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  • Scientists May Have Discovered the Mechanism Behind Mysterious COVID-19 Symptoms
    by Newzlab
    May 20, 2022
    Scientists have found a biological mechanism that has never been described before, which may help explain the disturbed blood coagulation that has often been observed in n patients with serious […]
  • Webb telescope nearly set to explore the solar system
    by Newzlab
    May 20, 2022
    Simulated spectroscopy results from the plumes of Europa. This is an example of the data the Webb telescope could return that could identify the composition of subsurface ocean of this […]
  • Atlas 5 launches Starliner on second uncrewed test flight
    by Newzlab
    May 20, 2022
    Updated 10 p.m. Eastern with comments from postlaunch briefing. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station on a critical, […]
  • Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2: Live updates
    by Newzlab
    May 20, 2022
    Refresh 2022-05-20T00:40:41.989Z NASA, Boeing Starliner launch briefing at 9 pm ET An Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner OFT-2 space capsule launches from Space Launch Complex 40 of the Cape […]
  • Countdown begins for test flight of Starliner crew capsule – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 19, 2022
    Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch […]
  • We May See a Tau Herculid Meteor Outburst on May 31st
    by Newzlab
    May 19, 2022
    Be sure to watch the skies on the last morning of May, for a possible Tau Herculid meteor outburst. If predictions hold true, we may be in for a rare […]
  • Seeing Inside a Cosmic Superaccelerator – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 19, 2022
    This artist’s representation shows a pulsar wind nebula around another pulsar, named Geminga. Pulsar wind nebulae may be the cosmic sites of particle accelerators. Nahks TrEhnl Take a coin out […]
  • Solar Orbiter’s first close encounter
    by Newzlab
    May 19, 2022
    On 26 March and enduring temperatures of some 500 degrees Celsius from within the orbit of planet Mercury, Solar Orbiter returned spectacular imagery of the Sun during its first close […]
  • Oceans Are Losing Their Memory
    by Newzlab
    May 19, 2022
    Using future projections from the latest generation of Earth System Models, a recent study published in Science Advances found that most of the world’s ocean is steadily losing its year-to-year […]
  • Engineers investigating NASA’s Voyager 1 telemetry data
    by Newzlab
    May 19, 2022
    NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, shown in this illustration, has been exploring our solar system since 1977, along with its twin, Voyager 2. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech While the Voyager 1 spacecraft continues […]
  • Military buyers challenged to stay up on the latest commercial space innovations
    by Newzlab
    May 18, 2022
    Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein said commercial innovation today is “outpacing the demand signal from the government.” WASHINGTON — U.S. military buyers of space systems for decades have relied […]
  • Blue Origin delays next space tourist launch from May 20 due to vehicle issue
    by Newzlab
    May 18, 2022
    Blue Origin’s fifth human spaceflight won’t take place on Friday (May 20) after all. Jeff Bezos’ company had been targeting Friday for the launch of NS-21, the next mission of […]
  • SpaceX rocket, Starlink satellites launch from pad 39A – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 18, 2022
    Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-18 mission launched SpaceX’s […]
  • No, This Isn’t a Doorway on Mars
    by Newzlab
    May 18, 2022
    A Mastcam image from the Mars Curiosity rover captures what looks like a doorway into a rock ledge. It was formed when layered rock cracked and eroded away. Courtesy NASA […]
  • Witness a Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, May 15–16 – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 18, 2022
    I made this sequence of the November 19, 2021, near-total lunar eclipse — emphasizing deepest eclipse — with a 94-mm refractor. This month’s eclipse will be total. Bob King You […]
  • ESA – Peek-a-boo Moon
    by Newzlab
    May 18, 2022
    On the evening of 15 May 2022, Earth passed between the Sun and the Moon blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the lunar surface. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti witnessed […]
  • Using AI To Cure Blinding Eye Diseases
    by Newzlab
    May 17, 2022
    NIH discovery sheds light on tissue targeted by age-related macular degeneration and other diseases Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue in the retina that is […]
  • Mysterious nuclear transient AT2019pev inspected in X-rays
    by Newzlab
    May 17, 2022
    AT2019pev: The evolution of the 0.3−5 keV luminosity (top), the hardness ratio (upper middle), the power-law index (middle), the black-body temperature (lower middle) and the black-body radius (bottom) with time. […]
  • Space systems dominate Rocket Lab revenue
    by Newzlab
    May 17, 2022
    WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab, the company best known for its Electron small launch vehicle, generated most of its first quarter revenue from other space systems and not launch itself. In […]
  • Tim Dodd Elon interview at BC Spring 2022
    by Newzlab
    May 17, 2022
