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☆ The first aircraft capable of flight on Mars finally makes contact with NASA after 2 months of radio silence
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The helicopter had landed out of range from the Perseverance rover, which allows it to talk to Earth. The duo landed on the red planet on Feb. 18, 2021 for the first time. NASA said Ingenuity's signal cut out on April 26 thanks to a hill that separated the helicopter from the Perseverance rover. On June 28, the rover finally made it over the hill, giving the helicopter the signal it needed to contact NASA mission control. But the next day, the helicopter successfully completed its 50th flight on the red planet.

Persons: —, space.com Organizations: NASA, Service, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Pasadena , California

☆ A supernova that exploded in a nearby galaxy is one of the brightest in a decade. Here's how to see it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A supernova has exploded in the Pinwheel Galaxy 21 million light-years away. Named SN 2023ixf, it sets itself apart by being one of the brightest seen in a decade. The supernova, which appeared in the Pinwheel Galaxy 21 million light-years away, is one of the biggest and brightest in our skies in a decade, Space.com reported. But this supernova, named SN 2023ixf, sets itself apart by its proximity to Earth: it's located in the Pinwheel Galaxy, which is only about 21 million light-years away. The Pinwheel Galaxy is located close to two of the stars in the handle of the Big Dipper.

Persons: —, Space.com, Dan Perley, Kuntz, Mould, Chu, Jacoby, Hanna, Miller, Rodriguez, de Martin, Koichi Itagaki, Webb, Perley, It's Organizations: Galaxy, Service, Liverpool John Moores Observatory, Hubble, Gemini, NASA, ESA, K, JHU, Bresolin, University of Hawaii, Jet Propulsion, University of Illinois, CSA Locations: Urbana, Canada, France, Hawaii, T.A

☆ Total solar eclipse 2024: Start planning your trips now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

That’s where you’ll want to be on April 8, 2024, to take advantage of the last opportunity for decades to see a total solar eclipse over the contiguous United States. Just under seven years after the American eclipse in August 2017, next year’s total solar eclipse will provide the last easy access to such an event for most US residents until August 23, 2044. People watch the solar eclipse on the lawn of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on August 21, 2017. The longer people wait, the harder it will be to find accommodations inside the eclipse path. People watch the solar eclipse from Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee on August 21, 2017.

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☆ NASA scientist says there could be microbial life hiding in dark craters on the moon's south pole
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A NASA planetary scientist said conditions on the lunar south pole could be ripe for microbial life. The lunar south pole has craters of ice and possible microbial lifeThe lunar south pole has had lots of attention in recent years because it's where NASA hopes to land its Artemis III astronauts in 2025. NASANo human has ever set foot on the lunar south pole. A map of "cold traps" inside shadowy lunar craters at the moon's south pole (left) and north pole (right). Even if microbes don't exist on the moon right now, they almost certainly will if humans start walking around on its surface.

Persons: —, there's, Prabal Saxena, Space.com, Saxena, he's, Leonard David, radiodurans, Tardigrades, We're Organizations: NASA, Service, Goddard Spaceflight Center, Artemis, International Space

☆ A 'fake moon' has been following Earth around the sun since 100 BC, and astronomers just noticed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An asteroid has been trailing Earth around the sun since 100 BC, astronomers estimate. The space rock at first appears to be another moon, but it's actually orbiting the sun and not Earth. That makes this asteroid a "quasi-moon" or "fake moon." Scientists first discovered the space rock, called 2023 FW13, in March using the Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii. What makes this fake moon uniqueThe full moon rises behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Persons: Alan Harris, Christian Hartmann, Julius Caesar, That's, Adrien Coffinet, Harris, that's Organizations: Service, Space Science Institute, Sky, Eiffel, Reuters, Minor Planet, International Astronomical Union Locations: Hawaii, Paris, France

☆ Watch the world's biggest plane take off into the sky, as the Stratolaunch Roc successfully completes its first drop test
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Videos show the Stratolaunch Roc successfully completing its first drop test. A video shows the biggest plane in the world taking off and cruising into the sky — taking it one step closer to hypersonic flight. The Stratolaunch Roc successfully completed its first drop test — which tested the plane's ability to release an autonomous launch vehicle in the air — in Mojave Desert on Sunday, according to the company's press release. Stratolaunch's vehicle Talon-A could be seen attached to the plane. In another video posted by Stratolaunch on Twitter, the Roc was shown landing flawlessly on the runway.

