SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea

These 3 companies will help NASA build vertical solar arrays for the moon | SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea | NASA's tiny CAPSTONE moon probe gets nearly 1 million miles from Earth Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version August 31, 2022 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   Artemis 1: Return to the Moon These 3 companies will help NASA build vertical solar arrays for the moon (NASA) NASA has tapped three companies to help develop new solar arrays to power Artemis missions to the moon by astronauts and robots. Full Story: Space (8/31)      Just the Facts, Ma'am "I stopped watching TV news a year ago, so sick of the bias everywhere. But in doing so, I was out of the loop. I decided to give 1440 a try & I've not been disappointed. Finally, Walter Cronkite style reporting! Just the facts. I also love that I can click a link to see more on many stories. Keep up the good work!" Join for free now. ADVERTISEMENT: The Launchpad SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (SpaceX) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday (Aug. 31) at 1:40 a.m. EDT (0540 GMT; 10:40 p.m. local California time), carrying 46 of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit. Full Story: Space (8/31)      NASA's tiny CAPSTONE moon probe gets nearly 1 million miles from Earth (NASA/Daniel Rutter) NASA's little CAPSTONE spacecraft keeps checking off milestones on its long journey to the moon Full Story: Space (8/31)      POLL QUESTION: NASA's diminutive CAPSTONE spacecraft is testing a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) around the moon in preparation for what planned space station? Learn the answer here! Gateway Orbital Reef Axiom Station Starlab Space Station Get ready for this year's extra special Jupiter opposition with specialist kit from Celestron [sponsored] (Celestron) Astronomical opposition is the exciting time when the Earth aligns precisely between the Sun and another Planet. This happens because of our faster and smaller orbit. There's still plenty of time to get everything you need ahead of Jupiter's opposition on the 26th of September 2022. The king of the solar system will appear bigger and brighter than usual, and you should be able to easily spot the four of its largest moons when using the correct kit. Full Story: Space (8/31)      Science & Astronomy UAE's Hope Mars mission discovers patchy new aurora variety over Red Planet (Emirates Mars Mission/UAE Space Agency) The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) has discovered patchy 'proton auroras' above Mars, suggesting unexpectedly chaotic conditions where the solar wind interacts with the Red Planet's upper atmosphere. Full Story: Space (8/31)      Asteroid hunters worry megaconstellations might interfere with planetary defense (NASA) Adding to the astronomy community's general apprehension about the growing number of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), a number of planetary defense scientists and researchers have voiced their own concerns about the topic. Full Story: Space (8/31)      Cosmic 'tug-of-war' between galaxies created a tidal tail of whipped-away stars (ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), S.Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF)) A distant galaxy stopped birthing stars when a merger with another galaxy ripped out its star-forming gas and stars, a violent process that left it with a massive 'tail' of star-stuff. Full Story: Space (8/31)      SpaceX SpaceX could launch 100 missions in 2023, Elon Musk says (SpaceX) The company has launched 39 times already in 2022, but SpaceX may ramp up its already-impressive launch cadence considerably next year. Full Story: Space (8/31)      Technology NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made oxygen 7 times in exploration milestone (NASA/JPL-Caltech) After landing on the surface of Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover took its first breath. Or rather, one of its instruments did. Full Story: Space (8/31)      Entertainment Iconic James Webb Space Telescope images turned into music (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, SYSTEM Sounds) The breathtaking images of distant nebulas captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope that mesmerized the world in July have been turned into music through a technique called data sonification. Full Story: Space (8/31)        Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005