On Tuesday (Oct. 25), Earth will experience a partial solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of Europe, western Asia, and northeast Africa. Skywatchers in other parts of the world, such as the U.S., may miss this event in person, but they can watch it live online for free. The partial solar eclipse will begin at 4:58 a.m. EDT (0858 GMT) on Oct. 25 when the moon passes in front of the sun and will end at approximately 9:01 a.m. EDT (1301 GMT). The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 will…
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Best mirrorless cameras in 2022
The best mirrorless cameras are able to keep up with you no matter the shooting environment. Despite being around for a some time, mirrorless cameras are proving ever-popular with new and veteran photographers alike. Unlike SLR and DSLR cameras, mirrorless cameras lack a mirror and a viewfinder prism. Instead, they rely upon a small screen in the viewfinder. The reduction in hardware means mirrorless cameras are lighter and more compact, making them easier to carry around. RELATED ARTICLES The best mirrorless cameras offer sharper images with higher resolution, a wider…
Read MoreCORRECTION: Apollo Astronaut James McDivitt Dies at Age 93
Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV mission and flew around the Moon as the commander of Apollo 9, died Oct. 13. McDivitt passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family and friends in Tucson, Arizona. He was 93 years old.
Read MoreSafe Return for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts
After 170 days in orbit, NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti safely splashed down Friday, October 14, 2022, off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, completing the agency’s fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station.
Read MoreSony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 G Master lens review
The Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 G Master (also known as the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM) is an absolute beast of a lens — but is it all it’s cracked up to be? We put this powerhouse lens to the test to see if it lives up to the G Master name. It’s been on the market for over two years, and it’s still the most expensive Sony zoom lens you can own, not to mention it is the first-ever lens of its kind. But who is this lens for? …
Read MoreElon Musk says SpaceX will keep paying for Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine
Elon Musk said SpaceX will continue funding its Starlink internet service in Ukraine on Saturday (Oct. 15), backtracking from the company’s push to ask the Pentagon to foot the bill. The SpaceX CEO and billionaire wrote on Twitter that his spaceflight company will continue to provide Starlink internet service at no cost to Ukraine, which is currently fighting off a Russian invasion, after saying earlier this month that the effort has cost SpaceX $80 million (opens in new tab) to date. “To hell with it … even though Starlink is…
Read MoreAstronomers discovered something strange about ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid Phaethon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency intends to launch its DESTINY+ mission to the near-Earth asteroid Phaethon in 2024, with the aim of flying by the space rock in 2028, so this “potentially hazardous” asteroid has been studied intensely in the lead-up to the mission. Researchers recently made one particularly notable discovery about Phaethon: Its spin is speeding up. The asteroid‘s rotational period is decreasing by 4 milliseconds per year. Even a small change like this could impact the DESTINY+ observations. Knowing the specific spin rate allows the team to more…
Read MoreBizarre black hole is blasting a jet of plasma right at a neighboring galaxy
A black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy is blasting a neighboring galaxy with a jet of plasma moving at near light speed. The unique black hole is located in the galaxy RAD12, and its plasma stream is bombarding the neighboring galaxy RAD12-B. Located around 1 billion light-years from Earth, the two galaxies are in the midst of a collision and merger. The finding represents the first time a jet has been seen emerging from the center of one galaxy and striking another large galaxy. Related: Black hole…
Read MoreLanding on Mars: Keep straight and fly right for Martian touchdown success
Touching safely down on Mars is a true, nail biting event. Those terror gripping, heart-stopping moments of entry, descent, and landing (EDL) after months of cruising to the Red Planet are indeed frightening affairs. The EDL community is busy at work on fresh ideas on how to breach Mars’ atmosphere, put on the speed brakes, and plop down payloads. One big and new assignment is NASA’s Mars Sample Return project and the challenges that initiative faces. In the near and far-term, Mars is on tap to be on the receiving…
Read MoreThis Week In Space podcast: Episode 33 —The DART asteroid impact bull’s eye with Nancy Chabot
On this episode of This Week in Space (opens in new tab), Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by planetary scientist Nancy Chabot of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, where she is the Coordination Lead for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirect Test, or DART asteroid mission, which slammed into an asteroid on Sept. 26 in humanity’s first-ever planetary defense test. With the DART asteroid impactor’s recent success, we decided it was time to get the lowdown on what happened to Dimorphos, whether it’s a…
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