These two images of strange galaxies are some of the first views from the revived Hubble Space Telescope taken on July 17, 2021 after science operations resumed following a month of work to resurrect the observatory from a computer glitch. At right: the three-armed spiral galaxy ARP-MADORE0002-503. Left: An interacting galaxy pair called ARP-MADORE2115-273. (Image credit: Science: NASA, ESA, STScI, Julianne Dalcanton (UW) Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)) Hubble fans, rejoice. After more than a month with its camera eye closed, the famed Hubble Space Telescope is snapping photos…
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NASA Invites Media to Launch of Landsat 9 From West Coast
Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earth’s land and coastal regions that began with the first Landsat in 1972.
Read MoreNASA Science Mission Directorate to Hold Town Hall Meeting
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 1:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 22, to discuss updates to NASA’s science program and share the current status of NASA activities.
Read MoreEvent Horizon Telescope Reveals Curious Jet Structure from Black Hole
Observations of the nearest radio galaxy, Centaurus A, provide the highest-resolution look at the long jets shooting from the galaxy’s supermassive black hole. The post Event Horizon Telescope Reveals Curious Jet Structure from Black Hole appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Is Back in Action
After a tense month, the Hubble Space Telescope resumed operations this past weekend. The post NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Is Back in Action appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreA Peek Inside the Orion Nebula
This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming.
Read MoreBlue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is ‘go’ to launch Jeff Bezos (and crew) on 1st astronaut flight
Jeff Bezos has been cleared for liftoff. The billionaire’s spaceflight company, Blue Origin, has completed the flight readiness review for its first-ever crewed launch, which will send Bezos and three others to suborbital space on a vehicle called New Shepard. The landmark mission is set to fly at 9:00 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) on Tuesday (July 20) — the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing — and the recent review revealed nothing that would alter that schedule. “We’ve looked at all the vehicle systems, including hardware, software, procedures…
Read MoreBlue Origin launch will be the 1st fully automated flight with civilian astronauts: report
The crew aboard Blue Origin’s first astronaut launch on Tuesday (July 20) will take a giant leap into the unknown when they fly the first automated flight with an all-civilian crew, according to a media report. Blue Origin will launch four civilians, including the company’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, on its its suborbital New Shepard rocket on Tuesday from Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas. There has never before been a fully autonomous suborbital or orbital flight with an all-civilian crew, Teal Group space industry analyst Marco Caceres recently…
Read MoreMeet the crew launching on Blue Origin’s 1st astronaut flight on July 20
Blue Origin is in the final countdown to launch is first crewed flight on Tuesday (July 20) and the company will have an all-civilian crew aboard. Billionaire founder Jeff Bezos has nabbed a lot of the media attention, but he won’t be the only crew member on board. Also riding him will be Bezos’ brother Mark, 82-year-old Mercury 13 aviator Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old physics student. You can watch the flight Tuesday starting at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT) and streaming may be available on Space.com, depending…
Read MoreHow to watch Blue Origin launch Jeff Bezos into space on July 20
Update for July 17: Blue Origin is expected to hold a prelaunch press conference for its First Human Flight mission on Sunday, July 18, at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT). The briefing will be webcast on BlueOrigin.com and will be simulcast here if possible. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is counting down for its first crewed flight on July 20, when it will launch company founder Jeff Bezos and three others into space, and you can watch the whole thing live. The launch of New Shepard’s first crewed flight will…
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