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Two years ago, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission intentionally collided with the asteroid moon Dimorphos at 15,000 mph (6.6 km/s). Now, a new mission is heading to the site of the collision to show us a detailed view of its consequences. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force
Thirty-seven seconds after liftoff, it was clear that one of the two strapped solid fuel boosters was suffering from an anomaly, as can be seen by sparks and debris falling from the rocket. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance fired a next-generation Vulcan rocket on Friday in the second of two “certification” test flights
Artist's illustration wasp-107 bwith its asymmetrical atmosphere, like transits (passes in front of) his star. The object on the left is a representation of the Webb space telescope. Image via Rachel Amaro/ University of Arizona. WASP-107 b is a gas giant exoplanet about 210 light years from Earth. It is a little smaller than Jupiter,
Space Café “Breakfast of Law with Steven Freeland” #18 – with Dr. Rada Popova and François Lambert Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland” Analyze current spatial evolution with a legal approach. At the same time, he will discuss and “demystify” the law for everyone. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To
On Wednesday (Oct. 2), a lucky handful of skywatchers watched the sun transform into a stunning “ring of fire” in the sky. This was the result of a annular solar eclipse that crossed the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, southern Chile and southern Argentina. The “ring of fire” then reached the Atlantic Ocean, where it disappeared
Updated September 30: adding statements from the FAA and NASA. Updating the Europa Clipper home window. The Falcon 9 second stage fired during ascent to orbit with Crew 9. Dragon Freedom reached orbit normally, but the upper stage was unable to successfully perform a deorbit burn. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX's fleet of Falcon rockets was grounded
Our sun's closest neighbors among the stars, including Barnard's Star. Image via NASA photo magazine. Barnard's Star is the closest star to our sunjust 6 light years away. For decades, astronomers have been saying it could have a planet Now a planet has been found. There is at least one planet orbiting Barnard's Starconfirmed an
GOLDEN, Colorado – The growing amount of space hardware flying through cislunar space and around the Moon is, among experts, a growing concern. Even a single fragmentation event can have far-reaching and calamitous consequences for future lunar exploration, driving the need for appropriate debris characterization tools. That's the view of two Purdue University researchers who
Bridging the Atlantic: A deep dive into global space security collaboration In the second episode of our new PSSI podcast series, produced in collaboration with PSSI, the Prague Institute for Security Studies, we explore developments in international space security cooperation with Deanna L. RyalsDirector of International Affairs, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command. They discussed
Criss-crossing streams of superheated gas create a “chaotic landscape” in a distant galaxy cluster. from NASA Chandra X-ray Telescope detected two new streams of gas behind a galaxy within a cluster called Zwicky 8338, or Z8338, located about 670 million light years from Land. Together, the two streams form a huge, comet-like tail of hot
