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Protecting Earth from asteroids is complicated and requires global cooperation
NASA's DART spacecraft is closing in on its appointment with Dimorphos, but the energetic encounter is just the very speartip of global efforts to keep life on Earth safe from asteroid impacts.
NASA's DART asteroid mission is a rare opportunity for space-rock scientists
NASA's DART mission, which will slam into an asteroid on Sept. 26, is not just a planetary defense exercise; it's also an opportunity to learn how binary asteroids form.
High roller: Dungeons & Dragons launches a die, space 'pilot' into stratosphere
The iconic 20-sided Dungeons and Dragons die soared close to the 'Astral Plane' to advertise a new space campaign for the role-playing game.
Delta 4-Heavy rocket deploys spysat on final planned mission from ‘Slick Six’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Sept. 25 with satellite sightings and radio signal detections.
Powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket launches US spy satellite on final flight from California
The Delta IV Heavy lofted a satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Sept. 24), the vehicle's last-ever liftoff from California.
NASA’s Juno To Skim the Surface of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
This next week will mark a scientifically valuable achievement for NASA’s Juno mission, as the pioneering spacecraft is slated to fly within 358 kilometers (222 miles) of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa on September 29 at 5:36 a.m. EDT (2:36 a.m. PDT) as part of its extended mission to explore the Jupiter system. A flyby this close to Europa’s surface will allow Juno to acquire some of the highest-resolution images ever taken of the icy moon. For context, the last mission to explore Europa in depth was NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, which got within 351 kilometers (218 miles) of the surface on January 3, 2000.
JWST’s MIRI Issues, Newborn Quasar, Detecting Exoplanets with Lagrange Points
James Webb is currently experiencing problems with its MIRI instrument. The problem is due to increased friction in one of MIRI’s mechanisms in the Medium-Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) mode. The observatory is otherwise healthy, but the team decided to stop observations using MRS mode until they find a solution.
Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to another Starlink launch from Florida
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 4-35 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
NASA waves off Tuesday launch for Artemis moon rocket
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The Moon’s Poles Have “Wandered” Over Billions of Years
Until 1959, humans had only seen one side of the Moon. The Moon is tidally locked with Earth, and so we can only see one side from the Earth’s surface. It took the soviet Luna 3 spacecraft to capture a blurry image for humans to get their first glimpse of the lunar far side. Because of this, many people imagine that the Moon has always been this way. But as a recent study shows, that isn’t quite true.
NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch on Sept. 27 due to Tropical Storm Ian
The growing strength of Tropical Storm Ian has forced NASA to call off its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch on Sept. 27 and prepare to leave the launch pad.
Watch SpaceX launch 52 Starlink satellites, land rocket Saturday
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 52 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Saturday at 7:32 p.m. EDT (2332 GMT). Watch it live here.
Why ground-based telescopes are key to DART asteroid-smashing mission's success
For NASA's DART spacecraft, the drama happens in space, but mission success relies on telescopes back on Earth.
Watch powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket launch US spy satellite Saturday
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch a U.S. spy satellite on Saturday (Sept. 24), and you can watch it live. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:53 p.m. EDT (2153 GMT).
NASA will crash a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday and you can watch it through telescopes online
The Virtual Telescope Project will attempt to show DART's impact through its network of ground-based telescopes.
See Mars pass an asterism in the Taurus constellation on Saturday (Sept. 24)
There is some debate as to the nature of the star cluster NGC1746.
Live coverage: Final Delta launch from California scheduled for Saturday
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket with the classified NROL-91 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Musk Suggests That Starship Will Probably Make an Orbital Flight in November
SpaceX Founder and CEO Elon Musk recently took to Twitter and hinted that the much-anticipated Starship—currently undergoing upgrades in preparation for its upcoming maiden flight—could launch as soon as November.
Save £50 on the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130 telescope
This app-enabled telescope comes with the usual Celestron quality and is a handy £50 off on Wex Photo Video with a discount for US-based astronomers, too.
Space Diamonds are Even Harder Than Earth Diamonds
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers led by Monash University in Australia have verified the existence of a rare hexagonal structure of diamond called lonsdaleite, within ureilite meteorites from the inside of a dwarf planet that formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago.
