Images and details have been released about the cast and their respective characters from “Star Trek: Prodigy,” the new animated “Star Trek” show coming from Paramount+. During the Paramount+ Star Trek First Contact Day event in April, an image of the primary characters together was released, along with the first images of Captain Janeway (serving as the starship’s built-in Emergency Training Hologram and voiced by Kate Mulgrew,) but we didn’t learn anything else about the rest of the crew. However, now we have some basic background information plus a few…
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Gravitational Waves Reveal Black Hole–Neutron Star Mergers
Two new detections give astrophysicists a novel look at how stellar remnants pair up. The post Gravitational Waves Reveal Black Hole–Neutron Star Mergers appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA Software Benefits Earth, Available for Business, Public Use
Many of NASA’s computational innovations were developed to help explore space, but the public can download them for applications that benefit us right here on Earth.
Read MorePublic Names ‘Moonikin’ Flying Around Moon on NASA’s Artemis I Mission
“Commander Moonikin Campos” is the official name of the manikin launching on Artemis I, NASA’s uncrewed flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft around the Moon later this year.
Read MoreEl público nombra al “maniquí lunar” que volará alrededor de la Luna en la misión Artemis I
“Comandante Moonikin Campos” es el nombre oficial del maniquí que se lanzará a bordo de Artemis I, la prueba de vuelo sin tripulación de la NASA del cohete Sistema de Lanzamiento Espacial (SLS por sus siglas en inglés) y la nave espacial Orion alrededor de la Luna a finales de este año.
Read MoreNASA Named Best Place to Work, No. 1 for COVID-19 Response
For the ninth consecutive year, the Partnership for Public Service has ranked NASA as the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government among large agencies and, new for 2020, has also ranked NASA No. 1 among large agencies for its response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Read MoreVisualizing Quieter Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms.
Read MoreWhat’s Up at Star Parties?
When amateur astronomers and their families plan a vacation, they are increasingly likely to plan it around a star party. The big amateur gatherings have been growing in recent years, and new ones devoted especially to dark-sky observing are sprouting all over. True deep-sky star parties — as opposed to the more traditional, general-interest conventions […] The post What's Up at Star Parties? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreChina’s president calls Shenzhou 12 astronauts on space station
China’s president made a call to the Tianhe space station module on Wednesday (June 23) to give his support to the Shenzhou 12 astronauts for their landmark mission. President Xi Jinping made the call from the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to congratulate the three astronauts on a mission he described as a “milestone” for China’s space efforts led by the China National Space Administration. Shenzhou 12 is the first crewed mission to Tianhe, the 22.5-ton core module of China’s planned space station, which launched into low Earth orbit on April…
Read MoreUS Space Force has new guidelines for working at and around the moon
The U.S. Space Force has a new primer for activities beyond Earth orbit amid increased NASA and international interest in moon exploration. A report published last Wednesday (June 23) by the Air Force Research Laboratory suggests that military officials should prepare for “cislunar space,” which is the zone roughly comprising the moon and the region around it. The Space Force, as the space service military branch of the United States, would presumably make up much of the report’s target audience. The moon is already a destination of note in the…
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