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In a world where space travel is forbidden, former astronaut Stan McPherson wants to return to space but finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger.
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- NASA Just Unveiled the Spacesuit to be Worn by First Woman on the Moon October 16, 2019NASA on Tuesday (Oct. 15) unveiled new prototypes of the spacesuits that will be worn by the first woman to walk on the moon.
- Space Explorers From Around the World Gather for Planetary Congress October 15, 2019The largest gathering of astronauts and cosmonauts in history came together for the Association of Space Explorers' XXXII Planetary Congress, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
- Mole Movement! Mars Lander's Heat Probe Gets a Little Unstuck October 15, 2019The InSight Mars lander's burrowing heat probe has moved a few centimeters recently, suggesting that a boulder isn't blocking its path — and that the mission team may be able to get it fully unstuck at some point.
- Calling All Student Rocketeers! Spaceport America Cup Applications Are Due Friday October 15, 2019Students around the world are wrapping up design ideas for experimental rockets to compete in the fourth annual Spaceport America Cup, the largest intercollegiate rocket engineering contest on Earth.
- NASA Moves Up 1st All-Female Spacewalk to This Week October 15, 2019NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will venture outside the International Space Station on Thursday or Friday (Oct. 17 or Oct. 18), agency officials said.
- Today's Your Last Chance to Help Name an Alien Solar System! October 15, 2019Right now, it's a solar system known only by the designation HD 17156. Before 2019 ends, it will bear an entirely different second moniker — perhaps one suggested by you.
- Watch Live Today! NASA Unveiling New Spacesuits for Orion and the Moon October 15, 2019NASA will hold a live spacesuit demonstration on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to showcase the space agency new spacesuit for astronauts on the moon: the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or xEMU. The event will begin at 2 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).
- Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day October 15, 2019A mysterious bird and its seemingly huge talons photobomb an all-sky camera's view of the cosmos in this lucky shot from the La Silla Observatory in Chile.
- Cute Goose (and Captain Marvel) Figure Set Coming in 2020 October 15, 2019A new Goose the Flerken figure is coming for Captain Marvel fans. It lands in 2020.
- On This Day in Space! Oct. 15, 1997: Cassini-Huygens Probe Launches to Saturn October 15, 2019On Oct. 15, 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a mission to explore Saturn and its moons. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
- Space Junk Menace: New Guidelines Urged to Help Fight Orbital Debris Threat October 15, 2019We can minimize the chances of a catastrophic cascade of collisions if satellite designers and operators follow a few simple rules, according to the Space Safety Coalition.
- Venus May Not Have Been As Earthlike As Scientists Thought October 15, 2019Was Venus once covered in a liquid water ocean? A new study suggests it was not, which could diminish hope that eons ago, warm and wet conditions allowed life to arise on the planet.
- China's Chang'e 4 Completes 10 Lunar Days on Far Side of the Moon October 15, 2019China's Chang'e 4 mission has completed 10 lunar days of activity on the far side of the moon, returning new images and carrying out science tasks.
- What's the Best 'Star Trek' Movie and Why Is It 'Galaxy Quest'? New Documentary Has Answers October 15, 2019A new "Galaxy Quest" documentary, highlights the magic of the 1999 film.
- Interstellar Comet Borisov Looks Pretty Normal, New Observations Suggest October 14, 2019Observations of the interstellar Comet Borisov have been flooding in for six weeks, and the more astronomers duplicate one another's work, the more confident they are in their analysis of the object.
- Scientists Propose New Satellite Tech to Dodge Space Junk from Megaconstellations October 14, 2019New infrared cameras and gel-based thrusters just might help future satellites dodge space debris, a new study finds.
- Watch As a Supernova Morphs and Its Speedy Shock Waves Reverse October 14, 2019A new video from NASA shows how a supernova explosion morphs and changes during a 13-year period, including unusually fast-moving shock waves.
- 'Star Wars: Legends of Luke Skywalker' Manga Coming to U.S. in 2020 October 14, 2019Illustrated by Legend of Zelda manga-ka Akira Himekawa.
