Boeing Starliner astronauts have years of medical studies helping them with longer stay in space

Years of studies helping Starliner crew stay in space longer | NASA clears Europa Clipper mission for Oct. 10 launch | Astronaut watches meteor explode over Earth Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version September 5, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Years of studies helping Starliner crew stay in space longer (NASA) It would appear that the Starliner astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will end up staying on the International Space Station (ISS) for at least eight months, which is a longer period of time than a typical visit to the orbiting lab spans. However, they're not the first to spend more than six months in space, and NASA has medical studies to help them along during their adventure. Full Story: Space (9/5)  NASA clears Europa Clipper mission for Oct. 10 launch (NASA/Kim Shiflett) NASA's Europa Clipper mission is on track for an October launch following tests confirming the spacecraft can handle the harsh radiation environment around one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Skywatching Astronaut watches meteor explode over Earth (NASA/Matthew Dominick) A new video from an astronaut's vantage point in space catures a bright green burst over Earth as a meteor exploded in the night sky. Full Story: Space (9/5)  Spaceflight Taikonauts study ancient microbes on Chinese space station (CCTV) Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying anaerobic archaea in an experiment to determine if some of Earth's early forms of life can handle a simulated cosmic environment. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Science & Astronomy Hubble Telescope spies a very sparkly mini-galaxy (image) (NASA, ESA, and D. Weisz; Processing: Gladys Kober) New images released by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are of the Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI. Pegasus is located in the Andromeda Galaxy, also called Messier 31, which is the Milky Way's closest neighbour at about 2,480,000 light-years away from Earth. As such, Andromeda is one of the few galaxies visible to the naked eye - best observed in November. Full Story: Space (9/4)  SpaceX Watch 2 SpaceX rockets launch today in space doubleheader (SpaceX) SpaceX will launch a new batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday (Sept. 5) after a one-day delay due to weather and you'll be able to watch it live online. In fact, it's the first of two SpaceX launches today. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Technology Blue Origin barge docks in port ahead of New Glenn launch (Blue Origin) More pieces are coming together for the first-ever flight of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Entertainment Lego City Modular Space Station review (Future) A super fun playset with lots of customization options, the Modular Space Station might not be the most realistic space-themed set from Lego, and for young fans of space exploration, there's a lot to love. Full Story: Space (9/4)    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

'There was some tension in the room', NASA says of decision to bring Boeing's Starliner spacecraft home without astronauts

'Tension in the room' about returning Starliner uncrewed | Should we regulate the moon? | Tiny asteroid hit Earth today, burns up over Philippines Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version September 4, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad 'Tension in the room' about returning Starliner uncrewed (NASA) The decision to return Starliner home without astronauts on Friday (Sept. 7) was not without controversy, NASA said of discussions with Boeing. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Should we regulate the moon? (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio) Based upon current knowledge and likely users, the only potential lunar reserve is oxygen from regolith as it is present in about the same proportion anywhere on the moon. Defining it as a reserve, however, requires economic and legal issues yet to be fully addressed. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Skywatching Tiny asteroid hit Earth today, burns up over Philippines (ESA/USN/NGA/NOAA/SIO/GEBCO) A small asteroid was on a collision course with Earth today, but don't worry. It burnt up harmlessly in Earth's atmosphere. Earlier today, the European Space Agency (ESA) said a 3-foot (1-meter) asteroid will strike the atmosphere and burn up harmlessly around 12:46 p.m. ET (1646 GMT) above the western Pacific Ocean near Luzon Island in the Philippines. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Spaceflight UAE on track to launch bold 7-asteroid mission in 2028 (UAE Space Agency) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency is moving forward on a one-after-another mission to the main asteroid belt. The probe will conduct high-speed flybys of six asteroids, completing the spectacular sojourn with a rendezvous and orbiting of a seventh mini-world -- and then deploy a small lander onto that final space rock destination. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Science & Astronomy Hubble telescope spies a sparkling 'cosmic fossil' (NASA, ESA, C. Gallart (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), A. del Pino Molina (Centro de Estudios de Fisica del Cosmos de Aragon), and R. van der Marel (Space Telescope Science Institute); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an isolated cosmic fossil, which may offer new insight on galaxy formation. Located about 3 million light-years from Earth, the Tucana Dwarf galaxy sits at the far edge of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes our Milky Way galaxy. This galaxy is home to older stars, leading researchers to believe it may contain traces from the early universe, according to a statement from NASA. "Having such pristine properties enables scientists to use the Tucana Dwarf as a cosmic fossil," NASA officials said in the statement releasing the new image Full Story: Space (9/3)  SpaceX SpaceX to launch new Starlink satellite fleet after delay (SpaceX) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 21 Starlink internet satellites to space from the company's Space Launch Complex 40 pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled for 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235GMT). You can watch it live on SpaceX's X account (formerly Twitter), starting about five minutes before liftoff. Full Story: Space (9/4)  Technology Scientists make lab-grown black hole jets (NASA/JPL-Caltech) An experiment using beams of protons to probe how plasma and magnetic fields interact may have just solved the mystery of how quasars and other active supermassive black holes unleash their relativistic jets. Full Story: Space (9/3)  Search for Life Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiraling out of control (mik38/Getty Images) The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials, and an estimated 7% believe that they have seen a UFO. The figures are even higher in the US - and rising. The number of people who believe UFO sightings offer likely proof of alien life increased from 20% in 1996 to 34% in 2022. Some 24% of Americans say they've seen a UFO. This belief is slightly paradoxical as we have zero evidence that aliens even exist. What's more, given the vast distances between star systems, it seems odd we'd only learn about them from a visit. Evidence for aliens is more likely to come from signals from faraway planets. Full Story: Space (9/3)    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