look for traces of life on Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa, is coming together at an assembly lab that saw the birth of some of the space agency's most iconic missions.
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Heatwaves and climate change
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The series of heatwaves we are currently experiencing in western Europe is a clear sign of human-induced global warming. ESA’s Clement Albergel explains how we monitor these events using satellites such as the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission and puts them in the context of the long-term climate data record generated via ESA’s Climate Change Initiative.
Here’s the Largest Image JWST Has Taken So Far
A team of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have just released the largest image taken by the telescope so far. The image is a mosaic of 690 individual frames taken with the telescope’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and it covers an area of sky about eight times as large as JWST’s First Deep Field Image released on July 12. And it is absolutely FULL of early galaxies, many never seen before. Additionally, the team may have photographed one of the most distant galaxies yet observed.
Watch a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leave the space station Thursday
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule will leave the International Space Station Thursday morning (Aug. 18), and you can watch the departure live.
China prepares to launch yet another new solid rocket, the Smart Dragon 3
China is continuing to boost its options for launching small satellites with a new rocket called the Smart Dragon 3, which is expected to fly for the first time soon.
Colliding black holes could clock universe's expansion rate
New research suggests that the expansion of the universe could be measured using colliding black holes as 'spectral sirens.'
Spacesuit power problem cuts short Russian spacewalk outside space station
A spacewalk outside the International Space Station was cut short Wednesday (Aug. 17) after Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev experienced an electrical problem with his Orlan spacesuit.
Save 20% on the Sky-Watcher Heritage-76 Mini Dobsonian Telescope
This Sky-Watcher Telescope is an excellent starter scope and you can now save 20% when you get it from Wex Photo Video.
Want to grow plants on Mars? High school student project finds 2 tricks for Red Planet
The soil and water of Mars are normally too harsh for crops, but research led by a then-high schooler finds that alfalfa plants and photosynthetic bacteria might help make conditions fit for farming.
Get 43% off the Estes Saturn V model rocket, and save on launch sets too
You can save on launch sets that come with rockets of their own, too.
Russia aborts spacewalk after spacesuit problem
A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended early today (Aug. 17) after a cosmonaut suffered a problem with his suit.
R136 is the Most Massive Star Astronomers Have Ever Found. We Just got Some new Images of it
Meet R136a1, the most mass star known. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, it’s a hulking behemoth weighing somewhere between 150 and 200 times the mass of the Sun. Understanding the upper limit of stars helps astronomers peace together everything from the life cycles of stars to the histories of galaxies.
Symbolic baton rides with NASA Artemis 1 rocket on rollout for launch
A small metal rod joined NASA's new moon-bound rocket for an overnight move to the launch pad, serving as a symbolic marker for the milestone event at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Supermassive black hole's bright 'photon ring' revealed in new image
The golden glowing ring of matter seen in the first-ever image of a black hole has been remastered, revealing the action of gravity around such cosmic titans.
NASA's Artemis Program
Artemis is NASA's plan to go back to the moon.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket arrives at launch pad for lunar test flight
NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket arrives at launch pad 39B Wednesday. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
NASA’s towering 322-foot-tall (98-meter) Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at their seaside launch complex early Wednesday after an overnight rollout from an assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center, moving a step closer to liftoff no earlier than Aug. 29 on an unpiloted test flight around the moon.
See the moon hop over Uranus tomorrow
Watch the moon as it appears to "hop" over Uranus in the afternoon sky tomorrow (Aug. 18).
Solar burst from 'hole' in the sun may trigger geomagnetic storms on Earth
A strong geomagnetic storm may hit Earth on Thursday (Aug. 18), triggering stunning aurora displays farther away from the polar regions than usual.
Vulcan Centaur rocket: The space workhorse of tomorrow
The Vulcan Centaur rocket is United Launch Alliance's new methane-fueled rocket due to launch in late 2022.
The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak on Aug. 18. Here's what to expect.
The κ-Cygnid meteor shower will reach its maximum on Aug. 18 with a projected peak of three meteors per hour. Luckily, the moon will be in quarter phase for a good show.
Watch Russian spacewalkers boot up a European robotic arm on the International Space Station today
Two spacewalkers will head outside the International Space Station Wednesday (Aug. 17) to continue outfitting the European Robotic Arm for operations.
