May 2022 – Page 5 – NeRDs Moonbase

Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse glows eerie red in new photo

May 24, 2022 NeRD

The eclipsed moon glows an eerie deep red color in a new photo of the total lunar eclipse that occurred earlier in May. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) shared a new image of the Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse, taken on the night of May 15 using telescopes at the ESO’s Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert of Chile, according to a statement from the observatory. A total lunar eclipse, which happens as the full moon moves into the deep umbral shadow of the Earth, was visible from parts…

Soil, Sutures, and Climate Modeling Among Investigations Riding SpaceX CRS-25 Dragon to International Space Station

May 24, 2022 NeRD

The 25th SpaceX cargo resupply services mission (SpaceX CRS-25) carrying scientific research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station is scheduled for launch June 7 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA-Supported Solar Sail Could Take Science to New Heights

May 24, 2022 NeRD

As NASA’s exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations.

Ultracold Bubbles (in Pink)

May 24, 2022 NeRD

Since the Apollo program, astronauts have documented (and contended with) how liquids behave differently in microgravity than they do on Earth.

Piano Concerto on the Planets Premieres

May 24, 2022 NeRD

A piano concerto based on the solar system’s planets just had its world premiere. And you can hear a sampling of the music right here! The post Piano Concerto on the Planets Premieres appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

InSight’s Final Selfie

May 24, 2022 NeRD

NASA’s InSight Mars lander took this final selfie on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

President Biden: NASA to Welcome Japanese Astronaut Aboard Gateway

May 23, 2022 NeRD

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Monday where they announced progress on collaboration for human and robotic lunar missions.

Coverage Set for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Return to Earth

May 23, 2022 NeRD

NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). As part of the uncrewed flight test, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will depart from the International Space Station for a landing in the western United States.

NASA to roll Artemis 1 moon rocket back out to pad for testing in early June

May 23, 2022 NeRD

NASA will roll its Artemis 1 moon rocket back out to the launch pad early next month, if all goes according to plan. The Artemis 1 vehicle — a giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with an Orion crew capsule on top — is scheduled to return to Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida in early June for another try at a crucial “wet dress rehearsal” test, agency officials wrote in an update on Friday (May 20). The wet dress will run the SLS and Orion…

NASA Announces Armstrong Flight Research Center Director to Retire

May 23, 2022 NeRD

David McBride, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, announced plans to retire on June 30 after 35 years of service to the agency. He began his career at NASA as an intern.