- A Soviet Satellite Falls to Earth in 'The Walking Dead' Season 10. How Realistic Is It? October 13, 2019The episode "Lines We Cross" ends with an old Soviet satellite crashing to Earth, sparking a new plot point for the show. But how realistic is it? We asked a scientist.
- The Biggest Spacecraft Ever to Fall Uncontrolled From Space October 13, 2019A rundown of some of the biggest spacecraft to smash into Earth beyond their operators' control.
NASAWatch
- When Will The Artemis Open Source Thing Begin? October 15, 2019Keith's note: So when does the whole "open source" thing begin with regard to NASA's moon stuff? FWIW @JimBridenstine is talking about having lunar systems available to the world in an open source fashion yet the majority of details in the NASA RFI for the xEVA suit are not available in an open source fashion https://t.co/uqquSui1nI #arte […]
- Tuesday Is Notional xEVA Spacesuit Day At NASA HQ October 15, 2019NASA Invites Media to Events Highlighting Spacesuits for Moon to Mars "Media are invited to NASA Headquarters in Washington Tuesday, Oct. 15 to get an up-close look at the next generation spacesuits the first woman and next man to explore the Moon will wear as part of the agency's Artemis program. The public event will take place at 2 p.m. EDT and […]
- About That Asteroid Mining Thing October 13, 2019That Giant Asteroid of Gold Won't Make Us Richer "Rejoice, people of Earth! News outlets are reporting that NASA is planning to visit an asteroid made of gold and other precious metals! At current prices, the minerals contained in asteroid 16 Psyche are said to be worth $700 quintillion -- enough to give everyone on the planet $93 billion. We' […]
- That Other Rich Guy Who Is Also Space Crazy October 12, 2019Jeff Bezos's Master Plan, The Atlantic "Bezos is unabashed in his fanaticism for Star Trek and its many spin-offs. He has a holding company called Zefram, which honors the character who invented warp drive. He persuaded the makers of the film Star Trek Beyond to give him a cameo as a Starfleet official. He named his dog Kamala, after a woman who ap […]
- Doing Something Again For The First Time October 12, 2019Keith's note: I first published this two years ago. Yesterday both Jim Bridenstine and Elon Musk noted that they were not alive when humans walked on the Moon - so they do not have memories of that event. Alas, so much of how NASA has conveyed the importance of Artemis - and the way that the media describes it - seems to harken back to events that my fe […]
- MSFC's Impossible Propulsion Research October 11, 2019NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics, New Scientist "Burns has worked on his design in private, without any sponsorship from NASA, and he admits his concept is massively inefficient. ... I know that it risks being right up there with the EM drive and cold fusion," he says. "But you have to be prepared […]
- Sometimes Things Happen Exactly The Way They Should October 10, 2019It speaks well of @ElonMusk & @JimBridenstine & @NASA / @SpaceX that they can have a difference in opinion & then work to quickly resolve those differences and do so with openness and transparency - and speak to common goals, values - & dreams for space exploration. More please. pic.twitter.com/RLiMpEyKCu— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 10, […]
- Restructuring NASA's Planetary Research Program October 10, 2019Restructuring NASA's Planetary Research Program For ROSES 2021 "In 2014, NASA announced the reorganization of the planetary research and data analysis programs to align them by subject area to Planetary Science Division strategic goals. A number of disparate programs were merged into the Solar System Workings program, creating a behemoth to which w […]
- About That SpaceX/NASA Thing On Thursday October 10, 2019Keith's 10 Oct update: I just got an answer from NASA PAO that there will be no media dial-in for offsite news media. It took them 3 days to respond. NASA Administrator to Visit SpaceX Headquarters "Following the tour, SpaceX will host a media availability with Bridenstine, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug H […]
- Hooray - Expensive Space Rides Are On The Way For The Rich October 9, 2019With all the happy talk about cool personal spaceflight there are two things you almost certainly will not hear at #ISPCS20191. how much the tickets will cost 2. when the rest of us non-rich people will get to fly pic.twitter.com/gs9VpVleFP— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 9, 2019 Keith's note: The ISPCS - International Symposium for Personal and Commer […]
LiveScience.com – Top Stories
