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Rogue rocket body imaged weeks before its moon impact (photo)
SPACE.com - 5 Mar 2022 01:33
A Virtual Telescope Project image shows a rogue rocket stage on the road to oblivion, nearly a month before it smashed into the the moon on Friday (March 4).
Coronal Loops Might Not Be Loops At All
Universe Today - 5 Mar 2022 21:38
We’ve all seen the gorgeous images and videos of coronal loops. They’re curved magnetic forms that force brightly glowing plasma to travel along their path. They arch up above the Sun, sometimes for thousands of kilo...
Why Hand Gestures Are Important
Discover - 5 Mar 2022 17:30
Waving your hands around may increase your language abilities in some ways
Op-ed | Ukraine Will Fight. Ukraine Will Win.
Space News - 5 Mar 2022 17:16
We foresee a hard-fought victory for Ukraine opening a new chapter in our history. Space will be part of that new chapter. The post Op-ed | Ukraine Will Fight. Ukraine Will Win. appeared first on SpaceNews.
Did rapid spin delay 2017 collapse of neutron stars into black hole?
Phys.org - 5 Mar 2022 17:10
When two neutron stars spiral into one another and merge to form a black hole--an event recorded in 2017 by gravitational wave detectors and telescopes worldwide--does it immediately become a black hole? Or does it take ...
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 4 March, 2022
SpaceRef - 5 Mar 2022 17:09
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink won't block Russian news sources 'unless at gunpoint'
SPACE.com - 5 Mar 2022 16:24
Elon Musk said SpaceX's Starlink internet won't block Russian news sources despite government requests.
Elon Musk says SpaceX focusing on cyber defense after Starlink signals jammed near Ukraine conflict areas
SPACE.com - 5 Mar 2022 15:17
Elon Musk says SpaceX is focusing on cyber defense after Starlink signals were jammed amid Russia's Ukraine invasion.
Image: Hubble observes a not-so-close encounter
Phys.org - 5 Mar 2022 14:55
The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B dominate the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Both galaxies lie in the constellation Virgo, but despite appearing side-by-side in this image they are...
Save 21% on Terraforming Mars and conquer the Red Planet
SPACE.com - 5 Mar 2022 13:26
Terraforming Mars is now 21% off on Amazon, and which is a pretty stellar deal for the popular space board game.
Chocolate, music and research fuel Martian life at HI-SEAS - Commander's report: sol 6
SPACE.com - 5 Mar 2022 13:22
The Valoria 3 crewmembers have created a new home out of HI-SEAS filled with chocolate smells, rap music and research experiments. They have embraced their new Martian life, which has helped them bond as a team.
Lego rolls out Artemis toy sets ahead of new NASA moon missions
SPACE.com - 5 Mar 2022 13:22
Lego rolled out its Space Launch System two weeks before NASA was scheduled to do the same with the real rocket. Lego released the SLS and three other sets inspired by the Artemis program.
Scientists think an old rocket just hit the Moon going 5,800 mph
Phys.org - 5 Mar 2022 01:04
Add one more crater to the long list of pockmarks on the lunar surface.
NASA rocket mission to study the origin of slow solar winds
Phys.org - 5 Mar 2022 00:48
The Sun's atmosphere, or corona, is beaming with activity. Solar flares and coronal mass injections send high-energy particles out into space and the corona constantly releases particles known as the solar wind.
Twin Galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B - A Not-So-Close Encounter
SpaceRef - 5 Mar 2022 00:44
The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B dominate the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope....
NASA Studies 'New' 50-Year-Old Lunar Sample to Prep for Return to Moon
SpaceRef - 5 Mar 2022 00:41
People say good things come to those who wait....