Space News
Moon mission practice: NASA continues gearing up for Artemis 1 'wet dress rehearsal'
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 12:00
NASA continues to prepare for a crucial test that will pave the way for the launch of its Artemis 1 moon mission.
NASA to delay Mars Sample Return, switch to dual-lander approach
Space News - 28 Mar 2022 02:43
NASA plans to delay the next phase of its Mars Sample Return campaign and split a lander mission into two separate spacecraft to reduce the overall risk of the program. The post NASA to delay Mars Sample Return, switch t...
Wow! Astrophotographer images spacewalking astronauts from the ground (photo)
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 17:00
Sebastian Voltmer captured a photo of NASA astronaut Raja Chair and the European Space Agency's Matthias Maurer performing a spacewalk on March 23. And he took it from Maurer's hometown.
This lopsided galaxy has one seriously pumped-up arm (photo)
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 12:00
A galaxy's overdeveloped spiral arm dominates the foreground of a stunning new image from the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii.
Juno Spacecraft Glimpses Jupiter's Moons Io and Europa
SpaceRef - 28 Mar 2022 04:54
NASA's Juno mission captured this view of Jupiter's southern hemisphere during the spacecraft's 39th close flyby of the planet on Jan. 12, 2022....
NASA Space Station Update 28 March, 2022 - Trio of Astronauts Set to go Home
SpaceRef - 28 Mar 2022 23:49
Three Expedition 66 Flight Engineers are returning to Earth in less than two days as four private astronauts prepare for their mission to the International Space Station....
Blue Origin delays next crewed launch to Thursday due to high winds
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 23:15
Blue Origin has delayed the fourth crewed launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle from Tuesday (March 29) to Thursday (March 31), citing predicted high winds over the next couple of days.
'Dune' wins 6 Oscars at Academy Awards
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 22:58
"Dune" was honored last night at the 94th Academy Awards with six Oscars.
Perseverance rover's Mars samples now won't make it to Earth until 2033 at best
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 22:09
The NASA-ESA campaign to haul Mars samples back to Earth will require two Red Planet landers instead of one. The change will delay the arrival of samples here by two years, to no earlier than 2033.
Methane could be the first detectable indication of life beyond Earth
Phys.org - 28 Mar 2022 21:00
If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers. Although nonbiological processes can generate methane, a new study by scientists at UC Santa ...
Biden requests $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023 as agency aims to put astronauts on Mars by 2040
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 20:26
The Artemis moon program, however, will only see human landings in 2025 and 2028.
A small asteroid's orbit is changed forever after super close Earth flyby
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 20:19
A Hungarian astronomer nearly discovered a second space rock on a collision course with Earth in less than one month.
Declaración del administrador de la NASA sobre la solicitud de presupuesto del presidente para el año fiscal 2023
NASA Breaking news - 28 Mar 2022 19:53SES orders software-defined replacement satellite from Thales
Space News - 28 Mar 2022 18:55
SES said March 28 that it ordered a software-defined geostationary satellite from Thales Alenia Space to extend content and connectivity services across Europe, Africa and Asia. The post SES orders software-defined repla...
House-sized asteroid zooms by Earth in close flyby
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 18:39
A newly-discovered asteroid about the size of a house is passing close by Earth on Monday (March 28) but is no cause for alarm.
Laboratory analog for collision of outflow with dense clouds in protostar or starburst galaxy M82
Phys.org - 28 Mar 2022 18:16
Outflow or jets are an important feature for the star-formation region, and are the main solution for researchers to explain many key issues in star-formation. Properties, such as morphologies, size, and velocities, of o...
New method to study outflows from galactic centers in preparation for Athena
Phys.org - 28 Mar 2022 18:14
Unlike our Milky Way, some galaxies have an active black hole in their center driving powerful outflows of gas. But we know very little about their impact and origin. ESA's future X-ray mission Athena will change this. I...
NASA Administrator Statement on President's FY 2023 Budget Request
NASA Breaking news - 28 Mar 2022 17:51White House requests $26 billion for NASA for 2023
Space News - 28 Mar 2022 17:50
The Biden administration's fiscal year 2023 budget proposal seeks nearly $26 billion for NASA, with increases for exploration, Earth science and space technology. The post White House requests $26 billion for NASA for 20...
The secrets of black holes, revealed in All About Space magazine
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 17:17
Inside the latest issue of All About Space you'll find the secrets of black holes, the greatest space mysteries and several ways the universe could kill us.
Satellite spots stranded container ship Ever Forward from space, a year after Suez's Ever Given
SPACE.com - 28 Mar 2022 17:16
Satellites owned by the U.S. Earth observation company Maxar spotted a container ship that had been stuck for over two weeks in the shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, Maryland.
Video: Past, present, and future of women in space
Phys.org - 28 Mar 2022 16:06
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote. "Past, Present, and Future of Women in Space," is an inspirational program to re...