14/01/2022
Red supergiant stars are the largest of the stars, whose life cycle ends with a supernova explosion. Before the new discovery, it was assumed that the transition to a supernova occurred relatively smoothly.
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13/01/2022
The photos show the Tianwen-1 orbiter itself above Mars, a close-up of the orbiter, as well as the planet's northern ice caps. These images confirm that the orbiter and the Zhurong rover are operating normally and are in good condition.
12/01/2022
According to scientists' plans, the hovering rover will be powered by an electric field generated due to direct exposure to the sun. MIT engineers have successfully tested the prototype that weighs about 60 grams, forcing the small vehicle to levitate.
11/01/2022
James Webb is the largest space telescope ever built, but scientists had to fold the telescope to fit it into the Ariane 5 rocket and send it into space. Since its launch, engineers have been gradually deploying all the major parts of the James Webb.
06/01/2022
The images captured by the new satellite are intended to help engineers study China's geology and search for minerals. Moreover, specialists from other industries, such as agriculture or transport, can also use these images.
05/01/2022
The document explains that due to the fact that the Starlink satellites were constantly maneuvering according to an unknown strategy, it was difficult for China to assess the potential risks of a collision with the space station.
04/01/2022
NASA launched the Juno probe into space in 2011. In almost five years, Juno reached Jupiter. In 2016, it began to study its surface and subsequently transmitted unique photos of the giant planet to Earth.
29/12/2021
The rover discovered the rocks on the crater's floor, where it successfully landed in February 2021. The rock samples will be delivered to Earth in the next decade so that scientists can establish their exact age.
28/12/2021
The telescope was launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Twenty-seven minutes into the flight, the space telescope separated from the launch vehicle, and its solar array was deployed.
23/12/2021
During this unprecedented maneuver, Parker spent nearly five hours at a distance of 13 million km from the Sun and successfully transmitted data about its atmosphere, like data about the Sun's magnetic fields and particle samples of its corona.
22/12/2021
Scientists have developed a sleeping bag for astronauts that compresses the human body during sleep in such a way that it maintains a normal balance of fluids close to that observed on Earth.
21/12/2021
NASA also unveiled the Eyes on Asteroids website, where all known near-Earth asteroids and comets can be observed as they orbit the Sun. The data is updated twice a day. The agency expects to discover even more asteroids in the coming years.
20/12/2021
Those who flew into space this year will be able to receive the wings badge until the end of 2021. This way, Jeff Bezos, who went into space on July 20, will receive the award. Richard Branson will also receive Commercial Space Astronaut Wings.
17/12/2021
The New Shepard rocket with six passengers onboard launched from the launch site in Van Horn, Texas. The entire flight from takeoff to landing lasted slightly more than 10 minutes. This was Blue Origin's sixth flight in 2021 and the third crewed flight of the year.
17/12/2021
The youngest candidate was Nichole Ayers, 32, a U.S. Air Force major, originally from Colorado, who graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs with a bachelor's degree in mathematics with a minor in Russian.
09/12/2021
A group of scientists analyzed fragments of the Itokawa asteroid, which was delivered to Earth by the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft in 2010. The team unexpectedly found many water molecules among the dust that covered the asteroid.
08/12/2021
By switching to other platforms, NASA plans to maintain the US presence in low Earth orbit. The new agreements should stimulate new independent commercial space stations' development.
07/12/2021
Tennessee Democrat Jim Cooper, who chairs the strategic forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, agreed that China and the USA are indeed competing in a so-called space race.
06/12/2021
Raptor engines power the Starship rocket designed to be launched to the Moon and Mars. It has already been tested in short flights, but the orbital launch requires up to 39 Raptor engines, requiring a dramatic increase in production.
03/12/2021
ExoMiner did not replace the professionals. Instead, it helped those analyzing data received from the telescope. Without artificial intelligence, the task of determining which signals are coming from a planet and which not would take a long time.
02/12/2021
Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to our planet, is located approximately 4.36 light-years from us and contains three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and a red dwarf Proxima Centauri, which can only be seen through a telescope.
01/12/2021
Starlink registered a business in India on November 1. It is already running an advertising campaign for its services and has opened pre-orders for its Internet. However, it has not yet got a license to provide the services.
01/12/2021
The DART mission will target two asteroids closely orbiting each other – Didymos (780 m across) and Dimorphos (160m wide), which revolves around Didymos. Both of them orbit the Sun and are no threat to Earth.
30/11/2021
This discovery is yet to be confirmed by other scientists. They need more data to validate the interpretations of this observation, which will be difficult to do in the coming years since the exoplanet takes about 70 years to complete a revolution.
26/11/2021
Like most elements found on Earth, in our solar system, and our bodies, fluorine was formed in the stars' stellar cores, which released it during their explosions. However, the nature of its exact origin was still a mystery for scientists.
25/11/2021
With the help of Juno, scientists were able to investigate the structure of one of Jupiter's most visible vortex storms, the Great Red Spot. This vortex was first noticed almost two centuries ago and is wider than the Earth.
24/11/2021
While robotic spacecraft flying close to these planets have also made snapshots of their surfaces over the last 50 years, Hubble makes it possible to observe them annually, helping scientists track the ever-changing landscape of these planets more often.
23/11/2021
Jessica Watkins is a Colorado geologist and graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied large landslides on Mars and Earth. The scientist began her career at NASA as an intern.
22/11/2021
The KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 satellites will be launched into orbit on the experimental RS1 rocket, which is now being developed by ABL Space Systems, a Californian startup.
19/11/2021
Astronaut Megan McArthur tweeted on October 29 that the ISS crew had already tasted the peppers, making tacos with fajita beef, rehydrated tomatoes, artichokes, and chile peppers.
18/11/2021
One of the reasons for the delay is the lack of funding. NASA initially planned to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024. However, NASA Administrator Nelson noted that Congress had not allocated enough money to develop a lunar lander.
17/11/2021
During the constellation's deployment, the company aims to provide broadband Internet access to private, government, and business customers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
16/11/2021
This launch was SpaceX's 25th of the year, and ninth for the rocket's first stage. The mission was supposed to be launched earlier, but the launch was postponed due to bad weather conditions.
15/11/2021
The new satellite dish features a 3x3 MU-MIMO router that can transmit data through three bandwidth streams to three different devices at the same time, without overloading the network. The original dish had a 2x2 MU-MIMO router.
12/11/2021
On November 8, astronaut Zhai Zhigang opened the exit hatch of the Tianhe core module of the Chinese Tiangong space station and left the module. Wang Yaping followed Zhai Zhigang right away and successfully entered outer space.
08/11/2021
2M0437b has a wider orbit than the solar system's planets, which makes it easier to observe. However, scientists still need sophisticated adaptive optics to compensate for image distortions the Earth's atmosphere causes.
03/11/2021
All stages of the rocket launch, except for the final third one, were successful. The final stage of the rocket shut down 40-50 seconds early. The whole launch process lasted about 15 minutes.
02/11/2021
Orbital Reef is a joint project of Blue Origin and Sierra Space. Blue Origin also said that the project is supported by other industry leaders, including Boeing, Redwire Space, Genesis Engineering Solutions, and Arizona State University.
01/11/2021
On October 15, the James Webb telescope was delivered to the spaceport of Kourou, French Guiana. Its protective covers should now be removed, then the telescope will be brought to an upright position, and scientists will begin its testing.
29/10/2021
NASA notes that there is little research into fruit development in microgravity, even though they are vital for long-term space flights as a source of food and vitamins for the astronauts.
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