☆ 'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue SpaceX dealings with the country's right-wing leader may have caused the
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Elon Musk's reputation as a free speech absolutist took another hit on Saturday after Twitter sided with the Turkish government and censored the accounts of political opponents ahead of a contentious election. Targeted Turkish dissidentsThe details of the legal request and which specific accounts were targeted were not made public. Yakut had previously shared information about Erdogan's governmental dealings and alleged the Turkish leader had been involved in the disappearance of his son-in-law, Turkish Minute reported last week. "I'm sure this is just a coincidence," users on Twitter posted, some sarcastically, circulating news of Musk's business dealings with Turkey. Musk and representatives for Twitter, SpaceX, and the Republic of Turkey did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ China lands its secretive space plane after 9 months in orbit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China landed its mysterious reusable space plane after nine months in Earth's orbit. The space plane launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in August 2022. The nine-month mission was the longest yet for the new space plane. In the absence of photos or details from China, multiple news outlets have suggested that the Chinese space plane may resemble the X-37B space plane developed by Boeing for the US military. Adam Shanks/US Space ForceThe Chinese space plane took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in August 2022 and in October mysteriously ejected something into orbit, according to Space.com.

☆ NASA footage reveals 4 types of solar eruptions and 'holes' that could affect Earth as the sun grows more active
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The sun is slamming Earth with solar flares and high-speed eruptions of plasma. Solar flares can have the power of 1 billion hydrogen bombsA solar flare erupts — the bright flash on the bottom right of the sun — on March 28, 2023. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the upper right – on March 3, 2023. CMEs are common culprits of solar storms on Earth, since they can send a powerful flood of solar particles washing over the planet. Coronal holes open a highway for solar windA video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.

☆ How to watch today's hybrid solar eclipse — the rarest type of eclipse — even if you don't live near Australia where it's happening
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Chris Panella | Jessica Orwig | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A rare hybrid solar eclipse will occur over the South Pacific today and won't happen again until 2031. Hybrid solar eclipses are the rarest type of eclipse and look different depending on your location. During a hybrid eclipse observers can see both a total and annular eclipse. kdshutterman / Getty ImagesA hybrid solar eclipse is a rare type of eclipse that changes depending on where you're watching it. The last time a hybrid solar eclipse occured was 2013 over some regions in the northern Atlantic Ocean and Africa.

☆ Elon Musk holds the keys to the moon because SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch is crucial to NASA's return
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The rocket, which NASA has tagged for upcoming missions, is crucial to NASA's return to the moon. The highly anticipated Starship launch will determine whether NASA's Artemis moon program is on track for success. NASA's SLS relies on Starship for the moon landingA Starship prototype being launched. NASA's SLS rocket, by contrast, has a high price tag for the taxpayer: The project has cost $50 billion in development since the program's inception in 2006. All of this makes NASA's SLS a poor competitor to SpaceX's shiny new rocket.

☆ Dramatic image shows a 'plasma waterfall' on the sun that's 8 times the size of Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This is the latest in a string of stunning solar events as our sun nears a peak of activity. The solar plasma 'waterfall' is shown here on the southern hemisphere of the sun on March 9, 2023. About every decade, the sun's magnetic poles flip, which causes havoc with local magnetic fields that are bursting all over our star. NASA Solar Dynamics ObservatoryA massive coronal "hole" in our sun that spewed energy towards the Earth in recent weeks. NASA / Solar Dynamics ObservatorySpace weather is not just prettyScientists don't only look to the sun to see these beautiful structures.

☆ A bright comet is heading towards Earth and could outshine the stars in the sky, say astronomers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The last time the comet visited Earth was around 80,000 years ago, astronomers said. It could be as bright or brighter as our stars, and much more brilliant than the recent ZTF green comet that passed the Earth last month. By comparison, the recent Green Comet ZTF had a brightness of around magnitude +4.6 (the lower the magnitude, the brighter), per space.com. Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) taken at NAOJ Mitaka Campus on January 31, 2023. On that occasion, we were lucky and the comet only passed our planet, offering spectacular vistas to onlookers.

☆ Telescope video shows part of the sun breaking off and forming a vortex, making scientists scratch their heads
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Video from a NASA telescope shows part of the sun breaking off and swirling around its north pole. More plasma is building up to liftoff at the sun's north pole, which is a once-a-decade event. She added that the telescope footage appeared to show a solar prominence — a large, bright filament extending out from the sun, but anchored to the solar surface. More extreme activity is building on the sun's north poleOn Friday morning, more plasma appeared to be swirling at the solar north pole. Cool plasma building at the surface of the sun's pole appears to be getting ready to lift off, or erupt, into space.

☆ A secret Russian satellite has broken apart in orbit, creating a cloud of debris that could last a century
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A secretive Russian satellite broke apart in Earth's orbit, the US Space Force said on Monday. Kosmos 2499 launched secretly and made "suspicious" maneuvers to complete a mysterious mission. The 18th Space Defense Squadron said on Twitter Monday that it had confirmed a satellite called Kosmos 2499 had broken apart into 85 pieces. The bizarre behavior led to speculation that Russia was testing technology to follow or wreck other satellites, according to Space.com. The first secret satellite, Kosmos 2491, broke apart in 2019.

