China will launch its latest set of crewmembers to Tiangong space station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live. The three-astronaut Shenzhou 18 mission is scheduled to lift off atop a Long March 2F rocket from China’s Jiuquan spaceport at 8:59 a.m. EDT (1259 GMT; 8:59 p.m. Beijing time) on April 25. …
Watch China Launch 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station Today. Read More »
Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown space molecule while investigating a relatively nearby region of intense star birth, a cosmic spot about 5,550 light-years away. It’s part of the Cat’s Paw Nebula, also known as NGC 6334. The team, led by Zachary Fried, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), examined a section …
Buried In The Cat’s Paw Nebula Lies One Of The Largest Space Molecules Ever Seen. Read More »
To write that the Hubble Space Telescope is legendary would be an understatement. In the 34 years this telescope has been in orbit, it has produced breathtaking images of the cosmos. One that sticks out, for instance, is the iconic Hubble Ultra-Deep Field, aka the deepest visible-light view of our universe ever created. Thanks to …
Hubble Telescope Celebrates 34th Anniversary With An Iridescent Dumbbell Nebula. Read More »
Crew members aboard China’s space station have successfully completed repairs after a debris strike caused a partial power failure at the facility, officials of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) revealed at a press conference on Wednesday. The space junk struck power cables linked to the core module’s solar wings and was repaired by taikonauts …
The U.S. Space Force is testing a new ground-based satellite jamming weapon to help keep U.S. military personnel safe from potential “space-enabled” attacks. The tests were conducted by Space Training and Readiness Command, or STARCOM, which is responsible for educating and training U.S. Space Force personnel. The satellite jammer is known as the Remote Modular …
Space Force Tests Small Satellite Jammer To Protect Against ‘Space-Enabled’ Attacks. Read More »
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived its third week-long night on the moon. This is despite the fact the Japanese lunar lander wasn’t designed to withstand even one blisteringly cold night on the moon, during which temperatures dropped as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius). The Japan Aerospace …
Japan’s SLIM Moon Lander Defies Death To Survive 3rd Frigid Lunar Night. Read More »
The dotted white streak cutting across this photo of a faraway galaxy might seem like a nuisance for astronomers, but it’s actually the mark of a previously undiscovered asteroid. The image, snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope from its decades-long perch in low Earth orbit, is one of many that have been photobombed by asteroids …
Citizen Scientists Spot More Than 1,000 New Asteroids In Old Hubble Telescope Photos. Read More »
Astronomers believe they have found a rare, massive flare that erupted from an extremely magnetic dead star, or magnetar, that was bright enough to illuminate an entire galaxy. If true, the discovery would represent the first time gamma rays from a “recently deceased” neutron star erupting outside the Milky Way have been seen. The flare …
Giant Gamma-Ray Flare From ‘Recently Deceased’ Magnetar Lights Up Cigar Galaxy. Read More »
