Space
- Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in USapnews.com Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt communications this weekend.
- James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian awardwww.space.com James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award
"I work on a telescope that does the impossible."
- Boeing’s historic Starliner mission now expected to launch no sooner than May 17 after valve issuewww.cnn.com Boeing’s historic Starliner mission now expected to launch no sooner than May 17 after valve issue | CNN
Engineers are replacing a valve on the rocket that will power the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The launch is now expected no sooner than May 17.
- Orbiter captures video of plasma swirling on the sun in "exquisite detail"www.cbsnews.com Orbiter captures video of plasma swirling on the sun in "exquisite detail"
In the video, the surface of the sun appears furred with dark yellow material as beams of gold swoop overhead.
- China Creates a High-Resolution Atlas of the Moonwww.universetoday.com China Creates a High-Resolution Atlas of the Moon
Multiple space agencies are looking to send crewed missions to the Moon’s southern polar region in this decade and the next. Moreover, they intend to create the infrastructure that will allow for a sustained human presence, exploration, and economic development. This requires that the local geograph...
Really important step towards expanding our research on the moon, is creating highly detailed maps of the entire surface.
China is doing some great work on building out infrastructure and studies of the moon. They're the only country that's brought back any moon rocks in decades.
Space Race 3.0 is on, and we'll see how different approaches to the research and manned missions will move forward.
The US is currently building out an extremely upfront cost heavy project, but with a lot of long term benefits.
China is building a more straightforward moon project, but with higher ongoing costs, as much of the infrastructure is disposable (more like Apollo).
- The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at allarstechnica.com The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all
"The structural inefficiency was a huge deal."
- Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was favored to win a contract worth billions to develop a crew capsule over SpaceX.
- Boeing received $4.2 billion to develop a "commercial crew" transportation system, but ultimately lost the commercial crew space race.
- Boeing struggled to adjust to a fixed-price environment and faced financial pressure and technical challenges in developing Starliner.
- Capella Space using AI to automate ship identificationspacenews.com Capella Space using AI to automate ship identification
Capella Space using AI to automate ship identification
- Love to see the night sky on Mars? This is what it would be like to stargaze on the Red Planetwww.skyatnightmagazine.com Love to see the night sky on Mars? This is what it would be like to stargaze on the Red Planet
What would it be like to see the Sun or the stars from Mars? Read our guide to find out what astronauts could see in the Mars night sky.
- China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moonapnews.com China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
China has launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.
- An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravitywww.popularmechanics.com An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravity
This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.
- What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?www.planetary.org What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?
The words may be similar, but astronomy (a science) and astrology (a divinatory practice) are very different things.
- Two giants in the satellite telecom industry join forces to counter Starlinkarstechnica.com Two giants in the satellite telecom industry join forces to counter Starlink
SES is buying Intelsat, the world's first commercial satellite operator, for $3.1 billion.
- How to reach out to university staff for consultation
I’m working on an indie game that deals with Space Sciences. I’m nearby a well-known university for aerospace and space sciences and could use some guidance from people that know the subject well. The university’s faculty directory helped me find potential contacts but I’m not too sure on the proper etiquette for contacting them.
Do I just contact a few of them individually to their uni emails? Do I contact their provided phone numbers? Do I reach out to the Department Head and ask for their guidance? Is payment usually expected for an initial conversation like this?
- Insanely Detailed Webb Image of the Horsehead Nebulawww.universetoday.com Insanely Detailed Webb Image of the Horsehead Nebula
Life isn't so bad. Take a moment to enjoy this stunning JWST image of the Horsehead Nebula. Your tax dollars may have paid for it.
The amount of detail in these pictures is amazing. You can really see the texture in the nebula, and the features are so crisp, it kind of looks 3d.
- How Knot Theory Can Help Spacecraft Can Change Orbits Without Using Fuelwww.universetoday.com How Knot Theory Can Help Spacecraft Can Change Orbits Without Using Fuel
When a spacecraft arrives at its destination, it settles into an orbit for science operations. But after the primary mission is complete, there might be other interesting orbits where scientists would like to explore. Maneuvering to a different orbit requires fuel, limiting a spacecraft’s number of ...
Pretty interesting topic, would be interesting if it could be used to move satellites to a "parking orbit" once they run out of fuel. It's unclear just how much movement in an orbit that can be done, as it says it needs to be in the same energy level.
