SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth

SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth | 'Cannibal' sun eruption gives departing astronauts their best aurora views yet | Heinz debuts 'Marz' Edition ketchup made with tomatoes grown in Mars conditions Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version November 8, 2021 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth (NASA TV) SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station today (Nov. 8) and will return four astronauts to Earth late tonight. Full Story: Space (11/8)      'Cannibal' sun eruption gives departing astronauts their best aurora views yet (ESA/Thomas Pesquet) "We were treated to the strongest auroras of the entire mission, over North America and Canada," ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet said. Full Story: Space (11/8)      Heinz debuts 'Marz' Edition ketchup made with tomatoes grown in Mars conditions (Heinz) In space there is a saying, 'it's not about the food, it's about the sauce.' Full Story: Space (11/8)      Spaceflight Live updates: SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut splashdown (NASA TV) SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida at 10:33 p.m. EST (0333 Nov. 9 GMT). Full Story: Space (10/25)      NASA says a glitchy strap could be behind Lucy asteroid probe's solar array troubles (NASA) NASA may be homing in on the glitch that kept a massive solar array on its new asteroid-bound spacecraft from properly deploying. Full Story: Space (11/8)      China's Shenzhou 13 crew takes its first spacewalk, the country's 1st by a female astronaut (CMSA) Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping is now China's first woman to walk in space. Full Story: Space (11/7)      Science & Astronomy Powerful Landsat 9 satellite beams home 1st photos of Earth (NASA/USGS) Landsat 9 has opened its eyes. The next-generation Earth-observation satellite, which launched on Sept. 27, snapped its first photos of our planet on Halloween. Full Story: Space (11/6)      Watch Mars helicopter Ingenuity take its 14th flight in this full video (NASA/JPL-Caltech) A new video shows NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity as it completed its latest daring brief flight hop in the thinning atmosphere of the Red Planet. Full Story: Space (11/8)      'Cannibal CME' sun storm marks rise of new solar cycle in space weather (Mario Tama/Getty Images) The sun is waking up - and making sure we all know it. On Nov. 3 and 4, Earth was hit with a sizeable geomagnetic storm, the result of a series of outbursts from the sun on Nov. 1-2. Full Story: Space (11/6)      Skywatching You can see the moon line up with bright Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in the sky tonight (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Skywatchers taking in the view after sunset have a chance to see Venus and the moon line up with Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky tonight (Nov. 8). Full Story: Space (11/8)      Entertainment Disney Plus is now only $1.99 for the first month to celebrate Disney Plus Day (Image credit: Disney Plus) Calling all Star Wars fans! Disney is reducing the price of their streaming service, Disney Plus, to just $1.99 for a month to celebrate Disney Plus Day. Full Story: Space (11/8)      The Mandalorian edition of Monopoly is 37% off in an early Black Friday deal from Amazon (Amazon) Amazon is offering 37% off the new Star Wars The Mandalorian edition of the popular board game Monopoly in this early Black Friday deal. Full Story: Space (11/6)        Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE © Future US, Inc. 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004