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31/10/2022

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14/10/2022

"According to a preliminary analysis, Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT) detected the burst for more than 10 hours. One reason for the burst's brightness and longevity is that for a GRB, it lies relatively close to us."
"This burst is much closer than typical GRBs, which is exciting because it allows us to detect many details that otherwise would be too faint to see,"

Astronomers around the world are captivated by an unusually bright and long-lasting pulse of high-energy radiation that swept over Earth on Sunday, Oct. 9. The emission came from a gamma-ray burst (GRB)—the most powerful class of explosions in the universe—that ranks among the most luminous even...

13/10/2022

Check out the latest image of Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede

The images show the moons' compositions and geological features and will support upcoming space missions.

12/10/2022

Japan had scheduled to launch a variety of technology-demonstrating payloads to orbit yesterday.

Liftoff of the Epsilon rocket is scheduled for 8:50 p.m. ET.

11/10/2022

New pictures from space!

See the latest photos from space missions, astronomy discoveries and more here!

07/10/2022

''SpaceX's latest astronaut mission for NASA has reached its destination.''

A diverse international crew has arrived at the ISS for a five-month stay.

06/10/2022

Creating a moon from an asteroid. As researchers believe that was how the Moon on Earth was formed rather than disk of debris.

Computer simulations of giant space rock impacts suggest an alternative 'instant' origin for the Earth-moon system.

05/10/2022

"One area of interest is space domain awareness, or SDA. The Space Force wants to supplement its own intelligence with data from commercial companies to help satellite operators identify potential threats in orbit."

Companies in the space domain awareness market are eager to work with the Space Force but need a clearer picture of future demand

04/10/2022

''Focusing efforts on the November launch period allows time for employees at Kennedy to address the needs of their families and homes after the storm and for teams to identify additional checkouts needed before returning to the pad for launch''

NASA will wait until at least the middle of November before attempting another Artemis 1 launch, citing the impacts from Hurricane Ian.