Space News
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed to Christmas due to bad weather
SPACE.com - 22 Dec 2021 00:15
NASA's much-awaited next-generation space telescope is finally ready to launch -- just as soon as the weather cooperates.
Blue Origin executive joins Voyager Space
Space News - 22 Dec 2021 13:32
Voyager Space has hired a Blue Origin executive as its chief revenue officer as it continues to expand and prepare for an initial public offering. SpaceNews
Winner of Blue Origin's $28 million auction to fly with 5 'space warriors' next year
SPACE.com - 22 Dec 2021 23:41
Justin Sun, the founder and CEO of the blockchain platform Tron, announced today (Dec. 22) that he's the person who paid $28 million for a seat aboard Blue Origin's first crewed spaceflight.
Webb launch date confirmed for 25 December
ESA - 22 Dec 2021 23:00
The target launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for 25 December, as early as possible within the launch window starting at 12:20 GMT / 13:20 CET. According to the planning of operations, the Ariane...
Mars and Earth likely formed from collisions of moon-sized rocks
SPACE.com - 22 Dec 2021 22:46
Earth and Mars must have formed from collisions between giant moon-sized rocks rather than from clumping together of a huge amount of tiny pebbles, a new study found.
Solar storm may amp up northern lights before Christmas
SPACE.com - 22 Dec 2021 22:45
A solar storm that erupted from the sun on Monday (Dec. 20) may boost northern lights displays around the north pole just ahead of Santa's trip this weekend.
ESO Telescopes Help Uncover The Largest Group Of Rogue Planets Yet
SpaceRef - 22 Dec 2021 21:29
Rogue planets are elusive cosmic objects that have masses comparable to those of the planets in our Solar System but do not orbit a star, instead roaming freely on their own....
GAO raises more questions about DoD's capabilities to monitor threats in space
Space News - 22 Dec 2021 21:17
GAO in a report released Dec. 22 raised concerns about a military program known as Space C2 -- short for space command and control -- previously run by the Air Force and now by the Space Force. SpaceNews
Best beginner drones
SPACE.com - 22 Dec 2021 19:36
We've tried, tested and ranked all of this year's best beginner drones.
Space Force eyes lower-cost sensors to monitor geostationary orbit
Space News - 22 Dec 2021 18:42
GEOST won two U.S. Space Force contracts worth $38 million to develop an optical sensor payload that could be hosted on government or commercial satellites. SpaceNews
Astronomers capture black hole eruption spanning 16 times the full Moon in the sky
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 18:17
Astronomers have produced the most comprehensive image of radio emission from the nearest actively feeding supermassive black hole to Earth.
Blazar Ton 599 investigated by Indian astronomers
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 18:10
Using NASA's Fermi spacecraft, researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bangalore, India, have conducted a gamma-ray flux and spectral variability study of a blazar known as Ton 599, during its recent fla...
Skin cell Band-Aid, monoclonal antibodies among experiments launched by SpaceX
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 18:00
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket beat the rain and launched at 5:08 a.m. Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center to bring 6,500 pounds of cargo that includes a variety of medical experiments to the International Space Station.
Best DSLR cameras
SPACE.com - 22 Dec 2021 17:52
These are some of the best DSLR cameras you can buy right now, whether you're a beginner or a pro.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 21 December, 2021 - SpaceX CRS 24 Launches
SpaceRef - 22 Dec 2021 17:08
SpX-24 Launch: Today, the SpaceX-24 Dragon spacecraft launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:07AM CST....
Hubble lends a helping hand
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 16:38
Far above rain clouds, light pollution, and atmospheric distortion, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has a clear view of the universe. It has shown us distant galaxies, tracked interstellar objects as they soar through our ...
How a Tardigrade "Micro Animal" Became Quantum Entangled with Superconducting Qubit
Discover - 22 Dec 2021 16:30
Physicists have extended the conditions in which life can exist further than ever before.
NASA's DAILI CubeSat to study complex atmospheric composition
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 16:26
DAILI successfully launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:07 a.m. EST on Dec. 21, 2021 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Testing radar to peer into Jupiter's moons
ESA - 22 Dec 2021 16:15
Image: Testing radar to peer into Jupiter's moons
Hunting for dead stars
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 16:00
Neutron stars are tiny in size, but almost incomprehensibly dense. Actually, they are stellar corpses, but they still have enough life in them to show some of the most exciting phenomena you can find in space.
James Webb telescope: How it could uncover some of the universe's best-kept secrets
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 15:50
If everything goes according to plan on December 25, we will enter a new era of astronomy with the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It's an event that has been anticipated for a decade--it will be the lar...
SpaceX is hoping to turn atmospheric CO2 into rocket fuel
Phys.org - 22 Dec 2021 15:49
Earth is in the midst of a climate crisis. Thanks to rising CO2 emissions since the early 20th century, global temperatures are rising, triggering a positive feedback cycle that threatens to make it worse. According to r...