Red supergiant Antares, the 15th brightest star in the night sky, will appear to abruptly blink out behind the moon's dark limb during a lunar occultation on Aug. 23, 2023.
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Hera asteroid spacecraft assembled
Hera is complete. ESA’s asteroid mission for planetary defence was built and prepared in two halves, but now, through a painstaking operation, they have been mated together to make a single spacecraft, ready for full-scale testing of its readiness for space.
Dr. Tracy Becker Honored with 2023 Carl Sagan Medal for Science Communication
This year’s prestigious Carl Sagan Medal, also known as the “Sagan Medal” and named after the late astronomer, Dr. Carl Sagan, has been awarded to Dr. Tracy Becker, who is a planetary scientist in the Space Science Division of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas. The Sagan Medal recipient is chosen by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and is meant to acknowledge planetary scientists who are not only active in science communication with the general public but have taken enormous strides in helping the general public better understand, and get excited for, the field of planetary science.
Rocket Lab launches booster with preflown engine for 1st time (video)
Rocket Lab launched a booster with a flight-proven engine for the first time today (Aug. 23), taking a big step toward rocket reusability.
Watch an Actual Exoplanet Orbit its Star for 17 Years
Searching for exoplanets is incredibly difficult given their literal astronomical distances from Earth, which is why a myriad of methods have been created to find them. These include transit, redial velocity, astrometry, gravitational microlensing, and direct imaging. It is this last method that was used to recently create a time-lapse video that compresses a mind-blowing 17 years of the partial orbit of exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, into 10 seconds. The data to create the video was collected between 2003 and 2020, it encompasses approximately 75 percent of the total orbit, and marks the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet ever produced.
NASA is Helping to Develop a Mach 4 Passenger Jet
The concept of supersonic transport (SST) has been a part of the commercial flight and aerospace sector since the 1970s. But as the Concorde demonstrated, the technology’s commercial viability has always been hampered by various challenges. For starters, supersonic planes must limit their speed to about 965 km/h (600 mph) over land to prevent damage caused by their sonic booms. Given the potential for flying from New York City to London in about 3.5 hours, which otherwise takes about 8 hours on average, aerospace engineers hope to overcome this problem.
Cosmic Background Radiation
Cosmic Background Radiation, often referred to as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), is a form of electromagnetic radiation that fills the universe and is a key piece of evidence supporting the Big Bang theory of the universe's origin. Here are the fundamental aspects of Cosmic Background Radiation:
Tantrum-throwing young stars caught belting high-energy gamma rays for the 1st time
Young, low-mass stars called T.Tauri stars have been caught blasting out high-energy gamma rays. This marks the first evidence that these stars, which are less than 10 million years old, emit gamma radiation.
SpaceX to launch next Starship test flight 'soon,' Elon Musk says (photos)
SpaceX recently moved a Starship rocket prototype back to the orbital launch mount for testing ahead of a coming flight, which Elon Musk says will happen soon.
India's historic Chandrayaan-3 moon landing celebrated by ISS astronauts
News of India's historic moon landing today (Aug. 23) reached the astronauts on board the International Space Station, many of whose partner nations are also shooting for the moon.
Good news for astronauts: Fatty tissue helps replenish bone and red blood cells in space
More than a dozen International Space Station astronauts tracked their bone marrow levels. A new study shows how the body tries to fight back against floating for months on end.
India's successful Chandrayaan-3 moon landing 'belongs to all of humanity,' Prime Minister Modi says
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is over the moon about the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the lunar surface.
SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts will handle over 200 science experiments on ISS
Crew-7 will continue more than 200 ongoing investigations aboard the ISS. NASA highlighted some of the experiments Crew-7 will participate in.
See 1st photos of the moon's south pole by India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander
The first images from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission taken after the probe's historic moon touchdown reveal a pockmarked surface near the lunar south pole.
DARPA wants to build a 'thriving commercial economy' on the moon in 10 years
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is seeking rapid develop of technologies to support the foundation for an integrated lunar infrastructure.
What time will SpaceX's Crew-7 mission launch on Aug. 25? Here's how to watch live.
SpaceX's Crew-7 mission plans to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Aug. 25, and you can watch the broadcast live for free.
Ahsoka season 1 episodes 1 & 2 review: A continuation, but also an expansion of the Star Wars canvas
The two-episode series premiere of Ahsoka brings back the Force to the small screen and behaves like a Star Wars Rebels sequel, but it's got its own voice too.
We could start a settlement on Mars with just 22 people, scientists say
Mars settlements could operate with much fewer people than previously thought, a new study found, while also demonstrating the type of person best suited to a stay up to 28 years on the Red Planet.
New Comet Nishimura May Become Naked-Eye Bright
Comet Nishimura is quickly brightening in the morning sky and may be faintly visible with the naked eye next month. And on August 24th observers in North America will be treated to an occultation of Antares.
India's Chandrayaan 3 Lands on the Moon
In a first, India’s Chandrayaan 3 soft-lands in the lunar south pole region of the Moon.