    Elon also discussed the liftoff T/W, which will be >1.4. He says that a high T/W is cost-effective for a fully-reusable rocket because the propellant costs are the largest percentage […]
  • Save $150 on a Panasonic Lumix G100 camera
    by Newzlab
    May 17, 2022
    If you’re looking for a new camera then now could be the time to grab one as B&H Photo Video has discounted the Panasonic Lumix G100 by $150. The Panasonic […]
  • NASA lander detects biggest ‘marsquake’ yet – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 17, 2022
    The InSight lander’s seismometer instrument, covered by its wind and thermal shield, on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s InSight lander operating on the surface of Mars has detected […]
  • Astronomers Find a Star That Contains 65 Different Elements
    by Newzlab
    May 16, 2022
    Have you ever held a chunk of gold in your hand? Not a little piece of jewelry, but an ounce or more? If you have, you can almost immediately understand […]
  • Spotting Dots on the Sun – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 16, 2022
    These images from Solar Orbiter, taken on 30 May 2020, show a variety of small-scale structures.Adapted from Solar Orbiter / EUI Team / ESA & NASA; CSL, IAS, MPS, PMOD […]
  • ESA spurs investment in space entrepreneurs
    by Newzlab
    May 16, 2022
    Applications 16/05/2022 170 views 11 likes Dozens of people who have set up start-up companies and fledgling businesses are pitching their ideas to investors today, as part of an ESA […]
  • A Simple One-Week-Long Break From Social Media Can Improve Your Health
    by Newzlab
    May 16, 2022
    The researchers asked study participants to take a week-long break from social media. Results of a study that asked participants to take a week-long break from social media find positive […]
  • Fifth Blue Origin flight scheduled for next week
    by Newzlab
    May 16, 2022
    Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin space tourism company announced Friday that its next rocket will take off on May 20 with six passengers on board. One of […]
  • Redwire warns of volatility in commercial space markets
    by Newzlab
    May 16, 2022
    WASHINGTON — Space technology company Redwire said that while it still sees the commercial sector as its biggest prospect for long-term growth, volatility among its customers may cause delays. Redwire, […]
  • Starship Manufacturing Facility in Boca Chica
    by Newzlab
    May 15, 2022
    SN15 would make so much more sense. It has genuine history behind it as the first (and so far only) Starship to successfully make and survive a high-altitude test flight. […]
  • The Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse leaves spacecraft in the dark
    by Newzlab
    May 15, 2022
    A Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse will occur tonight (May 15) and may be a mesmerizing spectacle for Earth-bound viewers, but for the spacecraft on the moon, it’s more […]
  • SpaceX launches new booster with more Starlink satellites – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 15, 2022
    Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-15 mission […]
  • A CubeSat is Flying to the Moon to Make Sure Lunar Gateway’s Orbit is Actually Stable
    by Newzlab
    May 15, 2022
    Before this decade is over, NASA will send astronauts to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. As part of the Artemis Program, NASA also plans to […]
  • Astronomers Unveil Image of the Milky Way’s Central Black Hole – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 15, 2022
    Today at multiple press conferences given simultaneously around the world, scientists with the Event Horizon Telescope project unveiled the first image of the black hole at the heart of our […]
  • Earth from Space: Arc de Triomphe
    by Newzlab
    May 15, 2022
    Applications 13/05/2022 1996 views 38 likes This striking, high-resolution image of the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, was captured by Planet SkySat – a fleet of satellites that have just […]
  • A Reliable and Renewable Biological Photovoltaic Cell
    by Newzlab
    May 14, 2022
    This system, containing blue-green algae, powered a microprocessor continuously for a year using nothing but ambient light and water. Credit: Paolo Bombelli Algae-Powered Computing Scientists used a widespread species of […]
  • Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon
    by Newzlab
    May 14, 2022
    Anna-Lisa Paul tries moistening the lunar soils with a pipette. The scientists found that the soils repelled water (were hydrophobic), causing the water to bead-up on the surface. Active stirring […]
  • Pace of work put strain on private astronaut mission to ISS
    by Newzlab
    May 14, 2022
    WASHINGTON — The private astronauts who spent two weeks on the International Space Station in April said they tried to pack too much into their schedules while on the station, […]
  • Blue Origin targets May 20 for next space tourist launch
    by Newzlab
    May 14, 2022
    Blue Origin’s fifth human spaceflight will take place next week, if all goes according to plan. Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company announced today (May 13) that it’s targeting May 20 for […]
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 14, 2022
    Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 53 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there […]
  • What’s the Right Depth to Search for Life on Icy Worlds?
