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301 Exoplanets Added to Kepler Mission’s Total via Deep Learning

Dec 1, 2021 | Daily Space, Exoplanets, JWST, Mars, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Spacecraft, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes, White Dwarfs

Using a new deep neural network called ExoMiner, scientists have added 301 exoplanets to the Kepler mission’s already enormous total of 4,569 confirmed planets. Plus, updates on Hubble and JWST, how InSight mapped Mars’ inner structure, an ultrahot Jupiter, and rockets. Yup. Rockets.

Rocket Roundup for October 27, 2021

Oct 28, 2021 | Daily Space, JWST, Random Space Fact, Soyuz, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft

This week on Rocket Roundup, we cover a little bit of everything: French, Chinese, and Japanese rockets launch satellites into orbit, and South Korea attempts the first launch of their homemade Nuri rocket but fails to put its payload into orbit. In rocket history, we look back at the first Chinese crewed spaceflight, Shenzhou 5.

Rocket Roundup for October 20, 2021

Oct 21, 2021 | Asteroids, Blue Origin, Cassini, Crewed Space, Daily Space, JWST, Lucy, Random Space Fact, Rockets, Soyuz, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft

This week, our Rocket Roundup includes crewed space flights from the U.S. and China, Russia launches more satellites for OneWeb, and NASA launches the Lucy spacecraft to visit asteroids near Jupiter. Plus, this week in rocket history, we look back at the launch of the Cassini mission to Saturn.

Perseverance Images Confirm Jezero Crater as Ancient Lake

Oct 12, 2021 | Asteroids, Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, JWST, Lucy, Mars, Perseverance, Review

A newly completed analysis of Perseverance’s first images from Mars finds that the landing site, Jezero Crater, was really a lake that was fed by a river, with sedimentary layers, flash floods, and strewn boulders. Plus, Central African biomass burning, Arctic permafrost melting, and we look at jewelry that celebrates upcoming missions.

Hubble Returns to Observations with Oddball Galaxies

Jul 23, 2021 | Conferences, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Globular Cluster, Jupiter, JWST, Perseverance, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, Spitzer, Stars, White Dwarfs

After several weeks of trying different methods, the operations team successfully revived the stalwart Hubble Space Telescope, which experienced a payload computer fault back on June 13. The first images taken were of several unusual galaxies. Plus, Jupiter’s moon Io triggers radio emissions from the giant planet, and this week, What’s Up returns with a look at the Summer Triangle.

2021: A Look Ahead at the Night Sky, Space Flight, and Science

Jan 7, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Jupiter, JWST, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Observatories, Our Solar System, Perseverance, Rockets, Rovers, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, The Sun

We’re going to kick off the year with a look at upcoming night sky events, as well as scheduled spacecraft milestones and exciting space flights. Expect to hear about planets, eclipses, space tourism, crewed space missions, and a new ground-based telescope getting ready to go online. This year sounds potentially exciting in a bunch of good ways!