Space News
University Students Prepare to 'Rocket' Experiments Into Space from NASA Wallops
SpaceRef - 16 Aug 2021 05:10
Students from eight community college and university teams will see more than a year of effort take flight into space with the launch of Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Vi...
ADEPT's Spiderweave Material Tested at NASA Arc Jet Facilities
SpaceRef - 16 Aug 2021 05:20
The team behind the "umbrella-like" deployable heat shield design called ADEPT, or the Adaptable, Deployable, Entry and Placement Technology, is testing out a new material to deliver science payloads on future missions t...
Crowds surge on Afghanistan airport in satellite photos
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2021 23:54
At least hundreds of people congregated on the tarmac at Kabul's international airport amid mass evacuations
In photos: The astronauts of Expedition 65 to the International Space Station
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2021 22:33
With 11 crewmembers, two SpaceX Crew Dragon missions and a Russian module mishap, it's been a busy mission! See photos of the Expedition 65 crew in action.
A new Assessment of the World's Climate is out. The News Isn't Good
Universe Today - 16 Aug 2021 22:30
According to the recently released IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, climate change is going to get significantly worse if we don't seriously clean up our act (and soon!) The post A new Assessment of the World’s Climate is...
NASA Awards Contract for Translation and Logistics Services
NASA Breaking news - 16 Aug 2021 22:17NASA Selects Lifecycle Mission Support Services Contractor
NASA Breaking news - 16 Aug 2021 21:50Fizzing sodium could explain asteroid Phaethon's cometlike activity
Phys.org - 16 Aug 2021 21:48
Models and lab tests suggest the asteroid could be venting sodium vapor as it orbits close to the Sun, explaining its increase in brightness.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sues NASA over denied moon lander contract
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2021 21:24
Blue Origin is now suing NASA in its latest attempt to push back against the agency's decision to award SpaceX its moon lander contract.
Blue Origin sues NASA over Human Landing System contract
Space News - 16 Aug 2021 19:57
Blue Origin has filed suit against NASA in federal court, arguing that the agency failed to properly evaluate its proposal for the agency's Human Landing System program, a procurement won by SpaceX. SpaceNews
Brown Dwarfs Could Reveal Secrets of Planet and Star Formation
Scientific American - 16 Aug 2021 19:30
They’re not quite stars and not quite planets but can help us understand both --
Saturn's rippling rings point to massive, soupy core hidden inside
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2021 18:49
Scientists used Saturn's famous rings as a seismograph to study processes in the planet's interior. The researchers found its core is like a soup consisting of rocks, ices and metallic fluids.
Fizzing Sodium Could Explain Asteroid Phaethon's Cometlike Activity
PTTU - 16 Aug 2021 18:31
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:
Saturn makes waves in its own rings
Phys.org - 16 Aug 2021 17:57
In the same way that earthquakes cause our planet to rumble, oscillations in the interior of Saturn make the gas giant jiggle around ever so slightly. Those motions, in turn, cause ripples in Saturn's rings.
Astronomy Jargon 101: Doppler Shift
Universe Today - 16 Aug 2021 17:25
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! Watch out for today’s topic: doppler shift! We’ve all heard the wailing of the ambulance as it rushes by. Not only does it get louder...
Amyloid fibrils experiment operating aboard International Space Station
Phys.org - 16 Aug 2021 17:00
A novel experiment aimed at studying the mechanics of amyloid fibrils--a type of protein aggregation associated with diseases like diabetes, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's--started today aboard the International Space Stat...
Nearby star-forming region yields clues to the formation of our solar system
Phys.org - 16 Aug 2021 17:00
A region of active star formation in the constellation Ophiuchus is giving astronomers new insights into the conditions in which our own solar system was born. In particular, a new study of the Ophiuchus star-forming com...
The search for life on Mars expands to studying its moons
Phys.org - 16 Aug 2021 17:00
A pair of researchers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has published a perspective piece in the journal Science outlining the efforts being conducted this decade to find out if Mars once hosted life. In t...
Radio source J2102+6015 investigated in detail
Phys.org - 16 Aug 2021 16:00
An international team of astronomers has conducted a detailed study of a high-redshift young radio source designated J2102+6015. Results of the research, presented in a paper published August 4 on arXiv pre-print reposit...
NASA Unveils New Interactive Website Ahead of Landsat 9 Launch
NASA Breaking news - 16 Aug 2021 15:54GAO report details rejection of HLS protests
Space News - 16 Aug 2021 13:11
he Government Accountability Office offered more details about its decision to reject protests filed by two companies of NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) award to SpaceX. SpaceNews
Mount Etna is 100 feet taller than it was 6 months ago
SPACE.com - 16 Aug 2021 13:07
Satellite imagery reveals that Mount Etna has gotten 100 feet taller in the past six months.