[ad_1] Aboard a rocket that has the perfect name for the year of a global pandemic, three American astronauts and one from Japan are expected to take off from Florida on Saturday night, as NASA finally returns to the chore of manned spaceflight. The 7.49pm launch of the SpaceX Resilience …
Read More »Scientists have identified an explosion so intense that it defies all explanation: BGR
[ad_1] Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected an explosion that defies their expectations. The event was the collision of two neutron stars, or at least that’s what astronomers first believed. More research may be needed before we can understand what really happened. There are all kinds of interesting …
Read More »NASA shares the sweet selfie of the Mars Curiosity rover with three holes
[ad_1] NASA’s Curiosity rover posed with three holes in a place called “Mary Anning” in October. NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS Human imagination is not bound by Earth, and there is no better reminder of the worlds beyond our planet than a new selfie from Mars. NASA’s Curiosity rover looks …
Read More »The countdown to the dress rehearsal sets the stage for the launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon
[ad_1] four astronaut launch this weekend aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft tied atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Kennedy Space Center Thursday for a countdown to rehearsal as engineers reviewed preparations and kept an eye on offshore weather in the wake of State of tropical storm. 1-crew commander Michael …
Read More »The solar system was formed in less than 200,000 years
[ad_1] The artistic conception of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system. Image courtesy of NASA. A long time ago – about 4.5 billion years – our sun and our solar system formed in the short span of 200,000 years. This is the conclusion of a group …
Read More »NIST designs a prototype fuel gauge for the orbit
[ad_1] Credit:NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Many satellites perform very important and profitable tasks, but some may be deactivated with fuel still in the tank due to current methods of measuring the amount of fuel. More accurate fuel gauges could help ensure satellites stay operational longer and time in orbit is …
Read More »Birth of the magnetar from a colossal collision potentially seen for the first time
[ad_1] Long ago and throughout the universe, a huge explosion of gamma rays released more energy in half a second than the sun will produce during its 10 billion years of life. After examining the incredibly bright burst with optical, X-ray, near-infrared and radio wavelengths, an astrophysics team led by …
Read More »Jupiter’s moon Europa glows in the dark as it is bombarded with radiation- Technology News, Firstpost
[ad_1] FP trend12 November 2020 09:46:31 Scientists found that Jupiter’s full ocean moon Europa also shines on the night side. An experiment conducted at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, which recreated the interactions of Europa and Jupiter, made these new discoveries exciting. According to a JPL declaration, Europa …
Read More »SpaceX is ready to send astronauts into space on its first manned operational flight
[ad_1] SpaceX will send four astronauts into low Earth orbit as part of its first manned operational flight to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew, consisting of a Japanese and three US astronauts, are scheduled to take off shortly after midnight on Sunday, on a rocket and capsule system …
Read More »Atmospheric rivers help create huge holes in Antarctic sea ice
[ad_1] Rutgers University Hot, humid rivers of air can affect the entire continent and influence climate change A band of clouds in an atmospheric river extending from South America to the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone on September 16, 2017. Image: NASA Warm, humid rivers of air in Antarctica play a …
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