The waning Moon says hi to late-night Saturn, the Teapot starts tilting, the Great Square thrusts up, and the Milky Way arches high. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 15 – 23 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreMonth: July 2022
See a Rare Transit of Iapetus on July 17–18
It’s tiny. It’s challenging. But you won’t get the chance to see Iapetus transit the globe of Saturn again until 2037! The post See a Rare Transit of Iapetus on July 17–18 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreSpace Station Science Highlights: Week of July 11, 2022
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations during the week of July 11 that included demonstrating an ultrasound device in microgravity, running a student robot programming challenge, and testing a method for processing complex glasses in space.
Read MoreRegistration Now Open for NASA 2022 International Space Apps Challenge
The NASA International Space Apps Challenge – the world’s largest annual hackathon – returns this year with the theme “Make Space,” which emphasizes NASA’s commitment to inclusivity.
Read MoreSpaceX Dragon Heads to Station on 25th Resupply Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022.
Read MoreNASA, SpaceX Launch Climate Science Research, More to Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft carrying more than 5,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 8:44 p.m. EDT Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read MoreWatch an exclusive clip for Apple TV+’s ‘For All Mankind’ season 3 episode 6
The space race has never been this intense. Apple TV+’s “For All Mankind” is making a desperate mid-nineties drive to Mars in its third season, and we’ve already reached the halfway point in this alternative history sci-fi series’ latest outing. With the teams now having arrived on Mars and the Soviets and NASA striking a deal to beat Helios to the surface of our neighboring planet, who knows if alliances will be honored now that they’ve touched down and are preparing to construct a permanent base of operations for survival.…
Read MoreJames Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning, newly released 1st images
This article was originally published at The Conversation (opens in new tab). The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights (opens in new tab). Silas Laycock (opens in new tab), Professor of Astronomy, UMass Lowell The James Webb Space Telescope team has released the first science-quality images (opens in new tab) from the new telescope. In them are the oldest galaxies ever seen by human eyes, evidence of water on a planet 1,000 light-years away and incredible details showing the birth and death of stars. Webb’s…
Read MoreNASA temporarily grounding Mars helicopter Ingenuity to wait for dust to clear
NASA’s Mars helicopter is taking a break from its groundbreaking operations on the surface of the Red Planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which manages Ingenuity’s mission, announced on Thursday (July 14) that Ingenuity, the first aircraft to make a powered flight on an extraterrestrial world will be pausing operations for the next several weeks. “The #MarsHelicopter is taking a break for the next few weeks. It’s winter and dust season on Mars, which means less sunlight to recharge Ingenuity’s batteries. But don’t worry, the team expects…
Read MoreAsteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole
Scientists knew the asteroid Bennu was likely a rubble pile rather than solid rock, but OSIRIS-REX’s recent visit surprised them in showing just how loosely the asteroid really is. The post Asteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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