NASA and Astra Space are targeting no earlier than Sunday, June 12, for the first launch of NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission.
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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ charges back to Disney Plus for Season 2 in September
Those rowdy rascals nicknamed The Bad Batch are storming back for another season on Disney Plus this fall as announced recently at Star Wars Celebration 2022 in California. In the midst of new intel revealed at the geeky event concerning more live-action “Star Wars” shows like “Andor,” season 3 of “The Mandalorian,” and “Ahsoka,” animation fans got their own treat with a fresh teaser for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” season 2 and it looks like another thrilling collection of gung-ho conflicts for the genetically modified soldiers. The motley…
Read MoreA ‘planetary breakup’ of 5 planets in the June’s big stargazing sight, NASA says
The rare alignment of five naked-eye planets will begin to “break up” as they appear to grow increasingly distant from one another in the morning sky. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn joined up in the southeastern predawn sky this month, offering a special treat for skywatchers. The five planets appear to arc across the sky all in a row, with Mercury lying very close to the horizon. This is the first time since December 2004 that the five planets have appeared together in view above the horizon. While we’ve…
Read MorePhysicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletop
Researchers have discovered a new particle that is a magnetic relative of the Higgs boson. Whereas the discovery of the Higgs boson required the tremendous particle-accelerating power of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), this never-before-seen particle — dubbed the axial Higgs boson — was found using an experiment that would fit on a small kitchen countertop. As well as being a first in its own right, this magnetic cousin of the Higgs boson — the particle responsible for granting other particles their mass — could be a candidate for dark matter, which accounts…
Read MorePerseverance Watches Wild Winds on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is recording the windy weather in Jezero Crater, chronicling its role in making the Red Planet dusty. The post Perseverance Watches Wild Winds on Mars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreNASA to Discuss New Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Study Today
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT today – Thursday, June 9 – to discuss a new study team the agency is commissioning to examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).
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Galaxy clusters contain hundreds of galaxies and huge amounts of hot gas and dark matter.
Read MoreJames Webb Space Telescope suffers 1st noticeable micrometeoroid impact just months into flight
NASA’s next-generation space observatory has sustained its first noticeable micrometeoroid impact less than six months after launch, but the agency isn’t too concerned. The James Webb Space Telescope, also known as Webb or JWST, launched on Dec. 25, 2021. It has spent the intervening months trekking out to its deep-space post and preparing for science observations, a complicated process that has gone remarkably smoothly; recently, NASA said it expects to unveil the first science-quality images from the telescope on July 12. Now, the agency announced (opens in new tab) on…
Read MoreNASA, SpaceX now targeting June 28 for next Dragon cargo launch after delay
NASA released a statement on Monday (June 6) indicating that teams would be standing down from this week’s planned launch attempt for SpaceX’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The uncrewed mission to the ISS, known as CRS-25, had been scheduled to lift off on Friday (June 10). But unusually high levels of hydrazine vapor detected in part of the propulsion system of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule prompted officials to push the launch back. Hydrazine is a highly toxic fuel used by Draco thrusters, which serve as the…
Read MoreNASA Administrator, STEM Partner Connect Orlando Children with Artemis
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson helped hand out food with an extra serving of STEM activities to children and families at New Beginnings Church – The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, June 3.
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