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The Galactic Beauty of Star Formation
I’d never seen galaxy images like this before. Nobody had! These images highlight star forming regions in nearby(ish) galaxies. There are still a number of unanswered questions surrounding how star formation actually occurs. To answer those questions, we are observing galaxies that are actively forming stars within giant clouds of gas. Until recently, we didn’t have the resolution needed to clearly image the individual gas clouds themselves. But images released by a project called PHANGS (Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS) in a collaboration between the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope and the Atacama Large millimeter/submillmeter Array (ALMA) have provided never before seen detail of star forming clouds in other galaxies.
Cosmonauts on spacewalk run power and data to new space station module
Two cosmonauts completed the first in a series of spacewalks needed to outfit a newly-added Russian module to the International Space Station.
SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission is 'go' for launch on Sept. 15
SpaceX and the Inspiration4 team completed the flight readiness reviews on Sept. 2.
Russian spacewalkers begin outfitting new lab module
Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy works outside the International Space Station to electrically connect a new Russian laboratory module to the outpost. This shot was captured by a helmet camera used by crewmate Pyotr Dubrov. Credit: NASA TV
Two Russian spacewalkers connected a new laboratory module to the International Space Station’s power grid Friday, routing and plugging in eight cables to tap into electricity generated by NASA’s solar power system.
A Powerful new Laser Will Enhance Adaptive Optics
In some applications, bigger lasers mean better lasers. That is the case in astronomy, where lasers are used for everything from telescope calibration to satellite communication. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and some of its commercial partners have developed a laser 3 times more powerful than the existing industry standard. With that increased power level, the new system has the potential to dramatically improve the way telescopes deal with one of the most fundamental problems in ground-based astronomy – atmospheric turbulence.
It’s Time to Send a Lander to Mercury
So much in the astronomy community revolves around the decadal survey. Teams of dozens of scientists put hundreds of hours developing proposals that eventually try to impact the recommendations of the survey panel that influence billions of dollars in research funding over the following decade. And right now is the prime time to get those proposals in. One of the most ambitious is sponsored by a team led by researchers at John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). Their suggestion – it’s time to land on Mercury.
Satellite images show extreme flooding in New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida
The epic storm that swept across the eastern United States this week hit New Jersey so hard that satellites saw the damage from space.
SpaceX shows off its huge dome window on Dragon for private Inspiration4 spaceflight
The four astronauts poised to launch on first-ever all-civilian SpaceX mission this month will have one heck of a view once they reach orbit.
Watch the 1st teaser trailer for 'Moonfall,' Roland Emmerich's new sci-fi disaster film
The first teaser trailer for Roland Emmerich's new sci-fi film "Moonfall" has arrived.
China wants to build a mega spaceship that’s nearly a mile long
A Chinese science proposal plans to study how to get a giant spacecraft into space.
Past in mind, NASA chief Bill Nelson looks to future on visit to Johnson Space Center
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson's trip to the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston this week brought back memories of his first visit to the home of U.S. human spaceflight more than 35 years ago.
Astro News: Accidental Brown Dwarfs, Planet-eating Stars
This week in astronomy news: A citizen scientist happens upon a weird, ancient brown dwarf and astronomers discover that Sun-like stars eat their own planets.
Week in images: 30 August - 3 September 2021
Week in images: 30 August - 3 September 2021
Nikon Z6 review: How is it for astrophotography?
The Nikon Z6 is part of Nikon’s mirrorless suite of cameras, and when you combine price with performance, it’s a real star in the night sky photography world.
Review: Unistellar’s New eQuinox Telescope
A leader in the ‘smartscope’ industry releases its exciting new eQuinox telescope.
World's largest Martian meteorite goes on display
The largest piece of Martian rock on Earth, weighing around 32 pounds, has gone on display for the first time, at a museum in Maine.
NASA leasing bill morphs into 'freedom to vote' legislation
Astronomers may have captured the best view yet of matter colliding with the surface of a young star, findings that may shed light on what the sun looked like in its youth.
See amazing photos of SpaceX's Ax-1 private astronaut launch and mission
Just outside the Milky Way, about 200,000 light-years from the Earth, lies the Small Magellanic Cloud. Even if it’s a humble shadow of the Milky Way, it’s a galaxy in its own right. And the Small Magellanic Cloud fascinates astronomers, since it’s a hotbed of star formation.
China wants to build a mega spaceship that’s nearly a mile long
NASA has started testing a future air taxi that might soon be flying cargo and passengers in busy cities, helping them to ease annoying traffic jams.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 3 – 11
Spica glimmers demurely under showy Venus in the western twilight. Try for Mercury way down to their lower right. Jupiter and Saturn dominate the evening south.
