ROSCOSMOS | The Daily Space

Confirmed: 68 New Gravitational Lenses

Sep 30, 2022 | Asteroids, Cosmology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Guest Interview, Moon, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space China, Spacecraft, Stars

Using a machine learning algorithm, scientists have confirmed 68 out of 77 potential gravitational lens candidates from a subset of over 5,000 possibilities. Plus, generation one stars, astronauts coming home, dating craters on Earth, lunar glass, and an interview with Amanda Sickafoose regarding the DART mission.

NASA Tries Fuel Tanking the SLS Again

Sep 23, 2022 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Guest Interview, JWST, Mars, Nebulae, Neptune, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Spacecraft

In advance of the next scheduled launch attempt, NASA conducted another test to fill the fuel tanks onboard the Space Launch System rocket. The results were mixed, but the launch is still on schedule. Plus, a crewed launch, beautiful images, and an interview with Mike Simmons from Astronomy for Equity about sending telescopes to underprivileged students.

All the Rockets and All the Rocks

Jul 14, 2022 | Asteroids, Daily Space, ESA, Exoplanets, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, OSIRIS-REx, Rocket Lab, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space China, Space History, SpaceX, Starlink, Vega

With the release of JWST’s first science images behind us, we now catch up on all the rocket launches of the past few days. Meanwhile, Bennu continues to be a favorite research topic and is the subject of three new papers released this week. Plus, pulsar-orbiting planets, and this week in rocket history, we look back at GEOTAIL.

Found: Dying Galaxies Containing Active Black Holes

Jun 8, 2022 | Asteroids, Blue Origin, Climate Change, Cosmology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Neptune, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Spacecraft, Supermassive Black Holes, Uranus

Astronomers combined observations of far distant galaxies exhibiting no signs of star formation and found active supermassive black holes that may have contributed to the evolution of their parent galaxies. Plus, rocket launches, detecting earthquakes, and why Uranus and Neptune are different shades of blue.

Differences Fall Away Like Sand on Titan

May 4, 2022 | Daily Space, Jupiter, Mars, Rocket Lab, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink, Supernovae, The Sun, Titan

Using spherical grains called ooids, found on Earth in shallow, tropical waters, scientists have found a possible mechanism for the formation of hydrocarbon sand on Titan. Plus, rocket launches, Jupiter and Mars, space explosions, and this week in rocket history, we look back at Britain’s Ariel satellite program.

More From ESA’s Gaia: Weird White Dwarf News

Mar 28, 2022 | Cosmology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, ESA, JAXA, Review, ROSCOSMOS, Spacecraft, White Dwarfs

Researchers use data from ESA’s Gaia telescope to discover that white dwarf stars have two different distributions both in how they move and how bright they shine. Plus, all the International Space Station news, simulated JWST observations, and a review of a macro lens from Venus Optics.