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The era of Delta Heavy IV is coming to an end. For the last 64 years, United Launch Alliance's (ULA's) heavy-lift rocket has led an impressive career lofting large payloads into space. However, on Tuesday (March 28), the rocket will lift off one last time when it launches from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens at 1:40 p.m. ET (1740 GMT).
Maxar Technologies captured satellite images of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which was struck by a giant cargo ship early on Tuesday (March 26). Most of the 1.6-mile (2.57 km) long bridge crumbled within minutes, sending people and vehicles into the icy waters of the Patapsco River.
New NASA astronaut Andre Douglas used to study the sun's behavior for a living. This puts Douglas, who passed basic NASA astronaut training on March 5, in the perfect position to talk about the total solar eclipse 2024 that will sweep across the United States on April 8.
In our guide, we've rounded up the best solar viewing kit ahead of the 2024 solar eclipse, on April 8. With the specialist equipment highlighted below, you can view this upcoming extraordinary event safely and confidently. Below, you'll find a range of solar glasses, telescopes, binoculars and solar filters to make up the best solar viewing kits so you have an enjoyable experience when viewing the total solar eclipse.
"This closer view, the result of over 21 hours of dedication, not only highlights the nebula's vivid beauty but also the awe it inspires, bridging the cosmic with the personal," said amateur astrophotographer Rod Prazeres.
It's hard to beat an in-person launch experience - especially if you're watching in Mission Control, the literal hub of NASA's human spaceflight program. Reporters and flight directors gathered here at NASA's Johnson Space Center on Thursday (March 21) at a big control room screen to watch SpaceX launch its 30th robotic cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida. Happily, it was a flawless liftoff.
Astronomers have been surprised by a "gold rush" of new galaxies, racking up 49 discoveries in just 3 hours. The gas-rich galaxies were uncovered by a team using the MeerKAT radio telescope located in South Africa. They have been dubbed the "forty-niners," a callback to the nickname given to the thousands of gold miners who flocked to California during the state's Gold Rush, which peaked in 1849. The nickname is now carried by the San Francisco 49ers American football team.
Mars methane is hard to trace, but a solution might be on the way. An early-stage airplane concept called MAGGIE will soon kick off a nine-month NASA-funded study to explore its feasibility for soaring over Mars. It won't go to the Red Planet any time soon, if ever, but there's a clear science need for more flying vehicles on Mars.
Joining the recent slate of sophisticated science fiction films and TV series like Netflix's "3 Body Problem," "Spaceman" or "I.S.S.," and psychological puzzle-box mazes like Apple TV+'s "Constellation," "The Signal" is a surprising new German-language mystery-thriller that has recently docked on Netflix, and it's an exceptionally classy Euro production well worth a weekend watch.