- 4,000-Year-Old Mummies Showed Early Signs of Heart Disease October 15, 2019Five mummies dating to 4,000 years ago had cholesterol buildup in their arteries, hinting that humans have been susceptible to heart disease since ancient times.Mindy Weisberger
- Widely Publicized Study on CRISPR Babies' Gene Mutation Now Retracted for Errors October 15, 2019A widely publicized study that suggested that the first gene-edited "CRISPR" babies could have shorter lifespans has been retracted due to crucial errors in the analysis.Rachael Rettner
- Scientists Want to Make a 3D Map of the Entire World Before Climate Change Ruins It October 15, 2019A nonprofit called The Earth Archive wants to make a 3D map of the entire planet, before the climate crisis changes Earth's face forever.Brandon Specktor
- Bloody, Defeated Gladiator Drips Gore in Gruesome Fresco Uncovered at Pompeii October 15, 2019Archaeologists recently discovered a colorful fresco of fighting gladiators on a tavern wall in Pompeii.Mindy Weisberger
- Why Are Healthy People Dying From Vaping? October 15, 2019The mysterious vaping outbreak in the U.S. has led to nearly 1,300 lung injuries and 26 deaths as of this week.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Faster-Than-Light Travel Could Explain Mysterious Signals Beaming Through the Cosmos October 15, 2019But don't worry, no laws of physics are being violated.Erika K. Carlson
- 2nd Interstellar Comet Looks Pretty Normal, Astronomers Say October 15, 2019Observations of the interstellar Comet Borisov have been flooding in for six weeks, and the more astronomers duplicate one another's work, the more confident they are in their analysis of the object.Meghan Bartels
- Should You Eat Red Meat? October 14, 2019Over the past few years, studies have indicated eating red is bad for your health, but a new study seems to reverse that. So what should you do?Scott Lear
- Brilliant Midnight Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Northeast China October 14, 2019What appears to be a dazzling meteor lit up the sky over northeast China on Friday (Oct. 11), appearing as a brilliant fireball in surveillance video of the event.Tariq Malik
- Humans Will Never Live on Another Planet, Nobel Laureate Says. Here's Why. October 14, 2019Here's the reality: We're messing up the Earth and any far-out ideas of colonizing another orb when we're done with our own are wishful thinking.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Why Are Some Places Snubbing Columbus Day? October 14, 2019More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day as an alternative to — or in addition to — Columbus Day.Malinda Maynor Lowery
- See the Full Hunter's Moon Shine Bright Tonight October 13, 2019October's full moon, called the Hunter's Moon, will rise tonight (Oct. 13), reaching its peak fullness at 5:08 p.m. ET.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Who Owns the Arctic? October 13, 2019Several countries are launching claims to vast swathes of the Arctic seabed. But what does that mean for political and environmental stability in the region?Emma Bryce
- What's The Biggest Animal That a Snake Can Swallow? October 12, 2019A complex network of skull bones, ligaments and muscles allows a snake to swallow prey with bodies much larger than the sinuous predator's own head.Grant Currin
- Why Is the Milky Way Galaxy Getting So Gassy? October 12, 2019Using 10 years of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the team of astronomers concluded that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.Chelsea Gohd
- The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week October 12, 2019Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.Live Science Staff
- Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week October 12, 2019Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.Livescience.com
- Bones Filled with Marrow Served as Prehistoric Humans' 'Cans of Soup' October 11, 2019Around 400,000 years ago, humans set aside bones filled with tasty grease and marrow, storing them like canned soup for later meals.Mindy Weisberger
- A Man Heard 'Scratching' Noises in His Ear. It Was a Spider. October 11, 2019A man who felt a tickling and scratching sensation in his ear soon discovered something horrifying: A spider had crawled into his ear.Rachael Rettner
- West Nile Virus: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention October 11, 2019Most people bitten by a West Nile virus mosquito won't get sick, but in a small percentage of people, the virus invades the brain and spinal cord, which results in serious illness.Cari Nierenberg
Discovery Space News
- Huge Tsunamis May Have Ravaged Ancient Mars May 25, 2016When Mars was a wet world, did its oceans experience powerful tsunamis spawned by meteorite impacts?
