Arcturus, Spica, and Corvus put on their spring show. The Pointers point straight down at nightfall, which means Leo walks the high south and the Arch of Spring spans the west. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 22 – 30 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Mass grave near besieged Ukrainian city Mariupol spotted from space (satellite photos)
Satellites have spotted another mass grave in Ukraine. Earlier this month, Virginia-based company Maxar Technologies released satellite photos of a newly excavated mass grave in the town of Bucha, which is near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Now, Maxar satellites have spotted another big, makeshift burial ground, this time in the town of Manhush, which is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of the battered city of Mariupol. Russian forces have been besieging Mariupol, a strategically important southern port city, pretty much since the invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24.…
Read MoreJames Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors are cooling to deep space temperature
NASA’s massive new space telescope just keeps getting colder. While the James Webb Space Telescope‘s slow cooling process is nearing its end, NASA officials wrote in an update, there’s no firm timeline on when all the observatory components will meet their operating temperatures. That’s because much of this stage of the telescope’s months-long commissioning period comes down to physics, as mission managers wait for the mirrors to naturally cool to a temperature to allow alignment to continue. All of the observatory’s instruments are at their final temperature, including the Mid-Infrared…
Read MoreAstrobotic unveils Peregrine lunar lander that will fly to the moon this year (photos)
Astrobotic just unveiled the flight model of its robotic Peregrine lunar lander, which is slated to launch to the moon late this year. Peregrine is designed to deliver payloads to the surface of the moon. Its first mission is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year, which would make it the first American spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo program, according to an emailed statement from Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic. Peregrine is flying that first moon mission for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. The unveiling of…
Read MoreNASA Updates Coverage for Axiom Mission 1 Departure from Space Station
NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) prior to its return to Earth from the International Space Station.
Read MoreHappy 32nd Birthday to Hubble!
We’re celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 32nd birthday with a stunning look at an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies.
Read MoreHubble Image Reveals Possible Quasar Forerunner
A distant object in a deep Hubble Space Telescope field could be in transition from ordinary galaxy to brilliant beacon of light. The post Hubble Image Reveals Possible Quasar Forerunner appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA, Industry to Collaborate on Space Communications by 2025
NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers on April 20 to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions.
Read MoreSpaceX Ax-1 private mission to space station: Live updates
Refresh 2022-04-20T18:24:58.287Z Still assessing for undocking As the weather forecast remains unfavorable, we’re still assessing the best time to undock the #Ax1 mission from @Space_Station. We’ll be reviewing throughout the day. Really proud of the @NASA, @Axiom_Space, & @SpaceX teams for remaining focused as we carry out our mission. 1/2April 20, 2022 See more Ax-1 was set to depart the International Space Station in the morning on Tuesday (April 19). That was delayed to Tuesday night and then delayed further due to poor weather conditions on Earth; the mission is…
Read MoreSpaceX’s astronaut missions for NASA: Live updates
Since its first crewed flight in 2020, SpaceX has continued to launch astronauts to the International Space Station and return them home to Earth as part of a partnership with NASA. In 2011, NASA contracted both SpaceX and Boeing to build vehicles to ferry astronauts to the orbiting space station and back. On May 30, 2020, SpaceX launched the test flight of its first crewed mission, called Demo-2, which sent a pair of NASA astronauts to the station aboard the company’s Crew Dragon vehicle atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Following…
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