All About Space issue 132 takes a detailed look at the ambitious Artemis program, explores dark energy and shines the spotlight on a potential solar system intruder.
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A Star Came too Close to a Black Hole and was Torn Apart. Surprisingly Little Actually Went In
What happens when a star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole? The obvious story is that it gets sucked in, never to be seen again. Some of its material gets superheated on the way in and that gives off huge amounts of radiation—usually X-rays. That’s not a wrong explanation, just incomplete. There’s more to the story, thanks to a team of astronomers at the University of California at Berkeley. They used a specialized spectrograph at Lick Observatory to study a tidal disruption event. That’s where a star encountered a black hole. What they found was surprising.
China launches Tianlian data relay satellite
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with the Tianlian 2-03 data relay satellite. Credit: CASC
China launched the eighth satellite for its Tianlian data relay network in geostationary orbit on a Long March 3B rocket Tuesday, adding capacity to a constellation linking mission controllers with the Chinese space station and other low-orbiting spacecraft.
Europe’s Vega-C launcher successful on inaugural flight
Europe’s Vega-C launcher lifts off from Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/S. Martin
The excitement of Europe’s successful inaugural launch of its Vega-C rocket Wednesday was palpable at the launch site in French Guiana as the countdown went into two technical holds during the two-hour window.
Europe ending cooperation with Russia on life-hunting Mars rover
It's official: Russia will no longer be a partner on Europe's life-hunting Mars rover mission, which is scheduled to launch in the late 2020s.
How galaxies form: Theories, variants and growth
Our best current theory about how galaxies form involves gravity, dark matter and mergers.
NASA mission to monitor dust in Earth's atmosphere will blast off with SpaceX this week
A new NASA mission will watch over dust-ups from orbit to quantify their effect on Earth's climate.
Red lightning: The electrifying weather phenomenon explained
All you need to know about the elusive atmospheric phenomena called red sprites, blue jets and elves.
Highlights of the inaugural Vega-C launch
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ESA’s newest launch system has faced its first full validation test, carrying LARES-2, a scientific mission of the Italian space agency ASI, and a secondary payload package of French, Italian and Slovenian research CubeSats.
Twitter sues Elon Musk to hold him to $44 billion purchase deal
Twitter filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday (July 12) seeking to hold the SpaceX and Tesla chief to his agreement to buy the social media company for $44 billion.
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Perseverance Mars rover collects its 10th rock sample
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has collected its 10th sample as it continues searching for the most promising rocks that might harbor traces of life for a future mission to return to Earth.
What's next for the James Webb Space Telescope?
Now that the world has gotten a glimpse of what the James Webb Space Telescope is capable of, astronomers around the world await their opportunity to pore over the data gathered by the telescope.
Mysterious cosmic 'heartbeat' detected billions of light-years from Earth
The emission of fast radio bursts has been a mystery since their detection 15 years ago. A new strong and repeating signal points to rapidly spinning neutron stars as the source of these bright bursts of radiation.
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Europe's new Vega C rocket launches 7 satellites on debut mission
A Vega C rocket lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday (July 13) after a two-hour delay at 9:13 a.m. EDT (1313 GMT), carrying seven satellites to Earth orbit.
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Vega-C liftoff
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Flight VV21 clears the launch pad to begin the inaugural mission of ESA’s new Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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