Visualizations shape how we perceive space exploration. Whether it’s the Pale Blue Dot, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, Earthrise, or any other myriad images captured as part of this great endeavor, they all help inspire the next generation of explorers. Now, with advances in image capture and processing technology, we can finally start to take the next step in those visualizations – video. Ingenuity was recently captured on video during its first flight a few months ago. And this week, NASA released a breathtaking video of Juno’s view of Jupiter and Ganymede, one of its moons, as it flew past the gas giant.
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What’s Next for Blue Origin After Today’s Successful Flight?
Early this morning, from their Launch Site One facility in West Texas, Blue Origin made history as it conducted the first crewed flight of its New Shepard launch vehicle. The crew consisted of four commercial astronauts: Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, aerospace pioneer Wally Funk, and 18-year old student from The Netherlands Oliver Daemon.
Blue Origin Successfully Launches the Oldest and Youngest Person to Ever go to Space (oh, and Jeff Bezos too)
On the anniversary of the first Moon landing, Blue Origin became the second commercial space company in just nine days to send people just past the edge of space. During the seemingly flawless 10 minute and 10 second flight, the four passengers on board the New Shepard rocket whooped with glee and exhilaration. The crew included Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, and the oldest and youngest people to ever fly to space.
New Urwerk wristwatch inspired by NASA space shuttle Enterprise controls
The analog dials used to fly a 40-year-old NASA space shuttle have inspired the look of a new, avant-garde timepiece. The UR-100V P.02 wristwatch combines Urwerk's unique approach to displaying time with the aesthetics of Enterprise's flight deck.
Reprogrammable satellite fuelled prior to launch
A sophisticated telecommunications satellite capable of being completely repurposed in orbit has been fuelled ready for its launch on 30 July.
Jeff Bezos launches into space on Blue Origin's 1st astronaut flight
Blue Origin sent its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates to suborbital space today (July 20) on the first crewed mission of its New Shepard vehicle.
Russian lab module set for launch to space station Wednesday
Russia’s Nauka module undergoes launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Roscosmos
A Russian science module in development for more than 20 years is set for liftoff Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on top of a Proton rocket, kicking off an eight-day flight to the International Space Station to boost the lab’s capacity for research.
Amateur astronomer discovers a tiny moon around Jupiter
An amateur astronomer has discovered a previously unknown moon around Jupiter after poring over old telescope images, a major first.
Disabled space enthusiasts can now apply for Zero Gravity space training
For people who are disabled and have always dreamed of training to fly to space, the SciAccess Initiative has opened up applications to disabled crew participants for a Zero-G parabolic flight.
How much will Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket warm the planet?
An attempt to figure out how much emission Jeff Bezos' jaunt into space will produce and whether we should be concerned about it
What is suborbital flight? (And why do we care?)
The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, will blast into space in his first-ever suborbital flight. But what does that mean, and does it even matter?
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch on record-tying 12th mission Thursday: Watch it live
A vehicle that remains continuously connected even when in remote areas is being road tested in Cornwall in the south west of the UK.
ESA’s Boost! fosters new launch and in-orbit services
Companies with small satellites are set to benefit from a new end-to-end space transportation service offering additional in-orbit flexibility proposed by D-Orbit and supported through ESA’s Boost! programme.
ExoMars orbiter continues hunt for key signs of life on Mars
The ESA-Roscosmos Trace Gas Orbiter has set new upper limits on how much methane, ethane, ethylene and phosphine is in the martian atmosphere – four so-called ‘biomarker’ gases that are potential signs of life.
ESA Highlights 2020: interactive format now available!
ESA Highlights 2020: interactive format now available!
Blue Origin to launch its 1st astronaut flight with Jeff Bezos and crew of 3 today
Blue Origin will launch its founder Jeff Bezos, his brother and both the oldest and youngest people to fly in space in a historic spaceflight today (July 20).
Live coverage: Blue Origin set to launch its first crew flight to edge of space
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and crew capsule from West Texas carrying company founder Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen on a 10-minute flight to suborbital space. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
SpaceX test fires massive Super Heavy booster for Starship for 1st time (video)
SpaceX fired up the massive booster rocket for its new Starship spacecraft for the first time Monday night (July 19).
Good News! NASA Announces they have Fixed Hubble!
Update: Hubble took its first picture since it went into safe mode on June 13th! More info here.
Volcanic Activity on Venus Could Explain Phosphine
Ever since the announcement last September that astronomers found evidence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, the planet has been getting a lot of attention. It’s not surprising. Phosphine is a potential biosignature: On Earth, it is produced by microbial life. Might a similar biological process be taking place in the skies of our sister planet? It’s a tantalizing prospect, and is definitely worth examining closely, but it’s too early to be sure. Microbes aren’t the only way to get phosphine. A new paper published on July 12th in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science suggests that volcanism might instead be to blame for the strange chemistry in the Venusian cloud tops.
See the first photos from the Hubble Space Telescope after a major computer malfunction
After more than a month offline in orbit, the famed Hubble Space Telescope is back in action and snapping photos of the cosmos.
