The Sun dwarfs its nearest stellar neighbor, but Proxima Centauri’s flares pack a comparatively energetic punch. The post Proxima Centauri Releases Powerful Flare appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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A View of SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour Approaching the Station
This image from April 24, 2021, shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour as it approached the International Space Station.
Read MoreNASA Updates Live Coverage of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 Return to Earth
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. EDT Saturday, May 1, in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.
Read MoreSpaceX fires up Starship SN15 prototype to prep for test flight
STATIC FIRE! Starship SN15 fires up for the first time. There will be a data review to check performance.Status Article:https://t.co/t2uFhIa1FQLIVE: https://t.co/GZgQHwfZp9 pic.twitter.com/26OWa3i9RiApril 26, 2021 See more SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype has roared to life. The company performed the first “static fire” test on Starship SN15 Monday (April 26) at 5:57 p.m. EDT (2157 GMT). The stainless-steel vehicle’s three Raptor engines ignited briefly while the craft remained anchored to the ground at SpaceX’s South Texas site, near the Gulf Coast hamlet of Boca Chica Village. But SN15 (short for “Serial No.…
Read MoreProof of new physics from the muon’s magnetic moment? Maybe not, according to new theoretical calculation
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Zoltan Fodor, Professor of Physics, Penn State When the results of an experiment don’t match predictions made by the best theory of the day, something is off. Fifteen years ago, physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered something perplexing. Muons – a type of subatomic particle – were moving in unexpected ways that didn’t match theoretical predictions. Was the theory wrong? Was the experiment off? Or, tantalizingly, was this evidence of new physics? Physicists have been…
Read MoreNASA chief nominee Bill Nelson talks Artemis program and more at Senate hearing
Long-time Democratic space politician Bill Nelson expressed support for the Artemis program during a televised three-hour hearing considering his nomination as NASA administrator Wednesday (April 21). The 78-year-old Nelson — who made space issues a cornerstone issue in his decades representing Florida in the House and Senate — said NASA is still technically committed to a 2024 deadline for landing people on the moon under the Artemis program, albeit “with the sobering reality that space is hard.” He also noted that he was not yet allowed to talk to the…
Read MoreNASA, NSF Join Forces to Bolster Student Diversity in Engineering
NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on an initiative to open new avenues to engineering careers for communities underserved and underrepresented in STEM, through Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).
Read MoreCrew-1 Astronauts Advance Research Aboard the International Space Station
After six months aboard the International Space Station, Crew-1 returns home on April 28, 2021. The four crew members — NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi — will travel back to Earth inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
Read More7 Easy Things to See on the “Supermoon”
Seven easy and rewarding targets to explore when the Moon is full. The post 7 Easy Things to See on the “Supermoon” appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreHow Stars Explode
Scientists have found fragments of titanium blasting out of a famous supernova.
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