Space News
Hubble sees spiral galaxy NGC 4423 edge-on
Phys.org - 12 Mar 2024 19:30
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows NGC 4423, a galaxy that lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. In this image, NGC 4423 appears to have quite an irregular, tubular form, so it ...
Stone Tools That are 1.4 Million Years Old Mark the Migration of Ancient Humans in Europe
Discover - 12 Mar 2024 17:00
Stone tools at an archaeological site in Ukraine have been deemed the oldest known human-made artifacts in Europe, hinting at the path that our ancient ancestors traveled.
James Webb Space Telescope complicates expanding universe paradox by checking Hubble's work
SPACE.com - 12 Mar 2024 17:00
The JWST's findings further scientists' conundrum of having different measurements of the expansion of the universe, which may require new physics to resolve.
NESC Honor Awards
NASA Breaking news - 12 Mar 2024 12:40
NESC Honor Awards are given each year to NASA employees, industry representatives, and other stakeholders for their efforts and achievements in engineering, leadership, teamwork, and communication. These awards formally ...
Astronomers Propose a 50-Meter Submillimeter Telescope
Universe Today - 12 Mar 2024 23:17
Some parts of the Universe only reveal important details when observed in radio waves. That explains why we have ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimetre-submillimetre Array, a collection of 7-meter and 12-meter radio telescop...
Water-themed plaque to fly on Europa Clipper to Jupiter's icy ocean moon
SPACE.com - 12 Mar 2024 23:00
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is dedicated to studying Jupiter's icy ocean moon, will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say "water."
NASA Expanding Lunar Exploration with Upgraded SLS Mega Rocket Design
NASA Breaking news - 12 Mar 2024 22:52
By: Martin Burkey As NASA prepares for its first crewed Artemis missions, the agency is making preparations to build, test, and assemble the next evolution of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The larger and power po...
SpaceX stacks Starship ahead of 3rd test flight (photos)
SPACE.com - 12 Mar 2024 22:32
SpaceX has stacked Starship ahead of the megarocket's highly anticipated third test flight, which could take place as soon as Thursday (March 14).
Third satellite-carrying transatlantic Beluga flight lands in Florida
Space News - 12 Mar 2024 22:27
The Airbus-built Eutelsat 36D geostationary communications satellite landed in Sanford, Florida, March 11 ahead of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch slated from the nearby Kennedy Space Center at the end of the month. The post Th...
Dark Energy Camera captures remains of a massive star that exploded nearly 11,000 years ago in huge gigapixel image
Phys.org - 12 Mar 2024 22:19
This colorful web of wispy gas filaments is the Vela Supernova Remnant, an expanding nebula of cosmic debris left over from a massive star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. Located around 800 light-years away in the ...
Zero-boil-off tank experiments to enable long-duration space exploration
Phys.org - 12 Mar 2024 22:18
Do we have enough fuel to get to our destination? This is probably one of the first questions that comes to mind whenever your family gets ready to embark on a road trip. If the trip is long, you will need to visit gas s...
A rare nova ignites a 'new star' in the sky this year. Here's how to see it
SPACE.com - 12 Mar 2024 22:00
A nova named T Coronae Borealis is expected to decorate the night sky between February and September 2024 for the first time in 80 years. Here's how you can see the event.
Russia and China announce plan to build shared nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, 'without humans'
SPACE.com - 12 Mar 2024 21:00
The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base that Russia and China have agreed to build together.
The next space flight accident: How do we prevent it?
Phys.org - 12 Mar 2024 20:26
I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with every passing day, NASA breaks a record: the longest stretch without a major ...
Tech Today: Suspended Solar Panels See the Light
NASA Breaking news - 12 Mar 2024 20:05
In the 80 years since the shocking collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington, engineers have designed suspended structures to minimize their universal weakness: resonance. If not designed to deal with oscillati...
Mars attracts: How the Red Planet influences Earth's climate and seas
SPACE.com - 12 Mar 2024 20:01
Scientists have discovered a surprising 2.4-million-year-cycle in deep-sea sediments that indicates Mars has an influence on Earth's oceans and climate.
Ancient People Wore Jewelry for its Protective Power, and Other Mystical Purposes
Discover - 12 Mar 2024 20:00
From ornate necklaces worn by the rich and powerful to amber amulets used to ward off disease, ancient humans crafted jewelry for a host of different reasons.
Communications Services Project
NASA Breaking news - 12 Mar 2024 19:59
Overview NASA's Communications Services Project, known as CSP, is pioneering a new era of space communications by partnering with industry to provide commercial space relay communications services for NASA missions near ...
NASA Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara Read "First Woman"
NASA Breaking news - 12 Mar 2024 19:57
In this image from Jan. 12, 2024, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli (left) and Loral O'Hara pose with a copy of “First Woman”, NASA's first graphic novel, inside the International Space Station’s cupola. The interact...
NASA's Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center
NASA Breaking news - 12 Mar 2024 19:53
On March 6, technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays for the agency's Europa Clipp...
Japan creates multibillion-dollar space strategic fund to boost space industry
Space News - 12 Mar 2024 19:50
Japan has established a multibillion-dollar Space Strategic Fund to help develop the country's innovation, autonomy and international competitiveness in space. The post Japan creates multibillion-dollar space strategic f...
You could win a chance to watch 2024's total solar eclipse from a jet. Here's how
SPACE.com - 12 Mar 2024 19:26
Public charter jet service JSX has opened up a sweepstakes for its total solar eclipse flight in Dallas, Texas. There will be 6 winners, and each winner can bring a guest.