ROME/PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Italy's Vega rockets have been grounded and an investigation is under way after the latest model failed on its second mission, destroying two Earth-imaging satellites and further complicating Europe's access to space on top of the war in Ukraine. A spokesperson for Arianespace said both the Vega C and its Vega predecessor had been grounded pending the findings of an investigative commission co-chaired by technical officials from the European Space Agency and Arianespace itself. Italy's Vega C rocket is due to play an increasingly crucial role in Europe's access to space after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine forced Arianespace to stop using Russian Soyuz vehicles. But Arianespace has been forced to scrap plans to announce a Vega C launch schedule for 2023 in coming weeks. Analysts said only a few operational alternatives to Vega C exist, such as potential rideshares aboard U.S.-based SpaceX's bigger Falcon 9 or Firefly Aerospace's new Alpha launcher, which can loft roughly half the payload weight of Vega C.Other options, though somewhat larger than Vega C, include rockets from Japan and India.

☆ A secretive US Space Force unmanned craft landed after almost 2.5 years in orbit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US Space Force landed the latest of its X-37 unmanned crafts on Saturday, after 908 days in orbit. Space Force said that the secretive mission was to do experiments, like beaming energy from space. This is the sixth time an unmanned craft has been sent in orbit as part of its cryptic X-37 mission. According to the US Space Force, X-37B was in space to carry out experiments. Since 2020, the mission has been run by the US Space Force — the government's space-defense branch of the military set up by Former President Donald Trump.

☆ Factbox: 'Beaver blood moon' offers world's last total lunar eclipse until 2025
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Nighttime skywatchers from East Asia to North America will be treated to the rare spectacle of a "Beaver blood moon" on Tuesday, weather permitting, as the Earth, moon and sun align to produce a total lunar eclipse for the last time until 2025. WHAT'S HAPPENINGA total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts its shadow completely over a full moon, blocking reflection of all direct sunlight from the lunar orb and dimming the color of the moon to a reddish hue, hence the term "blood moon." This is only possible when the orbits of the Earth, moon and sun align so that the moon is directly behind Earth relative to the sun. Tuesday's event will mark the second blood moon this year, following one in mid-May. When combined with the phenomena of a total lunar eclipse, it is widely referred to as a "Beaver blood moon" in the United States.

☆ Calea Lactee îşi pierde din viteza de rotaţie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Materia întunecată nu emite şi nici nu absoarbe lumina sau radiaţiile electromagnetice sau de altă natură, şi implicit nu poate fi observată direct cu telescoapele. Astrofizicienii estimează că materia întunecată constituie 73% din materia din Univers şi 23% din masa-energia sa. Calea Lactee este o galaxie spiralată cu o concentraţie mare de stele în zona sa centrală şi uriaşe braţe pivotante care se extind în cosmos. Cercetătorii au descoperit dovezi ale acestei migraţii cosmice spre exteriorul Căii Lactee a stelelor din Hercules Stream, atunci când au analizat compoziţia chimică a acestor stele. "Contragreutatea care a încetinit viteza de rotaţie trebuie să fie materia întunecată.

Persons: Ralph Schoenrich, Deocamdată, Schoenrich Organizations: University College London, Agerpres, Hercules, Stream, Astronomical Society Locations: Lactee

☆ Падение кометы 13 000 лет назад полностью изменило человеческую цивилизацию
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-22 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Исследователи считают, что падение кометы на Землю в далеком прошлом могло спровоцировать изменение человеческого общества. Хотя первые Homo sapiens возникли в период между 200 000 и 300 000 лет назад, гораздо раньше, чем это столкновение, исследователи обнаружили, что падение кометы фактически совпало со значительными изменениями в самоорганизации человеческого общества. В этот исторический период люди в "Плодородном полумесяце", который охватил страны, которые мы знаем сегодня как Египет, Ирак и Ливан, переходили от кочевого образа жизни охотников-собирателей к жизни в постоянных поселениях. "Эта крупная космическая катастрофа, кажется, увековечена на гигантских каменных столбах Гебекли-Тепе, в Турции, возможно, "первом храме в мире", который связан с зарождением цивилизации в "Плодородном полумесяце" в юго-западной Азии. Хотя новое исследование является захватывающим и многообещающим, ученые говорят, что необходимы дополнительные доказательства и исследования, чтобы лучше понять, как удар кометы мог повлиять на глобальный климат и, в конечном итоге, на человеческие цивилизации.

