40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery
On Aug. 30, 1984, space shuttle Discovery lifted off on the STS-41D mission, joining NASA’s fleet as the third space qualified orbiter. The newest shuttle incorporated newer technologies making it…
Scientists make lab-grown black hole jets
By using protons to probe how a magnetic field responds to an expanding plasma, experimenters have replicated the particle jets spewed out by active black holes.
La NASA invita a creadores de las redes sociales al lanzamiento de la misión Europa Clipper
Crédito: NASA Read this article in English here La NASA invita a los creadores de contenido digital a inscribirse para asistir al lanzamiento de la nave espacial Europa Clipper, la…
NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Data from one of the two CubeSats that comprise NASA’s PREFIRE mission was used to make this data visualization…
This Ancient Galaxy Merger Will Produce a very Luminous Quasar
In the contemporary Universe, massive galaxies are plentiful. But the Universe wasn’t always like this. Astronomers think that galaxies grew large through mergers, so what we see in space is…
‘It basically lifts the skies up.’ NASA discovers Earth’s electrical field at last after 60-year search
A long-sought invisible electrical field wrapped around Earth has been detected more than half a century after it was first predicted to exist.
How to watch Europe’s last Vega rocket launch its final mission on Sept. 4
Europe’s Vega small-satellite launcher is scheduled to fly its final mission on Wednesday night (Sept. 4), and you can watch the swan song live.
Space startups eye opportunities in the orbital surveillance market
Atomos Space and Katalyst Space are collaborating to retrofit geostationary satellites with space domain awareness sensors The post Space startups eye opportunities in the orbital surveillance market appeared first on…
L3Harris Rapidly Advances U.S. Hypersonic Missile Tracking and Defense Capabilities
Threats to our national security increase every day as the United States’ near-peer adversaries develop and field sophisticated weapons on accelerated timelines – including hypersonic missiles that are faster, more…
Catch a Fall Feast of Lunar Occultations in September
September offers a number of fascinating lunar occultation events worldwide. Chances are, there’s one near you this month. The Moon is certainly busy in September, as its passage covers up…