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Webb reveals intricate details in the remains of a dying star
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 17:06
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope obtained images of the Ring Nebula, one of the best-known examples of a planetary nebula. Much like the Southern Ring Nebula, one of Webb's first images, the Ring Nebula displays intrica...
SpaceX lights up the skies with midnight Starlink launch (photos)
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 14:00
Photos from SpaceX's recent Starlink launch highlight Falcon 9's raw power, as its rocket engines illuminate the night.
Eutelsat's OneWeb merger now just pending shareholder vote
Space News - 21 Aug 2023 23:12
Eutelsat has scheduled a shareholder vote Sept. 28 to get the final approval needed to take over OneWeb after clearing all regulatory hurdles for the multi-orbit merger. The post Eutelsat's OneWeb merger now just pending...
Watch Hurricane Hilary hit California hours after earthquake in this satellite video
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 21:38
Satellites watched weakening tropical storm Hilary bring a deluge to California hours after a series of earthquakes shook the Los Angeles region.
India's Chandrayaan-3 images far side of the moon ahead of Aug. 23 landing try (photos)
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 21:18
India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has photographed the far side of the moon, testing out landing optics that will be put to use during an Aug. 23 touchdown try.
Chicago stargazers find more light pollution and wildfires are obscuring the skies
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 21:15
Some of Drew Carhart's earliest memories remind him of his love of nature. Not just trees, flowers or birds--but the stars, planets and galaxies visible in the night sky.
James Webb Space Telescope offers a mesmerizing look at the Ring Nebula (photos)
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 21:00
The James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, this time with a beautiful new view of a famous planetary nebula. But don't be fooled  -- none of this has anything to do with planets.
Russia's space agency head vows to continue Moon race
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 20:03
The chief of the Russian space agency Roscosmos on Monday advocated for Russia to stay in the lunar race, a day after announcing its mission had crashed.
Gravitational wave detectors on the moon could be more sensitive than those on Earth
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 20:00
Scientists developing more sensitive next-generation gravitational wave detectors struggle with technical challenges that might be easily overcome by putting such detectors on the moon.
SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of Aug. 25 launch (photos, video)
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 19:00
Four astronauts from four different countries arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 20 ahead of their expected launch from Florida Aug. 25.
Want to find UFOs? That's a job for machine learning
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 18:44
In 2017, humanity got its first glimpse of an interstellar object (ISO), known as 1I/"Oumuamua, which buzzed our planet on its way out of the solar system. Speculation abound as to what this object could be because, base...
A new way to measure the expansion rate of the universe: Redshift drift
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 18:41
In 1929 Edwin Hubble published the first solid evidence that the universe is expanding. Drawing upon data from Vesto Slipher and Henrietta Leavitt, Hubble demonstrated a correlation between galactic distance and redshift...
Floating seismometers could help peer into the core of Venus
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 18:40
Seismology has been ubiquitous on Earth for decades, and missions such as InSight have recently provided the same data for the inside of Mars. Understanding a planet's inner workings is key to understanding its geology a...
Scientists introduce the design and application prospect of China's Tiangong space station
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 17:24
China's manned space project was approved in 1992 with a three-step strategic plan, and building a space station is the final goal of this plan.
Ten episodes of Star Wars to watch before Ahsoka
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 17:00
Fifteen years after she made her debut in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Jedi Ashoka Tano is finally getting her own Disney Plus series, Star Wars: Ahsoka.
Space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, but bone marrow fat may come to the rescue
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 16:26
A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, the body can eventually replenish them back on Earth with the help of fat stored in the bone marrow. The study, published in Na...
Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites
Space News - 21 Aug 2023 16:25
The Space Development Agency announced Aug. 21 it awarded contracts worth $1.5 billion to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to build and operate 72 satellites. The post Space Development Agency awards contracts to Loc...
Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula
ESA - 21 Aug 2023 16:00
The NASA/ESA/CSAJames Webb Space Telescopehas observed the well-known Ring Nebula with unprecedented detail. Formed by a star throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel, the Ring Nebula is an archetypal planeta...
Investigating the past and future of the universe using statistical methods to measure distance
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 15:47
New research has improved the accuracy of the parameters governing the expansion of the universe. More accurate parameters will help astronomers determine how the universe grew to its current state and how it will evolve...
Spanish astronomer discovers new active galaxy
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2023 15:20
By analyzing the images of the Sombrero Galaxy obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Elio Quiroga Rodriguez of the Mid Atlantic University in Spain, has identified a peculiar object, which turned out to be a ga...
Axiom Space raises $350 million
Space News - 21 Aug 2023 14:47
Axiom Space announced Aug. 21 that it has raised $350 million from Saudi Arabian and South Korean investors to continue development of a commercial space station. The post Axiom Space raises $350 million appeared first o...
Turns out you can transmit sound in a vacuum, just not very far
SPACE.com - 21 Aug 2023 14:00
For the first time, researchers were able to transmit, or "tunnel," sound waves across extremely small distances between two crystals in a vacuum.