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Lockheed Martin wins $27 million contract modification for integration of DARPA's Blackjack satellites
Space News - 23 Apr 2021 00:37
DARPA announced it has increased Lockheed Martin's contract for satellite integration work for the Blackjack program by $27.3 million. SpaceNews
Scientists make further step towards understanding dark energy
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 16:21
The extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) collaboration has released its latest scientific results. These results include two studies on dark energy led by Prof. Zhao Gongbo and Prof. Wang Yuting, resp...
Astronomers see first hint of the silhouette of a spaghettified star
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 16:19
For decades astronomers have been spotting bursts of electromagnetic radiation coming from black holes. They assumed those are the result of stars being torn apart, but they have never seen the silhouette of the actual m...
SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 15:27
SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and capsule, the third crew flight in less than a year for Elon Musk's rapidly expanding company.
NASA Statement on Nomination of Margaret Vo Schaus for Agency CFO
NASA Breaking news - 23 Apr 2021 00:41Tour SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon capsule with 4 thrilled astronauts (and a penguin?)
SPACE.com - 23 Apr 2021 22:55
Crew-2 and their stuffed toy companion invited fans to enjoy fantastic views from the reused Crew Dragon capsule and admire the snazzy touch screen interfaces.
'GuinGuin,' the flying penguin, revealed as SpaceX Crew-2 zero-g indicator
SPACE.com - 23 Apr 2021 22:18
The astronauts aboard SpaceX's first twice-launched Crew Dragon spacecraft revealed another first after they entered orbit: a flying penguin.
Perseverance Successfully Extracts Oxygen From the Martian Atmosphere. About 10 Minutes of Breathing Time for an Astronaut
Universe Today - 23 Apr 2021 20:36
Humanity achieved an incredible series of new milestones on Mars this week. It began on Monday April 19th, when the Ingenuity helicopter demonstrated the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another world. And now, f...
White House nominates NOAA administrator, NASA CFO
Space News - 23 Apr 2021 19:22
The White House announced April 22 its intent to nominate an ocean scientist to be the next administrator of NOAA, and a Defense Department official to be NASA's next CFO. SpaceNews
Mission Alpha launch replay
ESA - 23 Apr 2021 18:30
Video: 02:33:30 The full replay of the ESA Web TV coverage of the liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan...
SpaceX's Crew-2 launch lights up the predawn sky with a spectacular show (photos)
SPACE.com - 23 Apr 2021 18:14
SpaceX's Crew-2 mission lit up the sky with a spectacular spaceflight show this morning (April 23) with a successful crewed launch to the International Space Station.
Elon Musk says SpaceX's Crew-2 astronaut launch for NASA 'feels like a dream'
SPACE.com - 23 Apr 2021 17:19
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is thrilled about his company's third successful crewed launch.
Feeling confinement in the gut: Microbiome alterations common in astronauts
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 16:50
Crew members who took part in the Mars500 experiment showed significant changes in their gut microbiota from their 520 days in confinement, according to a new study by scientists at Université de Montreal and McGill Uni...
Hubble captures giant star on the edge of destruction
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 16:40
The expanding shell of gas and dust that surrounds the star is about five light-years wide, which equals the distance from here to the nearest star beyond the Sun, Proxima Centauri.
This supermoon has a twist - expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 16:35
A "super full moon" is coming on April 27, 2021, and coastal cities like Miami know that means one thing: a heightened risk of tidal flooding.
The effects of solar flares on Earth's magnetosphere
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 16:30
Planet Earth is surrounded by a system of magnetic fields known as the magnetosphere. This vast, comet-shaped system deflects charged particles coming from the sun, shielding our planet from harmful particle radiation an...
SOFIA Upgrading One-of-a-kind Camera
PTTU - 23 Apr 2021 16:19
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How do you test a helicopter bound for Mars?
Phys.org - 23 Apr 2021 16:04
The Ingenuity helicopter may be the first vehicle ever to fly on Mars, but Mars was not the first place it has ever flown. Before packaging it up and blasting it to the Red Planet, engineers at JPL gave the helicopter a ...
A SpaceX Dragon Leaves Earth Again
SpaceRef - 23 Apr 2021 15:50
NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are in orbit following their early morning launch bound for the International Space Station for the second commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory....
Earth from Space: Laizhou Bay, China
SpaceRef - 23 Apr 2021 15:39
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the sediment-stained waters in Laizhou Bay, located on the southern shores of the Bohai Sea, on the east coast of mainland China....
Week in images: 19 - 23 April 2021
ESA - 23 Apr 2021 15:27
Week in images: 19 - 23 April 2021 Discover our week through the lens
Op-ed | Blank checks c/o the stars: Market analysis given short shrift as companies cash in on SPAC spree
Space News - 23 Apr 2021 15:18
This time, there's no moon-or-bust crash program driving the influx of capital. Instead, we are seeing a rush to write blank checks without detailed consideration for what commercial enterprises worldwide value most: the...