Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut mission return delayed to June 22
Boeing's 1st Starliner mission return delayed to June 22 | Space Quiz! About how often does the Sun's magnetic field flip? | NASA lasers beam pics of pet dogs, cats, chickens to ISS
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Boeing's first crewed Starliner mission, that ferried astronauts to the International Space Station, will need to wait a little longer before returning its crew to Earth.
Since the advent of the Space Age, we've always relied on radio frequency communications to "chat" with both astronauts and spacecraft in orbit and beyond. But now, NASA is leveling up its communications system with one of the coolest, most space-y things ever: lasers.
The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The last time the sun's magnetic field flipped was toward the end of 2013. But what causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous? Let's take a deep look at the sun's magnetic field reversal and investigate the effects it could have on Earth.
"The spacecraft was precise," said Wilmore, in response to a question from Melroy about the spacecraft's performance and handling testing. "We could stop on a dime, so to speak. [We] could put it exactly where we wanted and it would stay there." Wilmore was describing how Starliner could adjust its position very precisely and quickly. Maintaining tight control over the spacecraft's position and orientation is essential for safety and mission success, especially during close-proximity operations such as docking at the ISS.
It's a bird... it's a plane... it's a super star cluster! NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope has imaged a star cluster that is "super" in every way. Westerlund 1 is super-large, super-massive, super-young, super-close - and it is creating stars at a super-fast rate.
Eight former SpaceX employees are suing the company and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk, alleging sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation, among other wrongdoing.
One day, we'll bring samples home from Mars - but, until then, we have to make do with what we've got. Fortunately, we actually have some Martian material to work with, thanks to meteorites from Mars that crashed into Earth.
The Unistellar eVscope 2 is a seriously impressive smart telescope and now it's over $1160 off ahead of Amazon Prime Day. It's suitable for both beginners and veteran astronomers and now, it's Amazon's lowest-ever price. Stock is running a little low, so you'll have to act soon to grab this deal.
Episode 3, directed by Kogonada (After Yang) and co-written by Jasmyne Flournoy and Eileen Smith, finds its voice more easily than the first two, and actually feels like an episode of television instead of a chunk of a very long movie; the latter has been a recurring problem in many of the Disney Plus shows coming from Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm. There's a distinct story arc being told, and scenes have time to breathe and land some powerful hits. The direction also feels more consistent this time around, albeit some moments could have used better-staged shots and lighting.
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