Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will leave the agency at the end of 2022, after six years of dedicated service.
Read MoreMonth: September 2022
Snowcapped Mountains in Western China
The International Space Station captured a portion of the Tanggula Mountains near Hala Lake from 260 miles above the Earth on Sept. 5th, 2022.
Read MoreBest camera drones 2022: Capture stunning aerial photography and video
The best camera drones available today are easier than ever to use and have the ability to capture truly exquisite photos and videos. And with options available for all budgets and requirements, not to mention a range of unique features, the perfect model for you is just around the corner. When considering the best camera drone model for you and your budget, camera functionality, sensor size, resolution for photos, video resolution, video frame rates and the ability to shoot video in ‘flat’ or Raw profiles alongside Raw photos are all…
Read MoreNASA’s tiny CAPSTONE probe suffers problem on its journey to the moon
NASA’s little CAPSTONE spacecraft has hit another hurdle on its long road to the moon. Toward the end of a major engine burn on Thursday evening (Sept. 8), the 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE experienced an anomaly that put the probe in a protective “safe mode,” mission team members said. The glitch “resulted in the vehicle attitude [orientation] rates growing beyond the capacity of the onboard reaction wheels to control and counter,” representatives of the Colorado company Advanced Space, which operates the CAPSTONE mission for NASA, wrote in an update on…
Read MoreOn This Day In Space: Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya moon mission
On Sept. 13, 2007, Japan launched the Kaguya spacecraft on a mission to the moon. Formally known as SELENE, which is short for SELenological and ENgineering Explorer, it was Japan’s second moon mission. Kaguya launched from Tanegashima Space Center on a Japanese H-IIA rocket and looped around the Earth twice before heading to the moon. It carried 14 science instruments and two microsatellites to map the moon’s surface and study its gravitational field. Image 1 of 3 An H-2A rocket launches Japan’s Kaguya/SELENE spacecraft toward the moon on Sept. 14…
Read MoreGeorgia, Illinois Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts
Students from Georgia and Illinois will have the opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Read MoreSetting the Clock on a Stellar Explosion
A new image of SNR 0519-69.0 shows the debris of a star that exploded several hundred years ago in Earth’s timeframe.
Read MoreReflecting on President Kennedy’s Moonshot Speech
On Sept. 12, 1962, President Kennedy speaks before a crowd of 35,000 people at Rice University in Houston.
Read MoreNASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
NASA will host a briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to provide highlights from the first year and a half of the Perseverance rover’s exploration of Mars.
Read MoreRethinking Anakin Skywalker: How Star Wars has failed to properly explore its most significant character
There is a scene in Attack of the Clones that shows early how conflicted the prophesied one is. During a scene where Anakin is alone with Padme, as they prepare to leave for Naboo, the padawan is considering his master Obi-Wan: “[he’s] as wise as Master Yoda and as powerful as Master Windu,” he says, while Force levitating a stone. But very quickly he veers off and rants about his mentor, about how he’s holding him back. It’s this combination of tenderness and pridefulness that is just so Anakin. Hayden…
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