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US Space Force releases decades of bolide data to NASA for planetary defense studies
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 13:21
An agreement between NASA and the U.S. Space Force recently authorized the public release of decades of data collected by U.S. government sensors on fireball events (large bright meteors also known as bolides) for the be...
Ride into orbit secured for Copernicus Sentinel-1C
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 14:28
A contract signed with Arianespace secures the launch for the third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite. Scheduled to lift off on ESA's new Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in the first half of 2023, Se...
Private Ax-1 astronauts ready to launch on SpaceX rocket tomorrow
SPACE.com - 8 Apr 2022 00:42
The first all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station is ready to fly, mission leaders announced today (April 7).
NASA plans to resume crucial Artemis 1 moon mission test on Saturday
SPACE.com - 8 Apr 2022 21:04
With the private Ax-1 astronaut mission safely on its way to the space station, NASA plans to resume the "wet dress rehearsal" of its Artemis 1 moon mission this weekend.
Differences between the Moon's near and far sides linked to colossal ancient impact
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 20:35
The face that the Moon shows to Earth looks far different from the one it hides on its far side. The nearside is dominated by the lunar mare--the vast, dark-colored remnants of ancient lava flows. The crater-pocked far s...
Dying Star Puffs out six Smoke Rings
Universe Today - 8 Apr 2022 20:34
A red giant star is dying in an unusual way by blowing smoke rings before its eminent demise. The post Dying Star Puffs out six Smoke Rings appeared first on Universe Today.
A 'beautiful, beautiful launch:' Teams celebrate private Ax-1 mission's landmark liftoff
SPACE.com - 8 Apr 2022 20:26
Four private astronauts left Earth this morning (April 8), riding a SpaceX capsule toward the International Space Station on a history-making liftoff that wowed observers.
The Four Private Axiom Astronauts are off to the International Space Station
Universe Today - 8 Apr 2022 20:21
This morning, at 11:17 AM EDT (08:17 AM PDT), the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Designated Axiom ...
Giant Space Telescopes Could Be Made Out of Liquid
Universe Today - 8 Apr 2022 19:34
The Hubble space telescope has a primary mirror of 2.4 meters. The Nancy Grace Roman telescope has one at 2.4 meters and the James Webb Space Telescope has a whopping 6.5 meter primary mirror. These are all fine and well...
SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 19:06
SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week's stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world's most expensive tourist des...
Mission design of an aperture-synthetic interferometer system for space-based exoplanet exploration
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 18:58
The search for extraterrestrial life and exploration of "another Earth" is an eternal theme for humans and inspires generations of planetary scientists. It not only improves our understanding of the formation and evoluti...
Snap up a huge $500 discount on the Panasonic Lumix S1H camera
SPACE.com - 8 Apr 2022 18:58
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A New Record for the Most Distant Galaxy, Seen Just 300 Million Years After the Big Bang
Universe Today - 8 Apr 2022 18:44
An international team of astronomers have discovered HD1, which could be the most distant galaxy ever observed! The post A New Record for the Most Distant Galaxy, Seen Just 300 Million Years After the Big Bang appeared f...
Heliocentrism: Definition, origin and model
SPACE.com - 8 Apr 2022 18:03
Heliocentrism places the sun at the center of the Solar System. This is the history of how scientists discovered our place and in the Solar System.
SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station
SPACE.com - 8 Apr 2022 17:52
This morning (April 8), a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, launching the first fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station.
Labs Are Assembling Synthetic Genes, and It's Cheaper Than Ever
Discover - 8 Apr 2022 17:50
A new study compares the emerging field of gene synthesis to computation, which rapidly transformed labs and scientific fields. Could synthetic biology have a similar impact on our world?
Axiom Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station
SpaceRef - 8 Apr 2022 17:44
Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 11:17 a.m. ...
SpaceX launches commercial mission to ISS
Space News - 8 Apr 2022 17:36
SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft April 8 carrying four commercial astronauts to the International Space Station for Axiom Space. The post SpaceX launches commercial mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews.
Axiom Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station
NASA Breaking news - 8 Apr 2022 17:32If aliens were sending us signals, this is what they might look like
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 17:08
For more than 60 years, scientists have been searching the cosmos for possible signs of radio transmission that would indicate the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI). In that time, the technology and method...
Simulation shows how star collisions fuel massive black holes
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 16:55
It's difficult to predict with certainty what will happen when giant stars collide, but new, first-of-their-kind hydrodynamic simulations by the DEMOBLACK team at the University of Padova in Italy point to a range of exo...
Ten new gravitational waves found in LIGO-Virgo's O3a data
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2022 16:54
In the last seven years, scientists at the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC) have detected 90 gravitational waves signals. Gravitational waves are perturbations in the fabric of spacetime that race outwards from cataclysmic...