    by Newzlab
    May 14, 2022
    Are we alone? Is there life beyond Earth? These are the questions that plague the very essence of science, and in particular, planetary science. Unfortunately, robotic exploration of exoplanetary systems […]
  • This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 13 – 20 – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 13, 2022
    FRIDAY, MAY 13 ■ The almost-full Moon this evening shines in Virgo, with 1st-magnitude Spica to its lower right (by about 4°). Spot brighter Arcturus 30° to their upper left. […]
  • Gaia – ESA’s billion star surveyer
    by Newzlab
    May 13, 2022
    ESA’s Gaia space telescope revolutionises our understanding of the Milky Way. It scans the sky to measure the position, movement, distance, and characteristics of billions of stars. It is creating […]
  • Our Reality May Only Be Half of a Pair of Interacting Worlds
    by Newzlab
    May 13, 2022
    New research explores the imaginative possibility that our reality is only one half of a pair of interacting worlds. Physicists sometimes come up with bizarre stories that sound like science […]
  • A small sombrero for Hubble
    by Newzlab
    May 13, 2022
    Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. de Jong (Leibniz-Institut fur Astrophysik Potsdam); Image processing: G. Kober (NASA Goddard/Catholic University of America) NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to view galaxies […]
  • Astra reveals details of next, larger rocket
    by Newzlab
    May 13, 2022
    WASHINGTON — Astra disclosed details about its new launch vehicle that will be capable of carrying heavier payloads and flying more frequently. At its “Spacetech Day” event at its Alameda, […]
  • Starship Manufacturing Facility in Boca Chica
    by Newzlab
    May 13, 2022
    SN15 would make so much more sense. It has genuine history behind it as the first (and so far only) Starship to successfully make and survive a high-altitude test flight. […]
  • Mars sample return: Could Red Planet life contaminate Earth?
    by Newzlab
    May 12, 2022
    Conceptual drawing of a Mars Sample Retrieval Lander. (Image credit: NASA) The robotic return of pristine samples from the surface of Mars has been a holy grail goal of Red […]
  • Northrop Grumman says it has backup plan for ISS resupply, but silent on details – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 12, 2022
    File photo of two Russian-built RD-181 engines powering an Antares rocket off its launch pad in Virginia. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Northrop Grumman says it has a backup plan to fulfill […]
  • InSight Just Detected a Record-breaking Marsquake: Magnitude 5!
