Space News
Earth-based views of Jupiter to enhance Juno flyby
Phys.org - 2 Jul 2017 12:22
Telescopes in Hawaii have obtained new images of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot, which will assist the first-ever close-up study of the Great Red Spot, planned for July 10. On that date, NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly d...
SES reconnects with AMC-9, sights possible fragments
Space News - 2 Jul 2017 23:52
Satellite operator SES says it has regained the ability to communicate with AMC-9, a 14-year old satellite in the company's fleet that stopped listening to commands June 17, but that the satellite continues to list westw...
Complex Life: Wimpy or Tough?
Scientific American - 2 Jul 2017 23:00
Complex life may be less resilient than microbial life bysome measures, but it's not necessarily cosmically delicate --
China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails: state media
Phys.org - 2 Jul 2017 22:32
China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had been "unsuccessful", in a glitch for the country's ambitious space programme.
Long March 5 launch fails
Space News - 2 Jul 2017 20:46
The second launch of China's most powerful rocket, the Long March 5, ended in failure July 2, the second incident involving a Chinese launch vehicle in as many weeks. SpaceNews.com
China's Powerful Long March 5 Rocket Fails on 2nd Launch
SPACE.com - 2 Jul 2017 16:46How Humans Have Captured Starlight - A Brief History (Video)
SPACE.com - 2 Jul 2017 16:23Celestial Sleuths Find "Star" and Lunar Alignment Behind Lord Byron Poem
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SPACE.com - 2 Jul 2017 15:57SpaceX Rockets Through Backlog with 3rd Launch in 9 Days
SPACE.com - 2 Jul 2017 15:00Juno spacecraft to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot July 10
Phys.org - 2 Jul 2017 12:20
Just days after celebrating its first anniversary in Jupiter orbit, NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the gas giant's iconic, 10,000-mile-wide (16,000-kilometer-wide) storm. This wil...
Under pressure -- Extreme atmosphere stripping may limit exoplanets' habitability
EurekAlert! - 2 Jul 2017 08:00
(Royal Astronomical Society) New models of massive stellar eruptions hint at an extra layer of complexity when considering whether an exoplanet may be habitable or not. Models developed for our own Sun have now been appl...