Shackleton Crater at the lunar south pole is a site of future exploration — and you can even see it through your telescope during favorable librations. The post Meet Shackleton Crater: Future Moon Landing Site appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Russia-Ukraine War: Impacts on Space
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has far-reaching consequences for spaceflight and the international space community. The post Russia-Ukraine War: Impacts on Space appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreA View of the Red Planet (in Blue)
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover snapped this view of a hill in Mars’ Jezero Crater called “Santa Cruz” on April 29, 2021, the 68th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
Read MoreUkraine’s proud space industry faces obliteration, but country’s former space chief has hope for the future
Ukraine has a mighty space industry whose Zenit rocket is Elon Musk’s favorite. But the country’s potential might soon lie in ruins together with its dreams as Russia continues its bloody siege. However, the country’s former space boss told Space.com that he still has hopes for the future and believes the underdog Ukraine could help fill Russia’s shoes in international collaborations. With 16,000 employees, the Ukrainian Space Agency nearly matches NASA’s size. A legacy institution from the Soviet era, the agency controls 20 state-run corporations centered in what Volodymyr Usov,…
Read MoreBest star projectors: Indoor views of the night sky
What if you could bring the night sky inside? The best star projectors do just that, filling walls and ceilings with stars, constellations and more to create an immersive experience that can spark imaginations. Easy to use and simple to set up, star projectors come in many shapes and sizes and to suit a range of budgets as vast as the night sky itself. Quick tips for choosing a star projector 1. Look for a simulation according to actual time and day. 2. The smaller the room, the sharper the…
Read MoreDistant galaxies appear to overlap in new Hubble telescope image
A new Hubble image shows two deceivingly close galaxies located in the constellation Virgo. The Hubble Space Telescope captured the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4496A and the spiral galaxy NGC 4496B. The two galaxies only appear to overlap due to a chance alignment — in reality, they are actually located incredibly far apart. NGC 4496A is 47 million light-years from Earth, while NGC 4496B is 212 million light-years away, according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA). “Chance galactic alignments such as this provide astronomers with the opportunity…
Read MoreUncovering Secrets of Earth’s Shadow
The daily rising and setting of Earth’s shadow is a beautiful sight anyone on the planet can view. It’s also an opportunity to witness the rapid changes that accompany sunset or sunrise, but at the opposite end of the sky. The post Uncovering Secrets of Earth's Shadow appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T Soars After Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, carrying NOAA’s GOES-T, soars upward after lifting off from Space Launch Complex 41 on March 1, 2022.
Read MoreMagnetic “Spoon” Feeds Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have imaged the magnetic field along which gas flows to a galaxy’s central black hole. The post Magnetic "Spoon" Feeds Supermassive Black Hole appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA, ULA Launch NOAA’s Newest Earth Observing Satellite
NASA successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 4:38 p.m. EST Tuesday. The newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-T, launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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