    by Newzlab
    May 12, 2022
    This spectrogram shows the largest quake ever detected on another planet. The marsquake struck the Red Planet on May 4 , 2022 and measured magnitude 5 . Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/ETH/Zurich. May […]
  • When a White Dwarf Turned into a Thermonuclear Fireball – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 12, 2022
    In this artist’s view, a white dwarf (left) robs gas from its companion star. The material spirals down to the dwarf’s surface, where it’s compressed and ultimately ignites in a […]
  • News Conference with ESA Astronaut Matthias Maurer (in German)
    by Newzlab
    May 12, 2022
    After almost six months of living and working on board the International Space Station, Matthias Maurer is back on Earth – and gives his first news conference in Europe. Watch […]
  • Patent-Pending Technology Converts “Waste” Carbon Into Valuable Chemicals and Useful Elements
    by Newzlab
    May 11, 2022
    Waste carbon from farms, sewage and other sources can be processed into high-grade bio-based fuels more easily with a new PNNL-developed flow cell. In this animation, the flow cell receives […]
  • For the first time, researchers have observed an X-ray explosion on a white dwarf
    by Newzlab
    May 11, 2022
    Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When stars like our sun use up all their fuel, they shrink to form white dwarfs. Sometimes such dead stars flare back to life in a […]
  • Op-ed | Herding rockets: Improved Space Traffic Management will accelerate industry growth
    by Newzlab
    May 11, 2022
    A market ecosystem that incentivizes the rapid development and fielding of advanced Space Traffic Management (STM) technologies will be a key enabler to the sustainable growth of the space economy. […]
  • On This Day In Space: May 11, 2009: Final Hubble servicing mission launches
    by Newzlab
    May 11, 2022
    On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on the fifth and final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.  During mission STS-125, astronauts installed two new instruments on […]
  • SpaceX training begins this month for first commercial spacewalk mission – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 11, 2022
    Artist’s concept of a crew member performing a spacewalk outside of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX / Polaris Program The four-person crew who will fly on the all-private Polaris […]
  • Mars’ Carbon Dioxide Glaciers are on the Move
    by Newzlab
    May 11, 2022
    In 1666, famed Italian astronomer and mathematician Giovanni Cassini (the man who discovered four of Saturn’s largest moons) observed the Martian polar ice caps for the first time. However, it […]
  • S&T Authors Win Science Journalism Awards – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 10, 2022
    Two Sky & Telescope authors have won prestigious awards from divisions of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) recognizing excellence in science journalism. (Although S&T is part of the AAS, we […]
  • Watch live: press conference with Matthias Maurer back on Earth
    by Newzlab
    May 10, 2022
    Science & Exploration 10/05/2022 1361 views 18 likes In brief ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is back in Europe after 177 days in space. Watch the first press conference following his […]
  • Learn Physics in Your Kitchen: Do-It-Yourself Fluid Mechanics
    by Newzlab
    May 10, 2022
    Using easily available equipment and substances in anyone’s kitchen, you can complete home study projects to learn about complex fluid behavior. Home study projects of complex fluids in anyone’s kitchen, […]
  • Supplies launched to China’s new space station for next crew
    by Newzlab
    May 10, 2022
    In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a Tianzhou-4 spacecraft docks with China’s under-construction space station, as seen on a video screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center […]
  • Canada joins U.S. in ASAT testing ban
    by Newzlab
    May 10, 2022
    WASHINGTON — The Canadian government announced May 9 that it is joining the United States in banning tests of destructive direct-ascent antisatellite weapons as a step toward norms of responsible […]
  • Tianzhou-4 – CZ-7 – Wenchang
    by Newzlab
    May 10, 2022
    Author Topic: Tianzhou-4 – CZ-7 – Wenchang – May 9, 2022 (17:56:37 UTC)  (Read 7185 times) luhai167 Full Member Posts: 150 Liked: 80 Likes Given: 6 Re: Tianzhou-4 – CZ-7 […]
  • Blue Origin announces next suborbital space tourism crew
    by Newzlab
    May 9, 2022
    Blue Origin just announced the identities of the next six people it will launch to the final frontier. The six passengers for the NS-21 mission include a past spaceflyer aboard […]
  • China launches Tianzhou 4 cargo ship for space station – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 9, 2022
    Four booster engines and two core stage engines fire to propel a Long March 7 rocket off its launch pad at the Wenchang launch base Monday. Credit: CCTV China launched […]
  • We can Probably Find Supernovae Enhanced by Gravitational Lensing, We Just Need to Look
