The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a single star whose light has traveled for 12.9 billion years to Earth — the most distant star known. The post Meet Earendel, the Most Distant Star Astronomers Have Observed appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Comets to View in 2022
Like comets? We’ve got 11 frozen fuzzies to share with you in the coming months, including a couple that could become fine binocular objects. The post Comets to View in 2022 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreMark Vande Hei and Crew Mates Safely Land
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Pyotr Dubrov are seen inside their Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after landing.
Read MoreRecord-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station
After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday, March 30, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.
Read MoreSun erupts with 17 flares from single sunspot, sending solar storms toward Earth
At least 17 solar eruptions from a single sunspot on the sun have blasted into space in recent days, including some charged particles that may create a colorful sky show on Earth. The sun eruptions originated from an overactive sunspot, called AR2975, which has been firing off flares since Monday (March 28). We may soon see some moderate sky storms on Earth due to the stellar event. Sunspots are eruptions on the sun that occur when magnetic lines twist and suddenly realign near the visible surface. At times, these explosions…
Read MoreRecord-breaking NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts returning to Earth early Wednesday: Watch live
A record-breaking NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts will return to Earth early Wednesday (March 30), and you can watch their homecoming live. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA’s Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Wednesday at 3:21 a.m. EDT (0721 GMT) and land back on Earth in the steppe of Kazakhstan, a vast open grassland, just over four hours later. You can watch the return to Earth live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly…
Read MoreV2 rocket: Origin, history and spaceflight legacy
The V2 rocket was the world’s first large-scale liquid-propellant rocket, developed between 1936 and 1942 in Nazi Germany. It is regarded as a revolutionary breakthrough in rocket technology, with the use of liquid fuel increasing its thrust capabilities and making it the first artificial object to enter space. The V2 was the most advanced rocket of its time, when it was first launched in 1944, according to the journal Current Swedish Archaeology. However, the purpose of its production was deadly. The V in its name stood for “Vergeltungswaffe”, meaning “Vengeance…
Read MoreNASA Names Winners of Lunar Robotics Design Contest
NASA has chosen two students as winners of the Lunabotics Junior Contest, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the agency’s Artemis missions.
Read MoreWhere Did the Ice Giant Planets Form?
Conventional planet formation scenarios have Neptune and Uranus forming closer to the Sun. But a new study shows that the ice giant planets could have formed right where they are now. The post Where Did the Ice Giant Planets Form? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei Return – Frequently Asked Questions
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is set to return to Earth Wednesday, March 30, from a U.S. record breaking mission aboard the International Space Station.
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