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NASA delays next ISS spacewalk until end of July due to spacesuit leak issue
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2024 02:00
NASA has delayed the next ISS spacewalk until at least late July while it investigates a spacesuit leak that cut a recent EVA short.
NASA insists Boeing Starliner crew 'not stranded' on ISS
Phys.org - 29 Jun 2024 16:00
The first astronauts to fly Boeing's troubled Starliner are definitely not "stranded" at the International Space Station, NASA insisted Friday despite having no clear timeframe for bringing them home.
These Three Neutron Stars Shouldn't Be So Cold
Universe Today - 29 Jun 2024 04:23
Neutron stars are among the densest objects in the Universe, second only to black holes. Like black holes, neutron stars are what remains after a star reaches the end of its life cycle and undergoes gravitational collaps...
Starliner to remain on ISS for more thruster tests
Space News - 29 Jun 2024 02:37
NASA and Boeing plan to keep the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station well into July to conduct additional tests, while emphasizing its two-person crew is not "stranded" in space. The post Star...
Earliest Supermassive Black Holes Were "Shockingly Normal"
Universe Today - 30 Jun 2024 01:34
The early Universe is a puzzling and--in many ways--still-unknown place. The first billion years of cosmic history saw the explosive creation of stars and the growth of the first galaxies. It’s also a time when the ear...
Asteroid Samples Were Once Part of a Wetter World
Universe Today - 29 Jun 2024 23:31
Nine months have passed since NASA’s OSIRIS-REx returned its samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth. The samples are some of the Solar System’s primordial, pristine materials. They’ve made their way into scientists’ ...
Eumetsat moves weather satellite from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9
Space News - 29 Jun 2024 20:49
European weather satellite operator Eumetsat has shifted the upcoming launch of a weather satellite from an Ariane 6 to a Falcon 9, a move that surprised and frustrated European space officials. The post Eumetsat moves w...
What are rogue planets?
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2024 18:59
Discover the strange world of rogue planets left to wander the cosmos untethered to any star.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 --A Home on the Moon
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2024 18:05
On Episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Evan Jensen of ICON Build about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one day Mars.
'Stellar tanning salon' brings light of alien suns to Earth
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2024 17:00
The first-ever stellar tanning salon just opened in Germany, giving a few lucky folks the chance to see what it would be like to bake on an alien beach.
The Milky Way's eROSITA bubbles are large and distant
Phys.org - 29 Jun 2024 17:00
In 2020, astronomers discovered a large hourglass-shaped structure in or near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Dubbed "eROSITA bubbles," there have been a few different hypotheses proposed to explain their precise nat...
'A Quiet Place: Day One' is a riveting return to the day Earth went silent (review)
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2024 16:00
A review of "A Quiet Place: Day One" from director Michael Sarnoski, which reveals how Earth went quiet following a terrifying alien invasion.
Benro Mach3 9X CF Series 3 tripod review
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2024 15:00
It's one of the most advanced tripods in Benro's catalog -- we're testing the Mach3 to see how well it performs for various photographic styles, including astro.
SpaceX launches second batch of satellites for NRO's proliferated constellation
Space News - 29 Jun 2024 13:03
Approximately half a dozen launches supporting NRO's proliferated architecture are planned for 2024 The post SpaceX launches second batch of satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA astronauts will stay at the space station longer for more troubleshooting of Boeing capsule
Phys.org - 29 Jun 2024 12:56
Two NASA astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing's new space capsule that cropped up on the trip there.
Prize winner wants to detect asteroids coming from sun's direction
Space News - 29 Jun 2024 03:06
Ground-based telescopes ignore "a huge swath" of the inner solar system because the sky is simply too bright The post Prize winner wants to detect asteroids coming from sun’s direction appeared first on SpaceNews.
Making Rocket Fuel Out of Lunar Regolith
Universe Today - 29 Jun 2024 02:10
In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies plan to extend the reach of human exploration. This will include creating infrastructure on the Moon that will allow for crewed missions on a regular basis. This infrast...