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See brilliant Venus, exquisite Earthshine and the Perseid meteor shower peak this week
Here's how to see a dazzlingly bright Venus, an eerie view of Earthshine and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, this week.
Enroll in the School of Stars
Amateur astronomers are all life-long learners — and this "back to school" time of year provides just the right motivation.
Sławosz Uznański from Poland will fly to International Space Station on fourth Axiom Space mission
Polish project astronaut Sławosz Uznański is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4).
Detecting nitrogen dioxide from power plants with Sentinel-2
Atmospheric nitrogen dioxide is a harmful pollutant with significant impacts on air quality, climate and the biosphere. Although satellites have mapped nitrogen dioxide concentrations since the 1990s, their resolution was generally too coarse to pinpoint individual sources like power plants.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Sunday (Aug. 4), continuing a busy stretch for the company.
New moon of August 2024: Venus in conjunction
The day after the new moon , the moon will be in conjunction with Venus, passing just under the planet low on the horizon in the night sky.
The moon and Venus join close together in the night sky Aug. 5
Of all of the monthly meetings between the moon and Venus this year, this one is by far the closest. The only caveat is that the pair won't be very high, as the dynamic duo sets just one hour after the sun.
'The Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli opens up about her coming Blue Origin flight (interview)
STEM advocate and space enthusiast Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin. She shares her story, and her excitement, with Space.com.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX
SpaceX is looking to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Sunday morning. The launch attempt comes after it stood down from launching a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from Florida due to poor weather.
Photographer recreates NASA's epic Artemis 1 launch with Lego (video)
We talk to Benedek Lampert, a talented Lego photographer who has created some very realistic images of the NASA Artemis Space Launch System, amongst others.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 122 —No City on Mars?
On Episode 122 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dale Skran and Isaac Arthur about the realistic prospects for space settlement.
Earth from space: Astronauts share photography tips for snapping amazing photos from the ISS
From thunderstorm sprites to volcanic plumes, and city lights to meteors, the world appears a different place from 250 miles (400 kilometers) up.
Watch SpaceX launch private Cygnus cargo craft to ISS Aug. 4 after delay
SpaceX will launch Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter toward the International Space Station Sunday (Aug. 4), and you can watch it live.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station on Falcon 9 rocket
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen being encapsulated inside the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing as it prepares to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services for NASA. The mission will carry 8,200 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 11:29 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 3. Image: SpaceX
More than 8,200 pounds of science and cargo supplies are preparing to launch to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman-built Cygnus spacecraft will begin a roughly two-day journey to the orbiting outpost following its launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
China's Lunar Samples Contain Graphene Flakes
In 2004, scientists at the University of Manchester first isolated and investigated graphene, the supermaterial composed of single-layer carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal honeycomb lattice. Since then, it has become a wonder, with properties that make it extremely useful in numerous applications. Among scientists, it is generally believed that about 1.9% of carbon in the interstellar medium (ISM) exists in the form of graphene, with its shape and structure determined by the process of its formation.
The Surface of Dimorphos is Surprisingly New
When NASA’s DART mission intentionally slammed into Dimorphos in September 2022, the orbit of the moonlet was altered. Researchers have studied the photos and data taken by DART before its impact, learning more about the geology of the Didymos/Dimorphos system. They have now estimated the surface age of both the asteroid and its moon. The asteroid Didymos has a surface age of 12.5 million years, while the moon Dimorphos is only 300,000 years old.
A Tower On The Moon Could Provide Astronauts With Light, Power, and Guidance
Technologies for enabling NASA’s Artemis mission are coming thick and fast, as plenty of problems must be solved before a permanent human presence on the Moon can be established. A novel idea from Honeybee Robotics, one of the most prominent space technology companies now owned by Blue Origin, could solve plenty of them with one piece of infrastructure. The Lunar Utility Navigation with Advanced Remote Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Energy Redistribution, or LUNARSABER (which must have been named by someone who really likes Star Wars), is a 100m tall pole that can hold one ton of equipment on top of it. It could serve as a central power, communications, and lighting hub of an Artemis base and part of a mesh network with other places of interest on the Lunar surface.
Scientists Want to Use the Moon to Safeguard Earth’s Biodiversity
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Canadarm2 was not designed to catch spacecraft at the ISS. Now it's about to grab its 50th
Canadarm2 launched in 2001 before companies made their own cargo craft. Now well-versed in the technique, the Canadian robot arm will catch Cygnus no earlier than Aug. 5.