- Collapsing Cosmic Clouds Birth Black Hole Monsters May 24, 2016Supermassive black holes occupy all known galaxies, but astronomers have little idea how they formed. Now space telescopes have found a clue.
- Mystery Plumes: Did the Sun Bruise Mars? May 24, 2016Strange plumes have been spotted high in the Martian atmosphere that have, so far, defied explanation. Now scientists think space weather is to blame.
- NASA Probe Tracks Object in Solar System's Badlands May 23, 2016While coasting through the outer solar system, NASA's New Horizons is busying itself with astronomical observations of a distant Kuiper Belt Object.
- Solar Superflares Set Stage for Life on Earth May 23, 2016Earth could have grown warm enough for liquid water as far back as 4 billion years ago thanks to massive and frequent solar flares.
- See the Red Planet with Your Own Eyes This Weekend May 21, 2016Mars reaches opposition this weekend, making Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22) an opportune time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes.
- Extreme Exoplanets Reveal Migration Mystery May 20, 2016A star hosting 4 massive gas giant exoplanets has been spotted -- is this how our solar system looked in its ancient past?
- How to Form Io's Mountains? Just Squeeze! May 20, 2016On Earth, mountains form along tectonic boundaries, but Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, is awash with molten rock and dotted with solitary mountains -- how did they form?
- DNews: Meet a Black Hole 17 Billion Times the Sun's Mass May 20, 2016DNews sits down with U.C. Berkeley astronomy professor Chung-Pei Ma to learn all about supermassive black holes, including one nearby that's just honking huge.
- LHC Opens the Quantum Physics Floodgates May 20, 2016As it restarts its mission to discover weird and exotic things about our universe, the Large Hadron Collider is about to become a firehose of quantum data.
SpaceRef
- Andrew Morgan's Space Selfie October 16, 2019NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a spacewalk to upgrade International Space Station power systems on the Port- 6 (P6) truss structure.Keith Cowing
- Going Against the Flow Around a Supermassive Black Hole October 16, 2019At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black hole hides within a thick doughnut-shaped cloud of dust and gas.Keith Cowing
- Orbital View As Atlantic Subtropical Storm Melissa Forms Off Of The New England Coast October 15, 2019Satellite data has confirmed the formation of Subtropical Storm Melissa. NASA's Terra Satellite provided a visible image the former Nor'easter turned subtropical storm off the coast of New England.Keith Cowing
- Black Holes Stunt The Growth Of Dwarf Galaxies October 15, 2019Astronomers at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered that powerful winds driven by supermassive black holes in the centers of dwarf galaxies have a significant impact on the evolution of these galaxies by suppressing star formation.Keith Cowing
- Interstellar Comet with a Familiar Look October 14, 2019For decades, astronomers have speculated that the space between stars may be populated by exosolar minor bodies -- comets and asteroids -- ejected from their home planetary systems.Keith Cowing
- Suomi NPP Finds A Weaker Typhoon Hagibis Nearing Japan October 14, 2019On Oct. 10, Hagibis was a super typhoon, but overnight, the storm weakened to typhoon status.Keith Cowing
- Revealing the Milky Way's Center October 14, 2019The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas.Keith Cowing
- This Week at NASA: Spacewalk Completed, Commercial Crew Progress October 13, 2019A pair of power plays aboard the space station, checking out progress of our Commercial Crew Program, and studying the frontier of space ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA.Marc Boucher
- Earth from Space: Lake Natron, Tanzania October 12, 2019The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over two saline lakes in East Africa: the larger Lake Natron in northern Tanzania and the smaller Lake Magadi, just over the border in Kenya.Marc Boucher
- River Relic Spied By Mars Express October 11, 2019Mars may seem to be an alien world, but many of its features look eerily familiar - such as this ancient, dried-up river system that stretches out for nearly 700 kilometres across the surface, making it one of the longest valley networks on the planet.Keith Cowing
Space Flight Now
- Documents suggest SpaceX may launch 30,000 more Starlink satellites October 15, 2019SpaceX is seeking approval to add up to 30,000 more satellites to its Starlink broadband network, on top of 12,000 spacecraft already authorized by U.S. government regulators, according to filings submitted to the International Telecommunication Union.Stephen Clark
