Whew! A major milestone was achieved today in the James Webb Space Telescope’s journey towards launch. After the telescope successfully arrived in French Guiana yesterday after a secretive 16-day ocean journey (with apparently no pirates in sight), today the telescope took a short road trip over land to the ESA’s spaceport in Kourou. JWST is now at the payload processing facility, where staff will start the process of getting the telescope into the Ariane 5 rocket fairing.
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Next Generation Telescopes Could Detect the Direct Collapse of Enormous Black Holes Near the Beginning of Time
The first black holes to appear in the universe may have formed from the direct collapse of gas. When they collapsed, they released a flood of radiation, including radio waves. A new study has found that the next generation of massive radio telescopes may be able to detect these bursts, giving precious insights into a critical epoch in the history of the universe.
At your Service Module
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The second European Service Module is prepared for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA this week at Airbus facilities in Bremen, Germany. Made up of components from ten European countries, ESM-2 will power the first crewed flight to the Moon on the Artemis II mission.
Live coverage: Shatner, three co-passengers set to ride Blue Origin rocket
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and crew capsule from West Texas carrying actor William Shatner, Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen, microbiologist Glen de Vries, and Blue Origin vice president Audrey Powers on a 10-minute flight to suborbital space. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Best Nerf guns: Nerf Elite, Mega, Fortnite and Halo blasters
The best Nerf guns let you and your kids experience the thrill of sci-fi blaster battle with your friends.
Atlas V rocket launching 2 satellites for the US Space Force Friday: Watch it live
Scientists have used a new method to analyse the composition of ancient grains in meteorites with unprecedented accuracy to shed light on their mysterious origin.
Hubble Finds a Bunch of Galaxies That Webb Should Check out
In the beginning, there was … well, maybe there was no beginning. Perhaps our universe has always existed — and a new theory of quantum gravity reveals how that could work.
Scientists capture image of bizarre 'electron ice' for the first time
Wigner crystals have been theorized for more than 80 years, but this is the first time the elusive crystals have been captured in an image.
How realistic is Ant-Man’s quantum science?
Marvel’s Ant-Man movies have brought a deeper exploration of quantum science into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but how realistic is it really?
Europe delivers module for first astronaut mission to the Moon
The second European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to USA. It is the last stopover on Earth before this made-in-Europe powerhouse takes the first astronauts around the Moon on the Artemis II mission.
Cool tech to almost double deep space data
An upgrade to ESA’s three 35-metre deep-space antennas will boost science data return by 40% by cooling the ‘antenna feed’ to just 10 degrees above the lowest temperature possible in the Universe.
Canon EOS M200 camera review
The Canon EOS M200 is small, affordable, and easy to operate, but does this mirrorless camera offer enough features to tempt beginners and vloggers alike?
Tethered satellites for propulsion without fuel
Image: Tethered satellites for propulsion without fuel
Blue Origin will launch William Shatner into space today! Here's how to watch it live.
William Shatner and three other passengers will launch into space today (Oct. 13) on the second crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, and you can watch all the action live online.
BepiColombo’s First Pictures of Mercury
BepiColombo recently had its first close flyby of Mercury, its eventual mission target, and got to snap some pictures to commemorate the event. Even at this early stage of the mission, these images are some of the clearest we have ever had of the innermost planet.
Blue Origin's Audrey Powers is 'proud and humbled to fly' in space
Senior executive says she has diversity firmly in view as she embarks on a spaceflight.
Solar storm hits Earth, bringing northern lights to New York
A solar storm hit Earth and brought with it a spectacular light show visible as far south as New York.
Webb completes sea voyage to launch base in French Guiana
The French-flagged MN Colibri transport ship arrived Tuesday at the Pariacabo harbor in Kourou, French Guiana, with the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/P. Baudon/E. Prigent
The James Webb Space Telescope, a successor to Hubble, arrived at the European Space Agency’s launch base Tuesday in Kourou, French Guiana, for final checkouts and fueling ahead of blastoff in December on top of an Ariane 5 rocket.
What time will William Shatner launch into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard?
After a 24-hour delay due to high winds, the New Shepard rocket is now scheduled to lift off at 10 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. local time; 1400 GMT).
Moon-crashing SpaceX rocket will create new crater – here's what we should worry about
A solar storm hit Earth and brought with it a spectacular light show visible as far south as New York.
