The Harvest Moon is always the full moon closest to the time of the autumnal equinox.
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Inspiration4 crew celebrates return to Earth after 3-day SpaceX mission
Inspiration4's crew of civilian astronauts is sharing their joy after returning to Earth from their three-day mission in orbit.
Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity
Einstein's paper on special relativity revolutionized light, light speed, matter and energy with a deceptively simple equation.
Accurately Forecasting the Weather on Mars and Titan
Even meteorologists who forecast the weather on Earth admit that they can’t always accurately predict the weather at a specific location on our planet any given time. And so, attempting to forecast the atmospheric conditions on another world can be downright impossible.
The Moon was Pummeled Even Harder by Asteroids Than it Looks
The Moon’s pitted surface tells a tale of repeated impacts over a long period of time. While Earth’s active geology erases most evidence of impacts, the Moon has no mechanism that can do the same. So there it sits, stark evidence of an impact-rich past.
SpaceX's private Inspiration4 astronauts had some toilet trouble in space
After spending nearly three days in space, the Inspiration4 crew may have more appreciation for the facilities here on Earth — namely, the toilets.
Chefs on the Moon Will be Cooking up Rocks to Make air and Water
NASA will hold a press conference Monday as part of its Artemis program.
The full Harvest Moon of 2021 rises tonight: Here's what to look for
The full Harvest Moon rises tonight, accompanied by brightly shining planets Venus and Jupiter.
Infant “Hot Neptune” Provides Clues to Its Birth
How’d a nice young ice giant end up in such a hot orbit? Scientists investigate the mysterious exoplanet AU Microscopii b.
China launches Tianzhou 3 cargo ship to new space station
China has launched a cargo mission to its new space station, just days after astronauts departed the orbiting outpost.
New gravitational wave detector picks up possible signal from the beginning of time
Physicists turned on a new type of gravitational-wave sensor and saw two intriguing results, but they aren't yet ready to claim a discovery.
Scientists watch a galaxy's supermassive black hole shoot out the galaxy's gas
There comes a time in every galaxy's life, astronomers think, when the galaxy ejects a large part of its gas, but scientists aren't certain what drives this "mid-life crisis."
Joining forces for Aeolus
For a team of scientists and technicians from Europe and the US, the fact of ‘going back to the office’ this September has meant heading off to the Cabo Verde islands in the Atlantic – not to extend their summer holidays, but for a complex international experiment campaign that will scrutinise the data being delivered by one of today’s most innovative Earth observation satellites: ESA’s Aeolus wind mission.
Astronomers See Carbon-Rich Nebulae Where Planets are Forming
Understanding the birth of a planet is a challenging puzzle. We know that planets form inside clouds of gas and dust that surround new stars, known as protoplanetary disks. But grasping exactly how that process works – connecting the dots between a dust cloud and a finished planet – is not easy. An international team of astronomers is attempting to unlock some of those secrets, and have recently completed the most extensive chemical composition mapping of several protoplanetary discs around five young stars. Their research allows them to begin to piece together the chemical makeup of future exoplanets, offering a glimpse into the formation of new alien worlds.
Harvest Moon 2021: When and how to see September's full moon
The full moon of September 2021 also carries the title of the Harvest Moon for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.
SpaceX's Elon Musk donates $50 million to Inspiration4 spaceflight fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has pledged to donate $50 million to benefit childhood cancer research by the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
1st 'atom tornado' created from swirling vortex of helium atoms
Physicists have created the first-ever atomic vortex beam — a swirling tornado of atoms and molecules with mysterious properties that have yet to be understood.
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission just opened a new era of private spaceflight
Inspiration4 may be over, but many other missions are poised to follow in its pioneering footsteps.
Four civilian space travelers back on Earth after landmark flight
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spaceship descends to the Atlantic Ocean Saturday to end the Inspiration4 mission. Credit: Inspiration4 / SpaceX
Four civilian space travelers rode a SpaceX capsule through a blazing re-entry back into Earth’s atmosphere Saturday evening and safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral, completing a historic 71 hours in space as the first privately-funded, non-government crew to fly in orbit.
SpaceX's private Inspiration4 crew returns to Earth with historic splashdown off Florida coast
After three days in space, SpaceX's first all-civilian crew returned to Earth tonight, splashing down off the Florida coast to end a historic mission.
ExoMars Will be Drilling 1.7 Meters to Pull its Samples From Below the Surface of Mars
In about a year (Sept. 20th, 2021), the Rosalind Franklin rover will depart for Mars. As the latest mission in the ESA’s and Roscosmos’ ExoMars program, Rosalind Franklin will join the small army of orbiters, landers, and rovers that are working to characterize the Martian atmosphere and environment. A key aspect of the rover’s mission will involve drilling into the Martian soil and rock and obtaining samples from deep beneath the surface.