    by Newzlab
    May 9, 2022
    Gravitational lensing provides an opportunity to see supernovae and other transients much farther than we normally can. A new research proposal outlines a plan to use a comprehensive catalog of […]
  • Where Did Earth’s Trojans Go? Ask the Moon – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 9, 2022
    An artist’s conception of Theia hitting the Earth. NASA/JPL-Caltech Giant impacts on our newly formed planet, like the smash-up that led to the formation of the Moon, may have evicted […]
  • ESA – Return highlights | Cosmic Kiss
    by Newzlab
    May 9, 2022
    The Crew Dragon capsule carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron home from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast […]
  • Groundwater Discovered in Sediments Buried Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice
    by Newzlab
    May 9, 2022
    Lead author Chloe Gustafson and mountaineer Meghan Seifert install geophysical instruments to measure groundwater below West Antarctica’s Whillans Ice Stream. Credit: Kerry Key/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory The study proves the value […]
  • NASA’s Artemis I launch likely slipping to August with retry of pad test in June
    by Newzlab
    May 8, 2022
    Credit: CC0 Public Domain NASA officials gave an update Thursday on the status of the Artemis I moon rocket launch saying it likely is targeting early- to mid-June before it […]
  • FAA and NTSB discussing roles in commercial spaceflight investigations
    by Newzlab
    May 8, 2022
    WASHINGTON — Two federal agencies in a turf battle over commercial spaceflight investigations say they are now talking with each other to better define their roles and responsibilities. The National […]
  • Blood Moon total lunar eclipse 2022: Everything you need to know
    by Newzlab
    May 8, 2022
    The first lunar eclipse of 2022 will take place on May 15 and 16, depending on your time zone. A total lunar eclipse, which happens as the full moon moves […]
  • More Starlink satellites ride into orbit on predawn launch of Falcon 9 rocket – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 8, 2022
    A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off to begin the Starlink 4-17 mission. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center at […]
  • This is a Dust Avalanche on Mars
    by Newzlab
    May 8, 2022
    For decades, scientists have observed dark landslides called slope streaks on Mars. First seen by the Viking orbiters in the 1970s, every orbiter mission since has observed them, but the […]
  • A Possible Optical Counterpart to a Fast Radio Burst? – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 8, 2022
    Artist’s impression of a fast radio burst from an extremely magnetized stellar remnant — one possible progenitor for these mysterious flashes. Sophia Dagnello / NRAO / AUI / NSF What’s […]
  • ESA – Matthias returns to Cologne
    by Newzlab
    May 7, 2022
    ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is back in Cologne, Germany, after 177 days in space and 175 days aboard the International Space Station for his first mission ‘Cosmic Kiss’. The Crew […]
  • Overlooked “Jurassic Park of Lizards” Discovered by Researchers
    by Newzlab
    May 7, 2022
    Scientists have found that a key modern group of reptiles that includes lizards and snakes – known as squamates – diverged in the Jurassic period,… The post Overlooked “Jurassic Park […]
  • First rays of sunlight for balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III
    by Newzlab
    May 7, 2022
    Ready for the mission: First light for the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III. Credit: MPS, A. Gandorfer Approximately a month before it begins its research flight in the stratosphere, the […]
  • Telesat to order 100 fewer satellites for LEO constellation
    by Newzlab
    May 7, 2022
    TAMPA, Fla. — Increasing costs and delays have forced Telesat to downsize plans for 298 low Earth orbit satellites by a third to keep within its $5 billion budget. The […]
  • Rocket Lab Neutron rocket – Discussion
    by Newzlab
    May 7, 2022
    Someone in the Neutron update thread noticed RL official website updated performance of Neutron Old:LEO expanded: 15,000kg, reused: 8000kg, Mars/Venus: 1,500kgNew:LEO: 13,000kg, Mars/Venus:1,500kg Someone on that thread suggest the new […]
  • Humanity will go to Mars ‘in this decade,’ SpaceX president predicts
    by Newzlab
    May 7, 2022
    A crewed Mars mission could happen sooner than you think. Astronauts will likely make it to the Red Planet’s surface before the end of the 2020s, SpaceX President and Chief […]
  • Splashdown of SpaceX capsule caps busy season of space station crew rotations – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 6, 2022
    SpaceX’s recovery team prepares to lift the Dragon Endurance spacecraft from the Gulf of Mexico early Friday. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station […]
  • InSight Senses its two Biggest Marsquakes so far, Coming From the Opposite Side of the Planet
    by Newzlab
    May 6, 2022
