Disney is now serving up its own take on “space food,” and to try it all you need to do is take a quick trip off the planet. Space 220 opened its doors — and space elevator — to visitors at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center in Florida on Monday (Sept. 20), redefining what it means to dine with a view. The new restaurant is situated aboard a space station orbiting 220 miles above Earth (hence the name “Space 220”) and patrons can marvel at the planet below as they…
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NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole
In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon’s South Pole to map and explore the region’s surface and subsurface for water and other resources.
Read MoreCuPID Sun-Earth Space Weather CubeSat to Launch With LandSat-9
A small mission will hitch a ride to space in late September to study interactions at the Earth-Sun boundary. The post CuPID Sun-Earth Space Weather CubeSat to Launch With LandSat-9 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreEl rover del programa Artemis de la NASA aterrizará cerca de la región Nobile en el polo sur de la Luna
En 2023, el Vehículo de exploración polar para investigación de volátiles (VIPER, por sus siglas en español) de la NASA aterrizará cerca del borde occidental del cráter Nobile en el polo sur de la Luna para mapear y explorar la superficie y el subsuelo de la región en busca de agua y otros recursos.
Read MoreNASA Invites Media to Discuss Future of NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other senior agency leaders will host an employee town hall for all civil servant and contractor employees at noon EDT, Tuesday, Sept. 21, to provide updates about the agency’s human spaceflight programs, projects, and activities to the workforce.
Read MoreNASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for 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 satellite in 1972.
Read MoreNine Ways We Use AR and VR on the International Space Station
Even the most highly trained and experienced person sometimes needs a hand.
Read MoreInfant “Hot Neptune” Provides Clues to Its Birth
How’d a nice young ice giant end up in such a hot orbit? Scientists investigate the mysterious exoplanet AU Microscopii b. The post Infant “Hot Neptune” Provides Clues to Its Birth appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreBaffin Bay, Greenland: A Historical Perspective
Acquired by the Landsat 7 satellite more than 20 years ago on Sept. 3, 2000, this image is of Greenland’s western coast.
Read MoreHarvest Moon 2021: When and how to see September’s full moon
The Harvest Moon will be full on Monday (Sept. 20) at 7:55 p.m. EDT (2355 GMT), according to NASA — two days after passing Jupiter and four days before making a close approach to Uranus in the night sky. From New York City, the moon will be visible just above the eastern horizon when it reaches full moon phase and will be situated in the constellation Pisces. The moon rises in New York the evening of Sept. 20 at 7:13 p.m. and sets the next morning at 7:07 a.m. local…
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