Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video)

Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video) | Watch a Soyuz rocket launch 34 OneWeb internet satellites live online tonight! | Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Aug. 25 for next spaceflight Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version August 19, 2021 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video) NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has rolled into a patch of ground that could shed considerable light on the Red Planet's climate history. Full Story: Space (8/19)      Watch a Soyuz rocket launch 34 OneWeb internet satellites live online tonight! Liftoff is at 6:23 p.m. EDT (2223 GMT; 3:23 a.m. Aug. 20 local time at Baikonur. Tune in 20 minutes earlier here. Full Story: Space (8/19)      Spaceflight Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Aug. 25 for next spaceflight (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Blue Origin is targeting Aug. 25 for the next flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle, company representatives announced today (Aug. 18). Full Story: Space (8/18)      Space calendar 2021: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more! See what's up in the night sky, what's launching to space (and when)! Full Story: Space (8/19)      Science & Astronomy Chinese astronomers eye Tibetan Plateau site for observatory project Chinese astronomers hope to establish a major observatory program on the roof of the world, the Tibetan Plateau, with new research arguing for pristine observing conditions nestled in the uplands. Full Story: Space (8/18)      Siberian wildfires double greenhouse gas emission record: This is how they look from space Wildfires in Siberia have emitted more carbon dioxide in two and half months than the world's sixth most polluting country emits in a year. Full Story: Space (8/18)      BepiColombo spacecraft records the sound of solar wind at Venus he Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft listened to the sound of the solar wind at Venus as it flew just 340 miles (550 kilometers) above the planet's surface during a maneuver designed to adjust its path. Full Story: Space (8/19)      SpaceX SpaceX's giant Super Heavy rocket spotted from space in satellite photo On Aug. 9, Maxar Technologies' WorldView-3 satellite snapped a great shot of SpaceX's "Starbase" facility in South Texas, where the company is building and testing its Starship deep-space transportation system. Full Story: Space (8/19)      Starlink satellites responsible for over half of all close encounters in orbit, scientist says Starlink satellites might soon be involved in 90% of close encounters between two spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Full Story: Space (8/18)      Skywatching See Jupiter at its biggest and brightest this week Spotting Jupiter is a breeze this week for the naked eye as it reaches its biggest and brightest moment in the night sky. Telescope-hunters will also get a treat looking for moons and atmospheric bands. Full Story: Space (8/19)      Entertainment Lego Education unveils Spike Essentials to teach kids STEAM subjects Lego Education has unveiled Spike Essentials as part of its Lego learning system to help teachers and encourage students in STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics) subjects. Full Story: Space (8/18)      'The Colony' trailer shows the struggle for survival upon returning to a once-ravaged Earth The dark, dystopian sci-fi thriller about an astronaut's return to Earth drops Aug. 27. Full Story: Space (8/19)      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