Hera launched Oct. 7 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, on a mission to study the asteroid that NASA's DART spacecraft smashed into in September 2022.
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Could Earth's 'evil twin' Venus carry a dire warning about climate change?
World Space Week 2024 is in full swing, focusing on what space science can tell us about climate change; does Earth's "evil twin" Venus hold a dire tale of what happens when the greenhouse effect runs amok?
Hera asteroid mission liftoff
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ESA’s Hera mission lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA, on 7 October at 10:52 local time (16:52 CEST, 14:52 UTC).
Dwarf planet Ceres once had a muddy ocean, study suggests
New computer simulations show how a now-frozen ocean of water mixed with dirt and rock could explain geological features on Ceres' surface.
Save 10% on this BlissLights Sky Lite Evolve star projector this Prime Day
This BlissLights Sky Light Evolve star projector is 10% off for Prime Day
Scrubbed spacewalks, Starliner stay-overs and more: NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson discusses her eventful 6 months in orbit
NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson reflected on her time in space during a post-flight press conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday (Oct. 4).
Why are we going back to this asteroid?
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Hera, ESA’s first planetary defence mission, is headed to space.
Get $100 off with this Prime Day beginner telescope deal on the Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ
Ready to start stargazing? The Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ is a perfect beginners telescope that you won't immediately outgrow, and it's down to just $219.95.
Live coverage: ESA’s Hera spacecraft aims to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida
An artist’s rendering of the Hera spacecraft along with CubeSats Milani and Juventas around the asteroid, Dimorphous. Graphic: ESA
The European Space Agency and SpaceX are hoping for good enough weather as they prepare to launch a mission to a binary asteroid Monday morning.
SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton
SpaceX and NASA are standing down from the Oct. 10 launch of the Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated effects of Hurricane Milton. A new target date has not been announced.
Primordial Holes Could be Hiding in Planets, Asteroids, and Here on Earth
Small primordial black holes (PBHs) are one of the hot topics in astronomy and cosmology today. These hypothetical black holes are believed to have formed soon after the Big Bang, resulting from pockets of subatomic matter so dense that they underwent gravitational collapse. At present, PBHs are considered a candidate for dark matter, a possible source of primordial gravitational waves, and a resolution to various problems in physics. However, no definitive PBH candidate has been observed so far, leading to proposals for how we may find these miniature black holes.
What it was like to experience the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Easter Island
A few hundred eclipse chasers flocked to Chile's Rapa Nui to see annularity from the home of the mysterious moai.
SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera asteroid probe on Oct. 7: Watch it live
SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera spacecraft on Monday (Oct. 7) toward the asteroid Dimorphos for a post-impact evaluation, and you can watch the liftoff live.
Earth is a spaceship like the ISS — let me explain
From water recycling to carbon capture, there are a myriad ways in which space technologies can be applied to help us live in a more environmentally friendly way on Earth.
Mission control GO for Hera launch
Image: Mission control GO for Hera launch
The Milky Way Might be Part of an Even Larger Structure than Laniakea
If you want to pinpoint your place in the Universe, start with your cosmic address. You live on Earth->Solar System->Milky Way Galaxy->Local Cluster->Virgo Cluster->Virgo Supercluster->Laniakea. Thanks to new deep sky surveys, astronomers now think all those places are part of an even bigger cosmic structure in the “neighborhood” called The Shapley Concentration.
Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Perodixe on Pluto’s moon Charon
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed magnificent things about the Universe. Using its sophisticated infrared optics, it has peered deeper into space (and farther back in time) than any observatory to date, gathering data on the first galaxies to form in our Universe. It has also obtained spectra from exoplanets, revealing things about the chemical composition of their atmospheres. In addition, Webb has provided some stunning views of objects within our Solar System, like Jupiter and its auroras, Saturn’s rings and moons, and Neptune and its satellites.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 131 —The Star Wars vs. Star Trek Food Fight
On Episode 131 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq tackle a question that rivals the meaning of life itself: which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars?
Ancient supermassive black hole is blowing galaxy-killing wind, James Webb Space Telescope finds
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest supermassive black hole-driven quasar wind ever seen, pushing away matter at 6,000 times the speed of sound and killing its host galaxy.
See Venus rendezvous with the crescent moon in the night sky tonight (Oct. 5)
On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus.
How satellite data has proven climate change is a climate crisis
In the fight against climate change, satellite data is an extremely valuable resource.