- Japanese satellite re-enters atmosphere after experiments in ultra-low orbit October 15, 2019An experimental Japanese satellite has ended its mission after proving it could operate at super-low altitudes, testing an Earth-imaging camera and using ion propulsion to fight against aerodynamic drag at an altitude of 112 miles.Stephen Clark
- All-female spacewalk on tap this week October 15, 2019Two NASA astronauts will take part in the first all-female spacewalk this week, a critical outing to restore lost power in the wake of an equipment failure that cropped up after new batteries were installed in the International Space Station’s solar power system during two earlier spacewalks.William Harwood
- Rocket Lab preps for commercial satellite launch this week October 15, 2019Rocket Lab's fifth flight of the year is set for liftoff as soon as Wednesday (U.S. time) carrying a small experimental satellite to orbit for Astro Digital, a Silicon Valley company aiming to demonstrate technologies in space after an earlier focus on Earth observation.Stephen Clark
- Photos: Proton fires off the launch pad with two U.S.-built satellites October 13, 2019Six RD-276 engines powered a Russian Proton rocket off the launch pad Wednesday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting a television broadcast payload for Eutelsat and the first commercial robotic satellite servicing spacecraft into orbit.Stephen Clark
- SpaceX’s next launch to mark another incremental step in rocket reusability October 11, 2019SpaceX next launch, slated to carry the company's second set of Starlink broadband satellites into orbit, will be the first to fly with a reused Falcon 9 booster making its fourth flight when it takes off in the coming weeks.Stephen Clark
- Stratolaunch under new ownership October 11, 2019Stratolaunch said Friday that the company has "transitioned ownership" a year after the death of Paul Allen, the company's billionaire founder who funded the construction of the world's largest airplane for an airborne satellite launcher.Stephen Clark
- Alexei Leonov, world’s first spacewalker, dies October 11, 2019Legendary cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space -- an experience that almost killed him -- and later the commander of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that docked with a NASA Apollo capsule, symbolizing a historic thaw in the Cold War, has died after a long illness, the Russian space agency confirmed Friday. He was 85.William Harwood
- Morgan, Koch continue battery replacement work on spacewalk October 11, 2019Astronauts Drew Morgan and Christina Koch floated back outside the International Space Station Friday and completed work to replace six aging batteries with three more powerful units in one of the lab's eight solar power circuits. Three more spacewalks are planned over the next two weeks to replace another six batteries in an adjacent circuit.William Harwood
- NASA satellite to study ionosphere launches after two-year delay October 11, 2019A refrigerator-sized satellite soared into orbit aboard an air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket Thursday night over the Atlantic Ocean, finally setting off on a $252 million mission to probe the dynamic boundary region where space and Earth's atmosphere meet.Stephen Clark
SpaceRef — Mars News
- River Relic Spied By Mars Express October 11, 2019Mars may seem to be an alien world, but many of its features look eerily familiar - such as this ancient, dried-up river system that stretches out for nearly 700 kilometres across the surface, making it one of the longest valley networks on the planet.
- Global Analysis Of Submarine Canyons On Earth May Shed Light On Martian Landscapes October 10, 2019Submarine canyons are a final frontier on planet Earth.
- Mars 2020 Rover Tests Descent-Stage Separation October 6, 2019In this picture from Sept. 28, 2019, engineers and technicians working on the assembly and testing of the Mars 2020 spacecraft look on as a crane lifts the rocket-powered descent stage away from the rover.
- NASA's Push to Save the Mars InSight Lander's Heat Probe October 4, 2019NASA's InSight lander, which is on a mission to explore the deep interior of Mars, positioned its robotic arm this past weekend to assist the spacecraft's self-hammering heat probe. Known as "the mole," the probe has been unable to dig more than about 14 inches (35 centimeters) since it began burying itself into the ground on Feb. 28, 201 […]
- NASA's InSight 'Hears' Peculiar Sounds on Mars October 2, 2019Put an ear to the ground on Mars and you'll be rewarded with a symphony of sounds. Granted, you'll need superhuman hearing, but NASA's InSight lander comes equipped with a very special "ear."