    On Nov. 26th, 2018, NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) lander arrived on Mars. Since then, this robotic mission has been using its advanced suite […]
  • This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 6 – 14 – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 6, 2022
    FRIDAY, MAY 6 ■ To the right of the thick crescent Moon this evening shine the two heads of the Gemini twins, as shown below. In springtime the stick-figure twins […]
  • ESA – Crew-3 splashdown | Cosmic Kiss
    by Newzlab
    May 6, 2022
    The Crew Dragon capsule carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron home from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast […]
  • Bye, Bye, Biopsy? Handheld Device With New Imaging Tech To Painlessly Identify Skin Cancers
    by Newzlab
    May 6, 2022
    A handheld device being developed at Stevens Institute of Technology can scan skin and detect different types of skin cancer, such as carcinoma (left), squamous cell carcinoma (middle), and actinic […]
  • NASA’s Psyche spacecraft starts processing at Kennedy Space Center
    by Newzlab
    May 6, 2022
    The Psyche spacecraft sits in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after traveling across the country from a clean room at the agency’s Jet […]
  • China Siwei releases 30 cm imagery from SuperView Neo
    by Newzlab
    May 5, 2022
    SuperView Neo-1 first 30 cm pictures show the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas of USA and Qatar’s capital Doha. The satellites are in-orbit testing and calibration by China Siwei […]
  • SpaceX Boca Chica – Production Updates
    by Newzlab
    May 5, 2022
    Author Topic: SpaceX Boca Chica – Production Updates – MASTER Thread (5)  (Read 5057218 times) Chris Bergin NSF Managing Editor Administrator Senior Member Posts: 128733 Liked: 95233 Likes Given: 24495 […]
  • Former astronaut Scott Kelly launches 2nd NFT, with proceeds again going to Ukraine
    by Newzlab
    May 5, 2022
    Record-setting former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is putting more of his digital space art up for auction, and the proceeds will again go to a very worthy cause. On April […]
  • Four astronauts ready for homecoming after six-month mission – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 5, 2022
    Live coverage of the undocking, re-entry, and splashdown of NASA’s Crew-3 mission at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is […]
  • NASA Announces the Winners of its Second Payload Challenge!
    by Newzlab
    May 5, 2022
    Lunar exploration has advanced considerably in the last two decades, with more countries sending robotic orbiters, landers, and rovers to the surface than ever before. These missions have taught us […]
  • In Praise of Small-Scope Astronomy – Sky & Telescope
    by Newzlab
    May 5, 2022
    The Hubble Space Telescope captured this sharp view of Saturn.NASA / JPL / STScl “What do you want for your next telescope?” I’m often asked. My answer is quick: “Hubble.” […]
  • Watch live – Matthias Maurer returns to Earth
    by Newzlab
    May 4, 2022
    Science & Exploration 04/05/2022 860 views 16 likes In brief After almost six months aboard the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is coming home. Watch all the action, […]
  • MIT Astronomers Discover Mysterious “Black Widow” Binary System
    by Newzlab
    May 4, 2022
    Animation depicting a black widow pulsar and its small stellar companion. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Cruz deWilde The system, which may have originated near the center of the Milky […]
  • How to get the best seat in the house
    by Newzlab
    May 4, 2022
    Comet 1P/Halley was photographed on March 8, 1986, during its last pass around the sun. Credit: NASA/W. Liller There’s something wonderful about sitting under the night sky, watching a meteor […]
  • NaraSpace Technology closes $7.88 million Series A for nanosatellite project
    by Newzlab
    May 4, 2022
    SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean startup NaraSpace Technology said May 3 it had raised 10 billion won ($7.88 million) in a Series A financing round to pursue the development […]
  • Old Russian rocket motor breaks up in orbit, generating new cloud of space debris
    by Newzlab
    May 4, 2022
    Another cloud of Russian space debris has bloomed in orbit. An Earth-orbiting object cataloged as #32398 broke up on April 15, the U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Defense Squadron tweeted […]
  • Rocket Lab briefly catches booster in mid-air after successful launch – Spaceflight Now
    by Newzlab
    May 4, 2022
    A camera on Rocket Lab’s recovery helicopter shows the Electron booster under its parachute following launch Monday. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab used a helicopter to capture a spent Electron […]
  • Pulsars Could Explain the Excess of Gamma Radiation Coming from the Center of the Milky Way
    by Newzlab
    May 3, 2022
    A gamma-ray view of the sky centered on the core of the Milky Way Galaxy. Could strange spinning neutron stars explain a mysterious excess of gamma radiation emanating from the […]

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