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Scientists, generals, policy experts ponder future role of Space Force
Space News - 4 Jun 2021 01:53
A group of senior military leaders, scientists and other space professionals met this week in Colorado Springs to discuss the future of the U.S. Space Force. SpaceNews
NASA Awards Universities $1.2M for Space Station, Suborbital Research
NASA Breaking news - 4 Jun 2021 21:04Pentagon's long-awaited UFO report to Congress due this month
SPACE.com - 4 Jun 2021 13:42
U.S. lawmakers called for an official assessment of UFO sightings in December, and the six-month deadline is up.
House bill would designate space as critical infrastructure
Space News - 4 Jun 2021 12:13
A new House bill would classify space as a critical infrastructure and require the federal government to establish guidelines to protect it. SpaceNews
The Early Morning Hues Of An Orbital Sunrise
SpaceRef - 4 Jun 2021 07:29
The early morning hues of an orbital sunrise are pictured from the International Space Station as it soared 264 miles above the China-Russia border in far eastern Asia near the the Sea of Japan....
Air Force: Using commercial rockets to deliver supplies not as far-fetched as it sounds
Space News - 4 Jun 2021 23:42
U.S. Air Force officials on June 4 expressed enthusiasm about the possibility that commercial space vehicles one day could be used to ship supplies around the world. SpaceNews
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 June, 2021 - SpaceX Resupply Mission Launched
SpaceRef - 4 Jun 2021 23:17
New science, supplies and solar arrays are packed inside the SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle as it orbits toward the International Space Station....
UFOs just invaded Fortnite as the end nears for Chapter 2 Season 6
SPACE.com - 4 Jun 2021 22:40
Fortnite players roaming the popular battle royale game are reporting alien abductions ahead of what may be a UFO-themed season.
New Mosaic Shows the Galactic Core From Opposite Sides of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Universe Today - 4 Jun 2021 21:44
NASA recently released a panoramic mosaic image that beautifully captures the mysterious and extremely energetic environment at the heart of our galaxy. The post New Mosaic Shows the Galactic Core From Opposite Sides of ...
Einstein's theory of general relativity
SPACE.com - 4 Jun 2021 20:26
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is based on the idea that massive objects cause a distortion in space-time, which is felt as gravity.
Virgin Galactic signs contract for suborbital research mission
Space News - 4 Jun 2021 20:21
Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement to fly a private researcher on a future suborbital flight, part of efforts diversify its business beyond space tourism. SpaceNews
NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Roscosmos
NASA Breaking news - 4 Jun 2021 19:35Seraphim Capital reportedly plotting public market debut
Space News - 4 Jun 2021 18:57
Early-stage space investor Seraphim Capital reportedly plans to list shares on London's stock exchange, following a growing number of its own investments to the public markets. SpaceNews
1st matter in the universe may have been a perfect liquid
SPACE.com - 4 Jun 2021 18:00
Scientists have recreated the first matter that appeared after the Big Bang in the Large Hadron Collider.
What Comes After Photographing a Black Hole's Event Horizon? Could we see the Photon Ring?
Universe Today - 4 Jun 2021 17:57
The Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope may reveal the dark edge of a black hole's event horizon. The post What Comes After Photographing a Black Hole's Event Horizon? Could we see the Photon Ring? appeared first on ...
A European in space - Thomas Pesquet in May
ESA - 4 Jun 2021 17:36
With ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet in space for his first full month, let's look at what he has been doing on the International Space Station in May.
See the citizen astronauts of Inspiration4 learn how to fly a SpaceX Dragon (photos)
SPACE.com - 4 Jun 2021 17:30
The citizen astronauts flying to space with Inspiration4 this September are hard at work training for their mission at SpaceX HQ.
New Zealand signs Artemis Accords to urge sustainability in space mining
SPACE.com - 4 Jun 2021 16:00
New Zealand is urging progress on sustainability in space mining as the country becomes the 11th worldwide to sign on to the NASA-led Artemis Accords to explore the moon.
Video: NASA's OSIRIS-REx celebrates perfect departure maneuver from asteroid Bennu
Phys.org - 4 Jun 2021 15:40
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is 328,000 miles, or 528,000 kilometers, away from the asteroid Bennu, having fired its engines on May 10 to initiate a return trip to Earth. The spacecraft is on track to deliver an asteroid...
Giant, low-surface-brightness galaxies
Phys.org - 4 Jun 2021 15:39
Forty years ago, astronomers using sensitive new imaging techniques discovered a class of large, faint galaxies they named low-surface-brightness galaxies. Giant low-surface-brightness galaxies (gLSBGs) are a subset whos...
ExoMars rover twin begins Earth-based mission in Mars Terrain Simulator
Phys.org - 4 Jun 2021 15:37
The replica ExoMars rover that will be used in the Rover Operations Control Centre to support mission training and operations is fully assembled and has completed its first drive around the Mars Terrain Simulator at ALTE...
Earth from Space: Warsaw, Poland
SpaceRef - 4 Jun 2021 15:34
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Warsaw - the capital and largest city of Poland....