Space News
Mars Helicopter Completes its 4th Flight. 117 Seconds of Airtime
Universe Today - 8 May 2021 03:24
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter just completed its fourth flight, once again setting records for extraterrestrial flight. The post Mars Helicopter Completes its 4th Flight. 117 Seconds of Airtime appeared first on Unive...
World's 1st multinode quantum network is a breakthrough for the quantum internet
SPACE.com - 8 May 2021 13:13
Researchers say the new network will be unhackable and able to coordinate systems to unprecedented levels. Many of the deeper implications, however, cannot be foreseen.
You can see the International Space Station (and China's Tianhe, too) in the night sky this weekend
SPACE.com - 8 May 2021 01:01
You can see two space stations in the night sky this weekend, China's Tianhe and the International Space Station.
SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket on its 10th flight Sunday and you can watch it online
SPACE.com - 8 May 2021 22:00
SpaceX is preparing to launch one of its Falcon 9 rockets for a record 10th time to deliver 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Volcanoes on Mars Might Still be Active
Universe Today - 8 May 2021 20:02
Back in March, NASA’s InSight lander detected two large quakes from a geologically active region of Mars called the Cerberus Fossae. Now, using imagery from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which circles the red planet...
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 7 May, 2021
SpaceRef - 8 May 2021 17:57
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
U.S. role in global greenhouse gas constellation still up in the air
Space News - 8 May 2021 14:34
The United States is expected to play a supporting role in an international campaign to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from space. SpaceNews
NOAA tracks and analyzes the changing climate
Space News - 8 May 2021 14:33
Many different organizations within NOAA monitor climate change with data and imagery captured by ground-based, airborne, maritime and satellite sensors. NOAA officials then gauge the accuracy of the information, analyze...
First in Flight: NASA Just Proved Flying on Mars Is Possible--Next Up Is the Solar System
Scientific American - 8 May 2021 14:00
With Ingenuity’s five successful flights on the Red Planet, aviation may find unexpected footing in the future of space exploration --
Astronomers chart invisible ocean of dark matter swirling outside the Milky Way
SPACE.com - 8 May 2021 13:13
Astronomers are hoping to use the wake of stars to test the existing theories of dark matter.
Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip
Phys.org - 8 May 2021 12:24
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed its fifth flight on the Red Planet today with its first one-way journey from Wright Brothers Field to an airfield 423 feet (129 meters) to the south. After arrival above its new...
Chinese rocket to tumble back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry
Phys.org - 8 May 2021 11:55
A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on the weekend, but Beijing has downplayed fears and said there is a very low risk of any damage.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity lands at new airfield after 5th flight
SPACE.com - 8 May 2021 03:16
Ingenuity made its fifth Martian flight today (May 7), cruising to a new patch of ground on its first one-way trip on the Red Planet.