One of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples collected during Apollo 17 has been opened under the careful direction of lunar sample processors and curators.
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Cosmic orcs? Scientists snap best image yet of eerie ‘odd radio circles’ in space
Astronomers imaged a weird circle in space in high-definition for the first time as they try to figure out how these mysterious structures form. Known as “odd radio circles” (ORCs), the enigmatic shapes were first spotted in 2019 in images from the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope. Consisting of 36 colossal dishes located in Western Australia, ASKAP images the entire night sky in radio waves, began seeing circles in various spots. Each circle appears to be several billion light-years away, and potentially as big as a few…
Read MoreOdd circular shape beneath the ocean in Google Earth images is probably not aliens
A circular shape on the seafloor visible on Google Earth is raising cries of “UFO,” but chances are … it’s not aliens. The sighting comes courtesy of Scott Waring, proprietor of UFOsightingsdaily.com and frequent discoverer of objects that he dubs “100% proof” of ancient aliens. (He’s also an avid peruser of photographs from NASA’s rovers, and he has claimed to find everything from a monkey on Mars to the 24-foot-tall (7.3 meters) body of a Martian monarch killed in battle 1 million years ago.) Upping the UFO ante, the shape…
Read MoreLa NASA te invita a enviar tu nombre a la Luna, ¡ahora en español!
La NASA invita a la gente a enviar sus nombres para que sean incluidos en una memoria USB que irá a bordo de la nave espacial Orion durante la misión Artemis I de la agencia. Y, ahora, los participantes pueden obtener sus tarjetas de embarque Artemis en español.
Read MoreNASA Invites Public to Send their Name to Moon – Now in Spanish!
NASA is inviting people to send their names to be included on a flash drive that will fly on the Orion spacecraft during the agency’s Artemis I mission – and now people can obtain their Artemis boarding passes in Spanish.
Read MoreNASA Provides Update to Astronaut Moon Lander Plans Under Artemis
As NASA makes strides to return humans to the lunar surface under Artemis, the agency announced plans Wednesday to create additional opportunities for commercial companies to develop an astronaut Moon lander.
Read MoreHundreds of Thousands of Stars Reveal the Milky Way’s “Teenage” Years
A census of hundreds of thousands of subgiant stars in our galaxy provides a window into the Milky Way’s early history. The post Hundreds of Thousands of Stars Reveal the Milky Way’s “Teenage” Years appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreMeet Procyon, Orion’s Littler Dog
Meet Procyon, the brightest of the few stars in Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog. On its way to becoming a giant, this star is part of the Winter Triangle and Wniter Hexagon asterisms. The post Meet Procyon, Orion’s Littler Dog appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA to Host Axiom Mission 1 Flight Readiness Media Teleconference
NASA will host a media teleconference Friday, March 25, following the agency’s flight readiness review for the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Read MoreContraband Corned Beef and the Gemini III Mission
Astronaut John Young, the pilot of the Gemini III mission, inspects his helmet in the ready room in preparation for the launch.
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