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Russia says 'software failure' caused thruster misfire at space station
Yesterday's unexpected tilting of the International Space Station was caused by a software glitch, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos.
Bad News. Those Underground Lakes on Mars? They’re Probably Just Frozen Clay
If you were planning an ice-fishing trip to the Martian south pole and its sub-surface lakes observed by radar in 2018, don’t pack your parka or ice auger just yet. In a research letter published earlier this month in Geophysical Research Letters by I.B. Smith et al., it seems that the Martian lakes may be nothing more smectite, that is, a kind of clay. Should the findings of the paper, titled A Solid Interpretation of Bright Radar Reflectors Under the Mars South Polar Ice (a solid title if you ask me), turn out to be correct, it would be a significant setback for those hoping to find life on the red planet. So why were these supposed lakes so critical for the search for life on Mars? How were they discovered in the first place? Why have our dreams of Martian ice-fishing turned to dust (or, more correctly, clay)?
The truth is still out there: why the current UFO craze may be a problem of intelligence failings
It's safe to say that UFOs, now branded UAPs, are back.
Watch NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity explore intriguing Raised Ridges in new video
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter explores the "intriguing" Raised Ridges during its latest and most complex flight to date.
Webb’s Mirror Now Fully Unfolded. Prepare to Witness the Power This Unprecedented Space Telescope
The planned launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) has been pushed back to Tuesday, August 3 after a mishap involving a newly docked Russian module. Originally, Starliner’s flight was to take place today, July 30, 2021 but NASA and Boeing officials agreed to delay the flight following a “spacecraft emergency” on the space station after inadvertent thruster firings on the new Nauka module caused a loss of attitude control on the ISS.
China's Zhurong Mars rover scopes out dunes on journey south
China's Zhurong rover has quietly clocked up 1,900 feet (585 meters) of driving on Mars and has been using its science instruments to check out nearby geologic features in Utopia Planitia.
Elon Musk shows off wild plumbing for 29-engine Super Heavy booster (photo)
SpaceX chief Elon Musk just gave us an inside look at the engine section of a Super Heavy rocket that's coming together at the company's South Texas site. There's a lot of plumbing involved.
Why does the Milky Way have spiral arms? New Gaia data are helping solve the puzzle
New data from the European Gaia mission help shed light on the nature and origins of the spiral structure of the Milky Way.
These 10 super extreme exoplanets are out of this world
The more we learn about exoplanets, the more we realize the universe is stranger than we ever knew.
Ariane 5 rocket launching 2 communications satellites today: Watch it live
Europe's powerful Ariane 5 rocket will fly for the first time in nearly a year today (July 30), and you can watch the liftoff live.
James Webb Space Telescope faces crucial test of thermal stability
Saturn is at opposition this week, and Jupiter is soon to follow. Will your scope show the Seeliger effect of Saturn's opposition rings? Venus continues to haunt the low west in twilight. And in the south, Sagittarius starts nudging Scorpius aside.
SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of April 23 launch to ISS (photos)
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Malé – the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives.
High drama as Russian lab module tilts space station with errant thruster firings
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The Event Horizon Telescope Zooms in on Another Supermassive Black Hole
On April 10th, 2019, the world was treated to the first image of a black hole, courtesy of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). Specifically, the image was of the Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH) at the center of the supergiant elliptical galaxy known as M87 (aka. Virgo A). These powerful forces of nature are found at the centers of most massive galaxies, which include the Milky Way (where the SMBH known as Sagittarius A* is located).
Boeing Starliner OFT-2 launch to space station delayed following Russian module mishap
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will have to wait to make its triumphant trip to space.
Should we be Looking for Intelligence on a Planetary Scale?
Nauka's bumpy ride to the International Space Station didn't get any smoother after the new Russian science module docked on Thursday (July 29).
NASA’s SLS moon rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 share the scene at Kennedy Space Center
The CST-100 Starliner capsule and its Atlas V rocket rolled out to their pad at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (July 29) ahead of their planned Friday liftoff.
'The Infinite' VR space station tour to premiere spacewalk in Houston
Bright reflections that radar detected beneath the south pole of Mars may not be underground lakes as previously thought but deposits of clay instead, a new study finds.
Move asteroids now before they become a threat, researchers argue
A pair of astronomers have proposed two new strategies for preventing possible asteroid impacts.
