I'm taking the train to see the solar eclipse in Canada. Here's why I'm riding the rails

I'm taking the train to see the solar eclipse in Canada | Varda Space's meds: 'Them space drugs cooked real good' | April 8 solar eclipse: 6 zoos on the path of totality Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version April 2, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad I'm taking the train to see the solar eclipse in Canada (David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images) So often, space events require me to get on a plane and jet far away - the five human spaceflight launches I witnessed in Kazakhstan and Florida, for example, or the Artemis 2 astronaut announcement a year ago on the other side of the continent in Houston. I was certainly lucky to be in those places and to see those sights. But I can do this total solar eclipse, this one special space thing, near Ottawa. Why not enjoy it here, and let others I care about come along for the ride? Full Story: Space (4/2)  Varda Space's meds: 'Them space drugs cooked real good' (Varda Space Industries) After some seven months in space, Varda Space Industries' W-1 capsule successfully returned to Earth, carrying with it a unique payload: the HIV/AIDS medication ritonavir. Varda Space seeks to autonomously manufacture pharmaceuticals in microgravity, a strategy that could ultimately reduce the cost of life-saving drugs - and, according to a new preprint paper, the company is one step closer to achieving that goal. Full Story: Space (3/29)  Total Solar Eclipse 2024 April 8 solar eclipse: 6 zoos on the path of totality (Getty Images) Total solar eclipses make animals behave in strange ways. To see for yourself, stop by one of these zoos located on the path of totality on April 8, 2024. Full Story: Space (4/1)  Eclipse photos will help us understand sun's atmosphere (© 2023 Pavel Štarha, Shadia Habbal, Miloslav Druckmüller) There is a gap in our observations of the sun: Part of its atmosphere is effectively invisible to our telescopes. However, images taken from Earth during a solar eclipse are filling in that hole, providing an unprecedented look at our star's hidden layer. Full Story: Space (4/1)  Skywatching Why the April 8 eclipse repeats itself every 54 years The total solar eclipse on April 8 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970, and will visit again in 2078. Here's why the same eclipse repeats every 54 years. Full Story: Space (3/30)  Spaceflight SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California (SpaceX) SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Monday (April 1). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Bad weather scuttled two previous tries at the launch. This time the weather cooperated and the Falcon 9 left the pad at 10:30 p.m. EDT (7:30 p.m. Pacific time or 0230 GMT on April 2). Full Story: Space (3/28)  Science & Astronomy JWST joins the hunt for newborn exoplanets (ESO/L. Calçada) Astronomers are hunting for planets in the process of forming around infant stars using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The powerful space telescope quickly delivered the goods, albeit in an unexpected way. These infant planets take shape in swirling clumps of gas and dust called protoplanetary disks, gathering more mass as they do so. Humanity has imaged many of these protoplanetary disks, but astronomers have only glimpsed the forming planets within them a few times to date. Full Story: Space (4/1)  SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket photobombs the moon, wins award (Pascal Fouquet, United States, Winner, National Awards, Sony World Photography Awards 2024) A rocket transiting the moon is a pretty rare sight. Capturing a good photo of that kind of transit takes some serious skill. That skill is worthy of some major praise. Pascal Fouquet, a photographer from Orlando, Florida, captured such a shot, and was chosen as the United States' National Award first place winner for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. The awards program comes out of a partnership between Sony and the World Photography Organization, and receives hundreds of thousands of photo submission from across the globe. Full Story: Space (4/1)  Entertainment Dune: What Arrakis tells us about the hunt for alien life (Warner Bros.) Frank Herbert's Dune is epic sci-fi storytelling with an environmental message at its heart. The novels and movies are set on the desert planet of Arrakis, which various characters dream of transforming into a greener world - much like some envision for Mars today. We investigated Arrakis using a climate model, a computer program similar to those used to give weather forecasts. We found the world that Herbert had created, well before climate models even existed, was remarkably accurate - and would be habitable, if not hospitable. Full Story: Space (3/30)  Star Wars 'Star Wars: Unlimited - Spark of Rebellion' card game (Fantasy Flight Games) One of the best ways to stay immersed in the world of "Star Wars" between offerings of feature films, TV series, novels and comics is to clear off the kitchen table and indulge in one of the many trading card games (TCGs) set in the "Star Wars" universe. 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We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here's what they told us

