Jupiter comes to opposition on August 20th, when it will shine brighter and closer than at any other time this year. With nights starting earlier and cooler temperatures arriving, there’s no better time to make the most of the planet. The post Jupiter Dazzles at Opposition on August 20th appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreMonth: August 2021
Update: NASA Spacewalk Briefing to Highlight New Solar Array Installation
Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 24, for a spacewalk to install a support bracket in preparation for future installation of the orbiting laboratory’s third new solar array.
Read MoreNASA Spacewalk Briefing to Highlight New Solar Array Installation
Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 24, for a spacewalk to install a support bracket in preparation for future installation of the orbiting laboratory’s third new solar array.
Read MoreLa NASA busca propuestas tecnológicas de estudiantes para lanzamientos suborbitales
La NASA hace un llamado a todos los educadores y estudiantes de grados 6.º a 12.º para que presenten experimentos para posibles vuelos suborbitales como una forma de obtener experiencia de primera mano en el proceso de diseño y prueba utilizado por los investigadores de la NASA.
Read MoreNASA Seeks Student Tech Ideas for Suborbital Launch
NASA is calling on all sixth through 12th-grade educators and students to submit experiments for possible suborbital flights as a way of gaining firsthand experience with the design and testing process used by NASA researchers.
Read MoreSpaceX’s Starship could be ready for 1st orbital test flight ‘in a few weeks,’ Elon Musk says
The biggest rocket ever built may be ready to fly surprisingly soon. The first full-size prototype of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle should be ready to launch on an orbital test flight “in a few weeks,” company founder and CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter on Saturday (Aug. 14). That target seems very soon, given that SpaceX has yet to run the 395-foot-tall (120 meters) rocket through its usual battery of preflight tests. And there’s a big logistical hurdle to overcome as well: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting an…
Read MoreRocket Lab will launch a Finnish cubesat this year to test space junk cleanup tech
Technology that could ease humanity’s space junk problem is about to get an orbital test. A tiny cubesat called AuroraSat-1 will launch atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster in the fourth quarter of this year, Rocket Lab representatives announced on Monday (Aug. 16). AuroraSat-1, which will be operated by Finnish company Aurora Propulsion Technologies, will lift off from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site, on the North Island’s Mahia Peninsula. After deploying in low Earth orbit, the cubesat will demonstrate systems designed to help operators maintain control of small satellites and…
Read MoreNASA Helps Celebrate Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry’s Centennial
NASA is helping the legacy of inspiration, hope, and diversity fostered by the creator of Star Trek to live long and prosper.
Read MoreEarth rocks collected in 19th century hold clues to finding water on Mars
Rocks found on Earth could hold clues on where to find water on Mars, according to new research from Penn State University. On Earth, hematite is one of the most abundant minerals on its surface. It can be found in many different igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and due to a high iron content, it appears a vibrant red color. However, when Peter J. Heaney and doctoral student Si Athena Chen analyzed hematite samples gathered in the 19th century, they uncovered a watery secret within. Initially, Chen was conducting experiments…
Read MoreSaturn Has a Fuzzy Core, Too
New research reveals that Saturn, like Jupiter, has a “fuzzy” core that extends 60% of the way to its surface, a finding that is changing how astronomers think about giant planets. The post Saturn Has a Fuzzy Core, Too appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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