- Sols 2536-2537: Mars Curiosity's SAM Wet Chemistry Experiment September 27, 2019Searching for organic molecules in rocks on Mars is no easy task. Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument is designed to analyze the chemical composition of gases, which it creates by slowly heating rock samples in an oven.
- Getting Mac And Cheese To Mars September 25, 2019Washington State University scientists have developed a way to triple the shelf life of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese, a development that could have benefits for everything from space travel to military use.
- Drones Probe Dust Devils to Understand Mars's Atmosphere September 23, 2019Dust devils, small dusty whirlwinds, have been studied for decades. But, says Brian Jackson, an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Boise State University, the ability of dust devils to lift dust into the atmosphere remains murky.
- Layers in Mars' Danielson Crater September 20, 2019This image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows sedimentary rock and sand within Danielson Crater, an impact crater about 42 miles or 67 kilometers in diameter, located in the southwest Arabia Terra region of Mars.
- Defrosting Dunes On Mars September 17, 2019This captivating image was taken in the north polar region of Mars by the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter's CaSSIS camera.
SpaceX
- Starship Launch Animation October 14, 2019
- Starship Update September 29, 2019
- 150 Meter Starhopper Test August 27, 2019
- AMOS-17 MISSION August 8, 2019
- CRS-18 Mission July 25, 2019
- Crew Dragon Parachute Tests July 18, 2019
- STP-2 Mission June 25, 2019
- RADARSAT Constellation Mission June 12, 2019
- Starlink Mission May 24, 2019
Spacewire
- Yuri’s Night Space Dance Party Lands in DC During International Astronautical Congress
- Astronomer Receives Packard Fellowship to Pursue Black Hole Research
- Firefly Black, LLC Receives Air Force Orbital Services Program Award
- SNC's Dream Chaser Spacecraft Primary Structure Arrives in Colorado
- NASA ROSES-19 Amendment 41: New Opportunity in Akatsuki Participating Scientist Program
- Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 15 December 2019
- NASA Announces Changes to Spacewalk Schedule, First All-Female Spacewalk
- Rocket Lab Launch Update: As The Crow Flies
- Boeing Building the Future of Space at International Astronautical Congress 2019
- Firefly Black, LLC Receives Air Force Orbital Services Program Award
NASA Image of the Day
- Serena Auñón-Chancellor Talks to Girls About Life on the Station October 11, 2019NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor speaks about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) at Excel Academy Public Charter School, Monday, June 10, 2019.
- NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works October 10, 2019NASA’s X-59 QueSST, an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft is taking shape..
- Revealing the Milky Way’s Center October 9, 2019Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras penetrate much of the dust, revealing the stars of the crowded galactic center region of our Milky Way.
- A Glimpse of a Rocky Exoplanet's Surface October 8, 2019Discovered in 2018 by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey (TESS) mission, planet LHS 3844b is located 48.6 light-years from Earth and has a radius 1.3 times that of Earth.
- Replacing the Space Station’s Solar Array Batteries October 7, 2019After completing the first of 10 spacewalks to upgrade the station, astronaut Christina Koch, wrote: The great @Space_Station battery swap series of spacewalks is underway!
- Stephen Hawking and Our Changing Ideas of the Universe October 4, 2019Cosmologist Stephen Hawking changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach even thought he suffered from ALS, which slowly paralyzed him over the years.
- Astronaut Nick Hague Returns to Earth After 203 Days Aboard the Space Station October 3, 2019NASA astronaut Nick Hague is seen outside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft after he landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
- BHB2007: A Baby Binary Star in Formation How do binary stars form?
- The Galaxy Above Have you contemplated your home galaxy lately?
- Andromeda before Photoshop What does the Andromeda galaxy really look like?
- A Stellar Jewel Box: Open Cluster NGC 290 Jewels don't shine this bright -- only stars do.
- Interplanetary EarthIn an interplanetary first, on July 19, 2013
- Planet Earth at Blue HourNature photographers and other
- Mid-Air Meteor and Milky WayOn September 24, a late evening commercial flight from
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