Persons: Чиксулуб, Мартин Свитман, Свитмен Organizations: Эдинбургский университет Locations: Земля, Шотландия, Северная Америка, Гренландия, Плодородный полумесяц, Египет, Ирак, Ливан, ГебеклиТепе, Турция, Плодородном, Азия

☆ Naveta SpaceX, în pericol de a se lovi cu un obiect spațial în timpul drumului către Stația Spațială Internațională
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

O situație plină de suspans s-a petrecut zilele trecute în drumul navetei Crew Dragon „Endeavour” către Stația Spațială Internațională. Misiunea comună a SpaceX, compania lui Elon Musk, și a NASA transporta patru astronauți către laboratorul orbital. Și chiar așa a și fost. „Nu a fost vorba despre un obiect zburător neidentificat în sensul de extratereștri, ci despre un rest spațial. Fiecare obiect spațial care gravitează în jurul Pământului este mic în comparație cu dimensiunea planetei.

Persons: Elon, space.com, Presură, Pentagonul, Cristian Presură Organizations: Stația Spațială, Spațială Internațională

☆ Опубликованы новые потрясающие снимки Марса с аппарата «Тяньвэнь-1»
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

Китайская межпланетная станция «Тяньвэнь-1» сделала завораживающие снимки Марса. Планету удалось зафиксировать на расстоянии 11 тысяч км 16 и 18 марта текущего года. Зонд «Тяньвэнь-1» сейчас находится на полярной орбите Марса, сообщает SPACE.com. Одной и той же камерой с разницей в два дня были сняты Южное и Северное полушарие «Красной планеты», и фотографии действительно впечатляют. «Тяньвэнь-1» должен сбросить на Марс исследовательский аппарат с марсоходом на борту к середине мая, а пока можно любоваться снимками.

Organizations: Тяньвэнь Locations: Марс, Южное, Северное, Красная планета

☆ Calendar astronomic pentru 2021: Fenomenele spectaculoase și importante care vor avea loc anul acesta
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Quadrantidele (ianuarie)Anul 2021 a început cu o ploaie de meteori și să sperăm că aceste „stele căzătoare” ne vor îndeplini și câteva dorințe. Eta Aquaridele (mai)Acest curent de meteori va oferi un spectacol deosebit pentru cei din emisfera sudică. Însă, anul acesta, o Lună aproape plină va face dificilă observarea curentului de meteori, potrivit Observatorului Griffith. Aceasta va fi a doua și ultima eclipsă de Lună din anul 2021, informează Live Science. Solstiţiul de iarnă (decembrie)Solstiţiul de iarnă din anul 2021 va avea loc în 21 decembrie, la ora 17:58, și va marca începerea iernii astronomice, atunci când înălțimea Soarelui deasupra orizontului și intervalul diurn sunt minime.

Persons: Thatcher, Eta, Halley, Swift - Tuttle, Griffith Organizations: NASA, Live Science, International Meteor Organization Locations: Quadrantidele, Asia de Est, Australia, Pacific, american, Canadei, Groenlanda, Rusia, Europa, Asia

☆ Țările în care va fi vizibilă singura eclipsă totală de soare din 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Singura eclipsă totală de soare din 2020 va avea loc luni, 14 decembrie. Eclipsa totală de soare va fi vizibilă în sudul Africii, mare parte a Americii de Sud, Oceanul Pacific, Oceanul Atlantic și Oceanul Indian. Când se aliniază perfect, luna acoperă în întregime soare și provoacă o eclipsă totală, în timp ce alteori acoperă doar o parte a soarelui, rezultând o eclipsă parțială. Faza de eclipsă totală se încheie la ora 19:54, ora Moldovei, și va fi urmată de faza de eclipsă parțială, care durează până la 20:53. Anul viitor vor avea loc patru eclipse – două de soare și două de lună.

Locations: America, Africii, Americii de Sud, Pacific, Oceanul, Indian, Moldovei, Hawaii, Colorada, Argentina

Eclipsa totală de soare va fi vizibilă în sudul Africii, mare parte a Americii de Sud, Oceanul Pacific, Oceanul Atlantic și Oceanul Indian. Când se aliniază perfect, luna acoperă în întregime soare și provoacă o eclipsă totală, în timp ce alteori acoperă doar o parte a soarelui, rezultând o eclipsă parțială. Faza totală a eclipsei începe la 16:32. Faza de eclipsă totală se încheie la ora 19:54, ora Republicii Moldova, și va fi urmată de faza de eclipsă parțială, care durează până la 20:53. Anul viitor vor avea loc patru eclipse – două de soare și două de lună.

Locations: Africii, Americii de Sud, Pacific, Oceanul, Indian, Republicii Moldova, Hawaii, Colorada, Argentina

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