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Space Perspective unveils capsule design for balloon-borne tourist flights (images)
Space Perspective's balloon-borne capsule won't have the gumdrop shape we typically associate with that aerospace term.
'Neutrino factories' could hold the solution to the cosmic ray mystery
The origins of high-energy particles that bombard the Earth from deep space may have been revealed for the first time by new research.
Explosive volcanism on Mars deposited rare mineral into Gale Crater, NASA rover finds
A concentrated clump of a rare mineral was discovered in the Gale crater in 2016 by the Curiosity rover. Now, researchers may finally know how it got there.
Noctilucent clouds: Everything you need to know about the rare 'night-shining' clouds
Noctilucent clouds are the highest clouds in the atmosphere and are only visible under specific conditions. Here we explore the strange clouds in more detail.
Danuri: Facts about the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO)
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) called Danuri is the Republic of Korea's first space mission that will travel beyond Earth's orbit and study the moon.
The James Webb Space Telescope is on the hunt for the universe's 1st-ever supermassive black holes
Even NASA's next-generation space observatory can't manage to see supermassive black holes directly, but that doesn't mean astronomers can't use its data to better understand the mysterious behemoths.
EarthCARE taking wing
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Another Amazing Image from Webb, This Time it’s Galaxy IC 5332
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to both dazzle and amaze with its latest image, this time of Galaxy IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775, which is an intermediate spiral galaxy located approximately 30 million light years away. This comes after JWST released its first images at its full power, which includes the Carina Nebula, Stephan’s Quintet, Southern Ring Nebula, and SMACS 0723, the last of which was the deepest and sharpest image of the distant universe to date.
How seriously should we take Russia's latest threat to leave the ISS?
Russia's announcement Tuesday (July 26) that it would leave the ISS after 2024 sounds definitive, but experts disagree on how far the country will go.
OneWeb to merge with Eutelsat, needs five more launches to complete network
File photo of 36 OneWeb satellites stacked on a Soyuz rocket’s Fregat upper stage inside a processing facility at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Credit: Roscosmos
OneWeb and Eutelsat announced plans to merge Tuesday, bringing together OneWeb’s network of internet satellites in low Earth orbit with Eutelsat’s fleet of larger video, data relay, and broadband platforms in geostationary orbit.
Falling Space Junk has a 10% Chance of Killing Someone in the Next Decade
The statistics of how people die offer a gruesome but informative way to understand both how humans perceive threats and how they react to fear. For example, you are more likely to be crushed by a falling vending machine (~13 people killed per year) than be eaten by a shark (~10 per year). However, there is one currently statistically unlikely cause of death that has a real risk of increasing dramatically in likelihood over the coming decades – falling space debris. According to a new study, there’s a 6-10% chance that someone will die from debris falling from space over the next ten years.
Russia says it will pull out of space station project after 2024
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A Russian Progress cargo freighter approaches the International Space Station in the background, while a Soyuz crew ferry spacecraft is docked to the Prichal module on the Russian segment of the complex. Credit: NASA
Russia will pull out of the International Space Station project after 2024, the new director of the Russian space program said Tuesday, but no firm dates or plans were revealed and it was not immediately clear what, if anything, might change in the near term.
Buzz Aldrin's moon-flown Apollo 11 jacket sells for record $2.8M at Sotheby's
A jacket worn by Buzz Aldrin set a new record for the most-ever paid at auction for a flown-in-space artifact, while Aldrin's pen credited with saving the Apollo 11 mission failed to sell.
Titan Books celebrates 20 years of 'Firefly' with novel 'What Makes Us Mighty'
Titan Books expands the "Firefly" 'Verse with a seventh tie-in novel, "What Makes Us Mighty."
Big Chinese rocket body will fall to Earth around July 31, experts predict
The newest piece of big Chinese space junk will fall back to Earth around the end of the month, experts predict.
Exclusive: Astronaut Dan Tani delivers realism to new moon base board game, 'Lunar Outpost'
Ex-astronaut Dan Tani discusses his role in designing the new co-op board game, "Lunar Outpost."
China has Added a Science Module to its New Space Station
China has expanded their research capabilities on the Tiangong 3 space station by adding a science module, named Wentian. The new laboratory launched from the Wenchang launch center on July 23 and the module docked to the space station on July 25. China’s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) says the astronauts on board will soon be able to conduct experiments in microgravity and life sciences.
Before we Develop Self-Replicating Machines to Explore the Universe, we Should Figure out how to Turn Them off Again
In 1948/49, famed computer scientist, engineer, and physicist John von Neumann introduced the world to his revolutionary idea for a species of self-replicating robots (aka. “Universal Assemblers”). In time, researchers involved in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) adopted this idea, stating that self-replicating probes would be an effective way to explore the cosmos and that an advanced species may be doing this already. Among SETI researchers, “Von Neumann probes” (as they’ve come to be known) are considered a viable indication of technologically advanced species (technosignature).
Radioactive decay: Discovery, process and causes
Radioactive decay is the strange and almost mystical ability for one element to naturally and spontaneously transmute into another one.
Russia Says They Plan to Leave International Space Station after 2024
According to Russia’s news agency Tass, leaders at Roscosmos have decided to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024. The report said that by that time, “all obligations to partners will be fulfilled.” Additionally, Russia said they want to build their own space station.
