Space News
NASA's Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
NASA Breaking news - 20 Nov 2023 17:01
The latest image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming re...
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SPACE.com - 20 Nov 2023 23:40
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NASA to Talk Science Highlights of First Artemis Robotic Moon Landing
NASA Breaking news - 20 Nov 2023 23:04
NASA will host a What's on Board media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 29, to discuss the science payloads flying aboard the first commercial robotic flight to the lunar surface as part of the agency's CLPS ...
Juice burns hard toward first-ever Earth-moon flyby
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 22:15
On 17 November 2023, ESA's Juice spacecraft carried out one of the largest and most important maneuvers in its eight-year journey to Jupiter.
Distant 'teenage galaxies' surprise astronomers with unexpected heavy elements
SPACE.com - 20 Nov 2023 22:00
Significant amounts of nickel observed in galaxies only two-to-three billion years after the Big Bang.
NASA's 'flawless' heat shield demo passes the test
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 21:50
A little more than a year ago, a NASA flight test article came screaming back from space at more than 18,000 mph, reaching temperatures of nearly 2,700°F before gently splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. At that moment...
Gaze Into the Heart of the Milky Way in This Latest JWST Image
Universe Today - 20 Nov 2023 21:45
Thanks to its infrared capabilities, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows astronomers to peer through the gas and dust clogging the Milky Way’s center, revealing never-before-seen features. One of the biggest m...
The universe can't hide behind the Zone of Avoidance any longer
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 21:23
Our view of the cosmos is always limited by the fact we are located within a galaxy filled with interstellar gas and dust. This is most dramatically seen in the central region of the Milky Way, which is filled with so mu...
A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars
Universe Today - 20 Nov 2023 21:17
Humans on Mars will need oxygen, and Mars’ atmosphere is pretty anemic when it comes to the life-sustaining element. NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully extracted oxygen from CO2 in Mars’ atmosphere, but there a...
PRIME-1 Simulation
NASA Breaking news - 20 Nov 2023 20:15
A team of engineers participate in simulation training for the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Spa...
Europe's JUICE probe will be 1st to use gravity of Earth and moon to slingshot to Jupiter
SPACE.com - 20 Nov 2023 20:00
The spacecraft recently burned 10 percent of its total fuel in a single 43-minute maneuver as preparation for the double gravity assist.
Seeing Sagittarius C in a New Light
NASA Breaking news - 20 Nov 2023 19:59
A star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is seen in exceptional detail in this image from Nov. 20, 2023, thanks to the Near-Infrared Camera instrument on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. An estimated 500,000...
U.S. delegation stokes optimism on wireless and satellite goals at WRC-23
Space News - 20 Nov 2023 19:51
Government officials leading the U.S. delegation said their top priorities are to ensure spectrum access for next-generation wireless services and to boost U.S. growth in the space economy. The post U.S. delegation stoke...
Webb reveals new features in heart of Milky Way
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 19:15
The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming regio...
SpaceX's Starship is now a Matchbox Sky Busters die-cast toy
SPACE.com - 20 Nov 2023 19:00
SpaceX's Starship has launched into space and landed as a Mattel Matchbox toy. The reusable spacecraft is among the latest additions to the classic toy brand's line of aircraft (and spacecraft).
Investigating the contribution of gamma-ray blazar flares to neutrino flux
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 19:00
Blazars belong to the family of active galactic nuclei called quasars. What differentiates them from quasars is that the flares ejected out of these active galactic nuclei are pointed toward the Earth. These flares conta...
NASA to Highlight Inclusion During Bayou Classic Event
NASA Breaking news - 20 Nov 2023 18:50
NASA is bringing a clear message to the 50th Annual Bayou Classic Friday, Nov. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 25 - while exploring the universe for the benefit of all, it is equally invested in ensuring the participation of all i...
Using recovery capsules to prevent loss of data from balloon-based telescopes
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 18:30
An international team of astrophysicists, aerospace engineers and balloonists has found that data recovery capsules are a viable means of ensuring data integrity in the event of loss of flight capabilities or communicati...
The best places in Mexico to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024
SPACE.com - 20 Nov 2023 18:00
A total solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8, 2024. Here, we take a look at some of the best places to watch the total eclipse in Mexico.
Physicists answer question of Supergalactic Plane's absent spiral galaxies
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 18:00
Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our local universe called the Supergalactic Plane.
Meta Quest 3 review: One giant leap for consumer VR
SPACE.com - 20 Nov 2023 17:40
The Meta Quest 3 VR headset is a huge step beyond its predecessor, although still not without some minor issues.
'Teenage galaxies' are unusually hot, glowing with unexpected elements
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2023 17:00
Similar to human teenagers, teenage galaxies are awkward, experience growth spurts and enjoy heavy metal--nickel, that is.