Fresh aurora pictures from a NASA astronaut is making us green with envy. Earlier this month, International Space Station astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli captured absolutely stunning pictures of a flag-like green aurora stretching from the southern regions of the Earth far up into space. “The auroras from up here are spectacular,” NASA‘s Moghbeli told Space.com during …
ISS Astronauts Witness ‘Spectacular’ Auroras From Space. Read More »
The full moon will appear a bit more petite in the sky tonight as the smallest full moon of 2024 rises. February’s Full Snow Moon will occur while the moon approaches its farthest point from Earth in its orbit, known as apogee. That means tonight’s full moon will appear up to 10% smaller in the …
February’s Full Snow Moon Rises Tonight, The Smallest Full Moon of 2024. Read More »
There was an electric moment on Feb. 22, when Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander, a rectangular prism built atop several slender metallic legs, touched down on the surface of the moon. Surely, moon landings are always a thrill. The descent of Japan’s SLIM probe (complications and all) was inspiring, India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission rippled voltaic moments of …
Is it time for Moon Laws? 1st Private Lunar Landing Emphasizes The Need For New Policy. Read More »
According to the Business Daily, the United States of America intends to pitch space cooperation prospects to Kenya next week during a strategic visit by the US acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Jennifer R. Littlejohn, on the sidelines of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment …
US to Pursue Space Partnership with Nairobi During the Sixth Session of the UN Assembly. Read More »
Last year, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers made the startling discovery of some free-floating, planetary-mass objects in the Orion nebula that threw their ideas of planet and star formation into doubt. And now, new research has further deepened the mystery around these so-called Jupiter-mass binary objects, or JuMBOs. JuMBOs aren’t stars, but aren’t …
Two outbursts from the sun occurred as widespread cellphone outages were reported throughout the United States on Thursday (Feb. 22). Two powerful solar flares erupted from the sun on the evening of Wednesday (Feb. 21) and during the early morning of Thursday (Feb. 22). An X1.8-class flare occurred at 6:07 p.m. ET (2307 GMT) on …
Powerful Twin Solar Flares Erupt From Sun as Cell Phone Outages Spike Across US. Read More »
Two dwarf planets within our solar system, named Eris and Makemake, might exhibit enough geothermal activity to maintain oceans of liquid water within, according to modeling that describes new observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope. “We see some interesting signs of hot times in cool places,” said Christopher Glein, a planetary geochemist from …
Scientists Say 2 Solar System Dwarf Planets May Harbor Underground Oceans. Read More »
Nasa is seeking volunteers to participate in a one-year Mars surface simulation mission to help develop the space agency’s plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. The space agency is seeking applications from “healthy, motivated US citizens or permanent residents who are non-smokers, 30-55 years old, and proficient in English”. This would be the …
Nasa Seeks Volunteers For Paid One-Year ‘Mission To Mars’. Read More »
SpaceX just notched another impressive milestone. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the Merah Putih 2 communications satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 3:11 p.m. EST (2011 GMT), then deployed it into orbit 34.5 minutes later. It was the 300th successful mission for the workhorse rocket to date, SpaceX noted this afternoon …
SpaceX launches Indonesian Satellite on 300th Successful Falcon 9 Mission. Read More »
An uncontrolled satellite is seen tumbling towards Earth in newly released images as it prepares to reenter the atmosphere. ERS-2 was launched almost 30 years ago and is expected to break up into pieces upon reentry into the the Earth’s atmosphere. Experts from the European Space Agency said the ERS-2 will break up into fragments …