Source press release: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/new-technique-uses-knot-theory-create-tube-map-around-planets-and-moons
Source journal article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42064-024-0201-0
- NASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov NASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue - NASA Science
NASA is working to resume science operations of the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope after it entered safe mode April 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue. Hubble’s instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good health. The telescope automatically entered safe mode when one of its three ...
- Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this yearwww.space.com Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this year
The first piece of the network might launch as soon as this year.
- Star bars show Universe’s early galaxies evolved much faster than previously thoughtwww.eurekalert.org Star bars show Universe’s early galaxies evolved much faster than previously thought
<p>The Universe’s early galaxies were less chaotic and developed much faster than previously thought, according to new research looking back more than ten billion years in time.</p>
- Signs of spiders from Mars | ESAwww.esa.int Signs of spiders from Mars
No sign of Ziggy Stardust – but ESA’s Mars Express has snapped the telltale traces of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region of Mars.
- Boeing's Starliner set to fly astronauts for the first time on May 6techcrunch.com Boeing's Starliner set to fly astronauts for the first time on May 6 | TechCrunch
If Boeing and NASA are unable to meet the May 6 date, there are additional launch opportunities on May 7, 10 and 11.
- Injury Rates at SpaceX Soar Above Industry Normsgizmodo.com Injury Rates at SpaceX Soar Above Industry Norms
At SpaceX's manufacturing facility in Brownsville, Texas, the injury rate is more than seven times the industry average.
- Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photoswww.space.com Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photos
"We were surprised with seeing such a large number of candidate objects."
- AI Starts to Sift Through String Theory’s Near-Endless Possibilities | Quanta Magazinewww.quantamagazine.org AI Starts to Sift Through String Theory’s Near-Endless Possibilities | Quanta Magazine
Using machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets of elementary particles — though not yet those of our universe.
- SpaceX completes 300th Falcon booster landing during Starlink mission – Spaceflight Now
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/18279792
> >The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1078, made its ninth launch on this flight. It previously launched NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station, USSF-124 and five Starlink flights. > > > >About eight and a half minutes after liftoff, B1078 landed on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions.’ In addition to this being the 300th Falcon booster landing overall, it was the 79th landing for JRTI and the 233rd droneship landing to date.
- Strange 'minimoon' orbiting alongside Earth may be a piece of the far side of the moon, new research hintswww.livescience.com An extra moon may be orbiting Earth — and scientists think they know exactly where it came from
The near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, which orbits alongside our planet as a 'minimoon,' may have originated from Giordano Bruno crater on the far side of the moon, new research suggests.
- Watch Rocket Lab launch new NASA solar sail tech to orbit todaywww.space.com Watch Rocket Lab launch new NASA solar sail tech to orbit today
Liftoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET tonight (April 23).
- Near-collision between NASA spacecraft, Russian satellite was shockingly close − less than 10 meters apartwww.usatoday.com Near-collision between NASA spacecraft, Russian satellite was shockingly close − less than 10 meters apart
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy said this month the NASA spacecraft whizzed by a Russian spy satellite with less than 10 meters to spare.
- Do We Need A Property Tax For Space?www.forbes.com Do We Need A Property Tax For Space?
Considering a proposal for a property tax-like policy for the deployment of near-Earth satellites.
- NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titanarstechnica.com NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
Dragonfly will push the boundaries of engineering and science as it explores Titan.
- Voyager 1 contact restoredwww.usatoday.com Contact restored with NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe
NASA has regained full contact with the Voyager 1 space probe, the most distant human-made object in the universe, scientists announced Monday.
Voyager 1 contact restored
- NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earthwww.jpl.nasa.gov NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
After some inventive sleuthing, the mission team can — for the first time in five months — check the health and status of the most distant human-made object in existence.
- See a flyby of Io, a hellish moon with lakes of lava | Digital Trendswww.digitaltrends.com See a flyby of Io, a hellish moon with lakes of lava | Digital Trends
NASA's Juno spacecraft has been investigating Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, and has observed some dramatic features.
- NASA’s Juno Gives Aerial Views of Mountain, Lava Lake on Io - NASAwww.nasa.gov NASA’s Juno Gives Aerial Views of Mountain, Lava Lake on Io - NASA
Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft provides close-ups of intriguing features on the hellish Jovian moon.
- Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescopescience.nasa.gov Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope
NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts. In May 2023, scientists discovered that NICER had devel...
