NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completed its 24th Martian flight on Sunday (April 3), a short repositioning hop that covered 154 feet (47 meters) in 69.5 seconds.
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The private Ax-1 astronaut mission heralds an exciting new era in spaceflight (op-ed)
The upcoming Ax-1 mission is perhaps the beginning of a new era in human spaceflight — not because of the identity of the private astronauts, but because of the ecosystem that's emerging around them.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 8 – 16
The gibbous Moon passes through Leo and Virgo as it waxes toward full, forming new Moon-and-stars "lunarisms" (patterns) each evening. Mercury begins a new apparition in the sunset. At dawn, Jupiter emerges to join the lineup of Venus, Mars, and Saturn.
Live coverage: Four private astronauts set for launch Friday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Axiom’s Ax-1 mission. The Ax-1 mission will carry Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy to the International Space Station. Follow us on Twitter.
SpaceX launching private Ax-1 astronaut mission today: Watch it live
SpaceX will launch a former NASA astronaut and three paying customers on a journey to the International Space Station. That mission, called Ax-1, lifts off today (April 8)!
Earth from Space: Sindh, Pakistan
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of Sindh – the third-largest province of Pakistan.
Ride into orbit secured for Copernicus Sentinel-1C
A contract signed with Arianespace secures the launch for the third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite. Scheduled to lift off on ESA’s new Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in the first half of 2023, Sentinel-1C will continue the critical task of delivering key radar imagery for a wide range of services, applications and science – all of which benefit society.
Private Ax-1 astronauts ready to launch on SpaceX rocket tomorrow
The first all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station is ready to fly, mission leaders announced today (April 7).
Call them 'The Flies:' NASA's latest class of astronaut candidates gets their nickname
First came the "Maggots." Then the "Bugs." Now the latest infestation to take over NASA's Astronaut Office has been identified. The 23rd group of astronaut candidates has their nickname, "The Flies."
SpaceX ready for launch of first all-commercial crew to space station
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Canada's CHIME is Getting More Observatories to Search for Fast Radio Bursts
In 2017, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) began to gather light from the Universe to address some of the biggest questions and astrophysics and cosmology. Located at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) in British Columbia, this interferometric radio telescope has been a game-changer for studying Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), which remain one of the most mysterious cosmic mysteries facing astronomers today.
Pew, pew! Scientists detect record-breaking 'megamaser' 5 billion light-years away.
In just one night of observing, scientists detected a new record-breaker, the most distant megamaser known to date.
Don’t call them 'space tourists,' says former NASA astronaut commanding private Ax-1 mission
Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría is about to fly to orbit with three paying passengers — but the trio aren't "space tourists," the veteran spaceflyer stresses.
Netflix's 'Return To Space' salutes SpaceX's historic 2020 NASA mission (exclusive)
"Return To Space" is a new Netflix documentary chronicling SpaceX's role in returning America to crewed spaceflight
If Aliens Were Sending us Signals, This is What They Might Look Like
For over sixty years, scientists have been searching the cosmos for possible signs of radio transmission that would indicate the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI). In that time, the technology and methods have matured considerably, but the greatest challenges remain. In addition to having never detected a radio signal of extraterrestrial origin, there is a wide range of possible forms that such a broadcast could take.
SpaceX and USAID deliver 5,000 Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine
The public-private partnership is providing internet connectivity to Ukraine, whose cities have been besieged by Russian forces since February.
Asteroid Bennu's mysterious missing craters suggest 'impact armoring' protecting the surface
The surface of asteroid Bennu acts like an impact-absorbing crumple zone that protects the space rock from forming craters, a new study based on OSIRIS-REx observations reveals.
Lyrid meteor shower 2022: When, where & how to see it
The Lyrid meteor shower 2022 will peak on the night of April 22, a typical shower displays between five and 20 meteors an hour at the peak.
Lyrid meteor shower: Leftovers of Comet Thatcher
The Lyrids are a prominent meteor shower that peaks in April. The famous shower caused by Comet Thatcher has been observed for more than 2,700 years.
We can build a real, traversable wormhole … if the universe has extra dimensions
It may be possible to build a real, traversable wormhole, but only if our universe has extra dimensions, a team of physicists has found.
