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[ad_1] NASA and high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX space company announced a 24-hour weather delay for their planned launch of four astronauts into orbit for NASA’s first full-fledged human mission using a proprietary spacecraft private. Take-off time slipped from Saturday to Sunday evening due to forecasts of wind gusts over …

[ad_1] NASA delayed the launch of the first manned SpaceX mission to the International Space Station due to bad weather. The crew, consisting of a Japanese astronaut and three Americans, was scheduled to take off on Saturday but was postponed to Sunday due to winds that could interfere with the …

[ad_1] Not to be missed Studying Abroad with the EIT: The Path to Education for the Future On the other side of space, 5.5 billion light-years away, several telescopes have been able to capture a brief gamma-ray burst. Scientists believe it is a residue tremendously loud explosion, which is associated …

[ad_1] New York, November 13: Astronomers have discovered the brightest infrared light ever seen from a brief gamma-ray burst, with a bizarre glow that is much brighter than previously thought possible. The half-second flash of light, detected in May of this year, came from a violent gamma-ray burst billions of …

[ad_1] Sean Costello November 13, 2020 1.8 million pounds of thrust lifts the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket and payload NROL-101 off the platform at Space Launch Complex 41 on Friday, November 13, 2020. Photo: Matt Haskell, Spaceflight Insider With the telltale crackle of three GEM 63 solid rocket …

[ad_1] NASA wants to better understand the weather on Mars and its new Perseverance rover should help with that. Scientists are eager to learn about the role dust plays in the Martian climate and how massive dust storms can seemingly come out of nowhere. Perseverance should arrive on Mars within …

[ad_1] Once a year, after the full moon, a coral reef reproduces each year thanks to an underwater “snow storm”. Key points: Coral eggs are harvested for fertilization, then released in concentrated doses near damaged coral reefs The success of this process led to an expansion into the Whitsundays with …

[ad_1] NASA wants to better understand the weather on Mars and its new Perseverance rover should help with that. Scientists are eager to learn about the role dust plays in the Martian climate and how massive dust storms can seemingly come out of nowhere. Perseverance should arrive on Mars within …

[ad_1] Four astronauts will enter orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule this weekend, kicking off what NASA hopes will be years of SpaceX conducting routine trips to keep the International. Space Fully equipped station. Takeoff was originally scheduled for Saturday night local time, but NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said …

[ad_1] A massive dying star is not a peaceful event. It expels its outer material in a colossal explosion, irradiating space with high-energy gamma radiation for several years. However, empty space isn’t the only thing exposed to this radiation. New research suggests that Earth’s ancient trees may contain evidence of …