The most recent Artemis 1 "wet dress rehearsal" wasn't perfect, but it was good enough to keep the NASA moon mission on course for liftoff a few months from now.
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64 Radio Telescopes Come Together to act as a Single Giant Observatory
Located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, the MeerKAT telescope consists of 64 powerful radio antennas dedicated to probing the mysteries of the Universe. This facility is a precursor to the future Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO), which will consist of MeerKAT and the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) in South Africa and the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) and Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Australia. A primary aim of the SKAO is to understand the matter content of the Universe and what mechanisms are driving its evolution and expansion.
Plenty of Examples That Giant Galaxies Like the Milky Way Formed Through Mergers
The Universe’s giant galaxies pose a thorny problem for astronomers. The galaxies have grown large somehow, and the only things that can make a galaxy giant are probably other galaxies. So mergers must have played an important role.
South Korea cancels Apophis asteroid probe: report
South Korea has canceled its effort to visit the space rock Apophis during a close, but harmless, flyby of our Earth in 2029, according to a media report.
Launch of NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat moon mission delayed to June 27
The launch of NASA's CAPSTONE moon mission has been delayed at least two additional days, to no earlier than Monday (June 27).
European probe images Mercury’s cratered landscape on second flyby
A monitoring camera on ESA’s BepiColombo mission captured this black-and-white view of a heavily cratered region on Mercury during a June 23 flyby. Volcanic plains are also visible in this image, which was captured from a distance of 873 miles (1,406 kilometers) from Mercury. Credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
Following up on a first pass last year, the European-Japanese BepiColombo mission flew by Mercury again Thursday for a gravity assist to continue reshaping its course, setting up for a maneuver in 2025 to settle in an orbit around the planet closest to the sun.
Rare alignment of 5 planets peaks Friday as crescent moon joins the parade
A rare planetary alignment will peak predawn on Friday (June 24) when the crescent moon joins the party. An alignment like this will not occur again until 2040.
Blood-red aurora transforms into 'STEVE' before stargazer's eyes
New footage shows the mysterious auroral phenomenon called STEVE emerging from a blood-red arc of light in New Zealand in 2015.
Untangling the Milky Way's evolution through big-data astronomy
Mapping the Milky Way is a task similar in scope and size to the Human Genome Project. Here, we look at the journey of data collected by the Gaia telescope as it reveals the galaxy's secrets.
Scientists map weird metal asteroid that NASA spacecraft will launch to this year
Planetary scientists have created a new, detailed map of the asteroid Psyche, providing a tantalizing preview of the target for a NASA mission set to launch later this year.
Lunar science stirring on Mount Etna
Image: Lunar science stirring on Mount Etna
Mercury-bound spacecraft whizzes past the smallest planet for the 2nd time
The Mercury-bound space probe BepiColombo has taken its second look at its target planet today during a superclose flyby designed to slow it down and adjust its trajectory.
Bizarre spiral object found swirling around Milky Way's center
Astronomers have peered into the center of the Milky Way and discovered what appears to be a miniature spiral galaxy, swirling around a single large star.
Supernovae Swept Out Barnard's Loop in Orion
Astronomers have mapped Orion in 3D to understand the origin of the large arc of Barnard’s Loop — and you can interact with the 3D image!
Second segment added to Starship launch tower at Kennedy Space Center
The second segment of SpaceX’s Starship launch tower was lifted at pad 39A Thursday morning. Credit: Spaceflight Now
The second section of the Florida launch tower for SpaceX’s huge Super Heavy and Starship rocket was lifted on top of the first tower segment Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center, continuing construction of a structure that will stand more than 400 feet tall.
NASA will unveil the James Webb Space Telescope's 1st science photos in July. Here's how to watch.
After half a year of commissioning in space, the James Webb Space Telescope will release its first science images in July. Here's how you can tune in to the historic event for free.
Methane levels surged in 2020 despite lockdowns
Levels of methane, the second most important greenhouse gas in our atmosphere, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 OS HSM lens review
Big, brutal, comparatively slow but this lens has world-beating zoom capabilities.
'Emerging super Crab' might be the most powerful pulsar ever discovered
Sifting through data from the Very Large Array Sky Survey, scientists have observed an object that might be a "pulsar wind nebula."
See the moon 'jump' over Uranus in the predawn sky this week
The moon will appear to hop over Uranus in the predawn sky as it continues its planetary tour. The event will occur between Friday (June 24) and Saturday (June 25).
Lego NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander review
Lego NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander is a set that doesn’t quite live up to its intergalactic potential.
