Colossal X-class solar flare suggests return of sunspot group that fueled May's epic auroras (video)

X-flare suggests return of sunspots from May's auroras | Space Quiz! How long does it take the sun to complete one full rotation? | This Week In Space podcast: Episode 112 - Mars on Pause? Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version May 28, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE ADVERTISEMENT The Launchpad X-flare suggests return of sunspots from May's auroras (NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / helioviewer.org) The colossal sunspot group AR3664 responsible for the epic May 2024 solar storms and widespread auroras is back - well, almost. Though sunspot group 3664 remains hidden from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory's view - scientists can track the sunspot's progress across the sun's far side by observing how it affects the sun's vibrations or seismic echoes, using helioseismology data. Full Story: Space (5/27)  Space Quiz! How long does it take the sun to complete one full rotation? Learn the answer here! 12 hours 3 days 27 days 68 days This Week In Space podcast: Episode 112 - Mars on Pause? (TWiS) On Episode 112 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rob Manning, Chief Engineer Emeritus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about Mars exploration and, in particular, Mars Sample Return. Full Story: Space (5/25)  Join us on the launch pad of future space economy! SAE Media Group has closely followed the progress within the Space Logistics field for three decades and it's clear the community is standing on the precipice of a new era. The Space Logistics Conference is the only event which will bring together all the vital stakeholders who are charting the future of the orbital ecosystem, with a distinct focus on government policy, regulation and partnership opportunities that you will not find elsewhere. This is your chance to connect with these leaders, learn about successes as well as challenges and shape the way ahead. View the full two-day agenda. 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(NASA) Starliner is still set to fly on its historic first flight with astronauts on June 1, but that could change as the team works through "complicated" issues following a small helium leak. NASA and Boeing officials emphasized they are carefully weighing the decision to launch Starliner's first test mission with astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The approximately one-week mission is known as Crew Flight Test (CFT) and includes NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, both former U.S. Navy test pilots. Full Story: Space (5/24)  Science & Astronomy Astronomy has a bullying and harassment issue (NiseriN/Getty Images) The Royal Astronomical society (RAS) calls its latest bullying and harassment report a "damning" one. It reveals a major systemic problem in the fields of astronomy and geophysics. After surveying 661 employees affiliated with astronomy and geophysics professions, the RAS has stressed an "urgent" need to address bullying and harassment across the fields. Full Story: Space (5/28)  SpaceX SpaceX targeting June 5 for 4th test flight of Starship (SpaceX) We may be less than a week away from Starship's next test flight. SpaceX announced that it's targeting June 5 for the fourth-ever liftoff of Starship, the giant vehicle it's developing to get people and cargo to the moon, Mars and beyond. Full Story: Space (5/24)  Technology NASA superalloy investment to benefit US economy (NASA/Jef Janis) NASA has invested in an innovative superalloy as part of its Technology Transfer Program, a program that allows technology built for missions to be utilized for other commercial purposes. Full Story: Space (5/27)  Star Wars Watch Jedi battle hand-to-hand in new clip for 'The Acolyte' (Disney+) Zooming towards its official June 4 release date, Disney+'s newest "Star Wars" live-action series "The Acolyte" will be a true test for the 47-year-old franchise during a temporary lull in big screen space opera action from that galaxy far, far away. "The Acolyte" and its 8-episode first season will roll out as a product of The High Republic era in the "Star Wars" timeline, a period of growing unrest when the fabled Jedi Knights reigned supreme some 100 years prior to the events of "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and the entire Skywalker Saga. Full Story: Space (5/27)    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

Things are finally looking up for the Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft

Things are finally looking up for the Voyager 1 spacecraft | Space Quiz! What covers much of the surface of Pluto? | Russian space weapon ban shot down at United Nations Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version May 24, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Things are finally looking up for the Voyager 1 spacecraft (NASA) It is easy to see why Voyager 1 is among the most beloved robotic space explorers we have - and it is thus easy to understand why so many people felt a pang to their hearts several months ago, when Voyager 1 stopped talking to us. Full Story: Space (5/23)  Space Quiz! What covers much of the surface of Pluto? Learn the answer in one of the stories below! Nitrogen ice Limestone rocks Water ice Silicate dust Russian space weapon ban shot down at United Nations (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images) The United Nations Security Council has voted against a resolution introduced by Russia and China that would ban member states from placing weapons of any kind in outer space. Full Story: Space (5/22)  Skywatching Where will the 2027 total solar eclipse be visible? (skaman306 via Getty Images) A total solar eclipse will occur on Aug. 2, 2027, when the moon's central shadow sweeps across the globe, bringing a few precious minutes of totality to the Atlantic Ocean, southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. At the point of greatest eclipse, totality will last 6 minutes and 23 seconds, the longest since 2009 and until 2114. Full Story: Space (5/23)  Spaceflight Asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft fires up ion thrusters (NASA/JPL–Caltech/ASU) They work by converting sunlight into electricity via the spacecraft's solar arrays that form its "wings." The resulting electrical current powers an electromagnetic field that accelerates and expels ions, which are charged particles, of xenon gas. As the ions are accelerated out of the four thrusters, creating an eerie blue glow, they impart a momentum upon the spacecraft, pushing it in the opposite direction. Full Story: Space (5/23)  Science & Astronomy We could float effortlessly in Pluto's subsurface ocean (NASA) Pluto's surface, fitting for a world whose surface shivers at a cryogenic -364 F (-220 C), is frozen solid. But beneath that nitrogen ice may lie a subsurface ocean of liquid water. A recent study suggested what that ocean might look like: It might be deeper than Earth's crust and denser than Earth's seawater. Full Story: Space (5/23)  SpaceX SpaceX launches Starlinks on 3rd mission in 2 days (SpaceX) A Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 more of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday (May 23), at 10:45 p.m. EDT (0245 GMT on May 24). It was the third mission in the past two days for the company. Full Story: Space (5/23)  Technology USSF wants 7 new telescopes in Hawaii. Residents say 'no' (Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images) Many Hawaii residents oppose plans from the U.S. Space Force to build a suite of new telescopes designed to track satellites and prevent them from colliding in orbit. Full Story: Space (5/23)  Search for Life TESS finds Earth-size world with moderate temperature (Robert Lea) Scientists using a NASA space telescope have discovered a tantalizing world. It's about the size of Earth, sits remarkably close to our solar system, and could be comfortable for life as we know it. Full Story: Space (5/23)  Entertainment '[When] I read the script, I sobbed.' J.Lo 'Atlas' exclusive (Netflix) Strap in for a heavy metal romp of interstellar proportions as Netflix's big budget sci-fi spectacle, "Atlas," stomps onto the streaming service starting today (May 24). Full Story: Space (5/24)  Star Trek 'Discovery' s5e9 offers tense but questionable cliffhanger (Paramount Plus) Here we are then, just two episodes away from the very end of "Star Trek: Discovery," but we'll save the nostalgic look back over the last six years, eight months, one week and two days for next week. And no doubt there will be some kind of emotional farewell at the end of next week's installment, but just how cringeworthy that will be remains to be seen. Full Story: Space (5/23)    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