Boeing’s Starliner was sitting on the Cape Canaveral launch pad in Florida when a small but critical problem with the spacecraft’s 200-foot (61-meter) booster rocket brought the countdown to a halt. The American aerospace giant was hired by NASA to transport two astronauts – Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore – to the International Space … Read more
Science and exploration 20/06/2024 618 views 3 holds When hypersonic aviation meets space exploration, European engineers dream of a future fast-track return ticket to space. Momentum is growing for a new generation of aircraft that will fly faster than the speed of sound and fly passengers from Brussels to Sydney in just three hours. However, … Read more
In February 2016, astronomers spread the news that the star system T Coronae Borealis had entered a “phase of unprecedented activity.” Eight years later, that solar activity could eventually result in a nova event large enough to be visible from Earth with the naked eye. The upcoming sky show is due to an expected outburst … Read more
Thousands of satellites have been deployed in “mega constellations” to meet the growing need for global internet services, and many more are scheduled for launch soon. However, these compact satellites have a short operational life and are known to emit pollutants that can damage the ozone layer when they disintegrate upon re-entry. A recent study … Read more
A new photo of the Crab Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is helping scientists parse the composition and history of the ancient supernova remnant. The Crab Nebula, located in the constellation Taurus, is the result of a supernova explosion that was observed on Earth in 1054 CE and was bright enough to … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be completed in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite in late June. The mission will be historic for many reasons, including the fact that it will be the first time a NOAA satellite has been transported there room … Read more
AFTER months of disorder, a probe floating in deep space has resumed normal transmission to Earth. NASA announced Friday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft was fully operational for the first time in months. NASA announced that its historic Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed normal data transmission for the first time since November 2023Credit: AP: Associated … Read more
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) interferometer has detected a foreign object only emit microwaves near the center of the Milky Way. Now a new study compares this object to known celestial bodies in this chaotic region of deep space. … Read more
By Jonathan Chadwick for Mailonline 11:39 June 18, 2024, updated 11:41 June 18, 2024 Share or comment on this article: The aurora – a beautiful spectacle of natural light – is usually only viewed from Earth. But lucky astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got a unique view of the spectacle – with Earth … Read more
The aurora – a beautiful spectacle of natural light – is usually only viewed from Earth. But lucky astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got a unique view of the spectacle – with Earth in the background. Stunning video footage shows the brilliant green stream of wispy light spanning thousands of miles across our … Read more