Monday, August 5, 2024

China's secretive space plane caught on camera in orbit

The sun is a 'runaway world collector' | China's secretive space plane caught on camera in orbit | See Venus and the Perseid meteor shower peak this week
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The sun is a 'runaway world collector'
(Robert Lea)
New research suggests runaway worlds taken in by the solar system could orbit its outskirts for billions of years before moving closer to the sun.
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China's secretive space plane caught on camera in orbit
(Felix SchΓΆfbΓ€nker)
Two solar panels that can be seen at the end aren't visible on any of the computer renderings available online.
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Skywatching
See Venus and the Perseid meteor shower peak this week
(Getty Images)
Discover your night sky this week, August 5-11, 2024, using just your naked eyes.
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Spaceflight
'The Space Gal' opens up about Blue Origin flight
(Emily Calandrelli)
"I hope that moms can see themselves in me and take that as permission to hold onto their own identity, dreams and passions -- even after having children."
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Science & Astronomy
The sun fires off 2 powerful X flares in less than 2 hours
(NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, helioviewer.org)
The sun showcased its immense power yet again this morning (August 5), firing off not one but two X-class flares.
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Do meteor showers threaten satellites and the ISS?
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We examine whether meteor showers made from dust left by comets pose a hazard to satellites and the International Space Station.
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SpaceX
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit
(SpaceX)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Sunday (Aug. 4), continuing a busy stretch for the company.
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Friday, August 2, 2024

Possible signs of Mars life: Astrobiologist explains

Auroras as far south as New York possible this weekend | Possible signs of Mars life: Astrobiologist explains | NASA reveals astronauts on SpaceX's Crew-10 ISS mission
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Auroras as far south as New York possible this weekend
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Geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted for Aug. 3 and Aug. 4.
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Possible signs of Mars life: Astrobiologist explains
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Scientists on the Perseverance team are very excited about a rock with features and chemistry that could have been produced by ancient microbial life on Mars.
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Spaceflight
NASA reveals astronauts on SpaceX's Crew-10 ISS mission
(NASA)
Crew-10 will consist of two NASA astronauts and one spaceflyer apiece from Japan and Russia.
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Science & Astronomy
Venus may be able to support life, new evidence suggests
(Robert Lea)
The puzzling origin of phosphine and now ammonia means that the idea that these chemicals may have a biological source on Venus is under serious consideration by some scientists.
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Moon's atmosphere is made by constant meteorite impacts
(NASA)
"We give a definitive answer that meteorite impact vaporization is the dominant process that creates the lunar atmosphere."
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SpaceX
SpaceX resumes astronaut launches Aug. 18 with Crew-9
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Crew-9 will be the first crewed launch on a Falcon 9 rocket after one of the vehicles experienced a rare failure in July.
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Entertainment
Test your space debris catching skills in new game
(Astroscale)
The free game is based on Astroscale's planned COSMIC mission, which will attempt to remove two old, defunct satellites from orbit.
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