Inspirational words from over 50 women space leaders | Space Quiz! When is the next total solar eclipse? | This Week In Space: Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version April 1, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Inspirational words from over 50 women space leaders (Space Frontiers/Archive Photos/Getty Images) The history of women's contributions to the space industry is significantly shorter than it is for men, simply because women were dealt a delayed start in the race. For example, NASA's astronaut program began in 1959, but it wasn't until 1978 when the agency's lineup of astronaut candidates finally included women. Yet, thanks to many brave trailblazers who pushed against the unfair boundaries of equality in space exploration, the number of leading ladies writing their way into history books has risen rapidly. Full Story: Space (3/30)  Space Quiz! When is the next total solar eclipse? Learn the answer here! 1 week from today! April 8th 7 days after April 1st The 8th day of the month of April This Week In Space: Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You (TWiT) On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords. Spaceflight is no longer just for superpowers--there are now 37 countries signed to NASA's Artemis Accords for the return to the Moon, and previously non-spacefaring nations are getting into the spaceflight trade, Ecuador among them. Aillon, who started a National Space Society chapter in Ecuador after attending a graduate program at the University of Arizona's Thunderbird School, was a prime mover in getting Ecuador to sign on to the accords. He is also pushing for a spaceport in the country, which has the advantage of an equatorial location. Join us as we discuss the ever-increasing opportunities for new players to enter the coming space age! Full Story: Space (3/30)  Total Solar Eclipse 2024 The solar eclipse is 1 week away: What you need to know. We're ready, are you? The countdown to the total solar eclipse has begun! Full Story: Space (4/1)  For the Navajo Nation, the eclipse is a spiritual experience (MicheleVacchiano/Getty Images) For many in the path of totality, preparing for the total solar eclipse on April 8 includes coming up with a plan of where to watch it, who you are going to watch it with, and securing protective solar glasses to be able to safely witness the procession of celestial transformation in the sky. But for the indigenous communities of North America, it's a whole different type of preparation, and a philosophy that's very different from Western culture. Full Story: Space (3/31)  Skywatching Night sky, October 2021: What you can see this month (Future) The best planet to seek out during this month is Jupiter, which will be plainly obvious in the west-northwest sky during the first half of April, and then will rapidly fall toward the sun and deeper into the evening twilight during the second half of the month. Mars and Saturn are morning objects and will be within 5-degrees of each other from April 1st through the 17th, and will be closest together on the 10th, when they will be separated by the apparent width of a full moon. Using binoculars, scan low to the east-southeast horizon about an hour before sunrise to pick them up. Since they'll appear virtually the same brightness with a fine color contrast (Saturn, yellow; Mars, orange) they should appear quite striking. Full Story: Space (10/1)  Spaceflight Boeing Starliner astronauts ready to launch (exclusive) (NASA/Robert Markowit) Two former U.S. Navy test pilots, now NASA astronauts, can't wait to finally get their hands on a new spacecraft. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams told Space.com and a small group of reporters at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) that they are excited for the first launch of Boeing Starliner, now set to fly to the International Space Station for a roughly 10-day mission set to go no earlier than May 1. Full Story: Space (3/30)  Science & Astronomy Hubble finds cosmic Easter eggs - 500 blue and red stars (NASA, ESA, STScI, Francesco Paresce (INAF-IASF Bologna), Robert O'Connell (UVA), SOC-WFC3, ESO) In December 2023, the Hubble Space Telescope completed its largest program since launching in 1990. With this program, the telescope made observations of 500 individual stars over three years - and scientists are now ready to dive into this cosmic Easter egg of data. Full Story: Space (3/31)  SpaceX SpaceX doubleheader! 2 rocket launches in a 4-hour span (SpaceX) SpaceX had a busy Saturday evening (March 30), launching two rockets from Florida less than five hours apart. Full Story: Space (3/30)  Technology NASA's mini moon rovers go for a test drive (photos) (NASA/JPL-Caltech) The rovers are part of a technology demonstration called Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE), which is designed to show that a group of robotic spacecraft can work together without direct human control. NASA took the suitcase-sized rovers for a test drive across Mars Yard at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to simulate the rugged terrain they'll experience on the moon. Full Story: Space (3/31)  Search for Life Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes astrobiology mission (NASA/JPL-Caltech) The European Space Agency (ESA) is exercising considerable forward-thinking with its "Voyager 2050" program, which describes the scientific goals and missions for the middle of this century. Its overarching theme of "moons of the solar system" was chosen in 2021, and now an expert report has recommended that Enceladus should be the primary target. Full Story: Space (3/31)  Telescopes & Binoculars Best compact binoculars 2024: Lightweight, travel-friendly (Getty Images) If you're in the market for a pair of the best compact binoculars, you've come to the right place. We've rounded up the very best of them here, covering a wide range of specifications and price ranges. Full Story: Space (5/22)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036