Brown Dwarfs Reveal Their Stripes?
The Keck telescope was used to observe the spectrum of a tiny brown dwarf orbiting Beta Pictoris in an effort to understand the planet’s layered atmosphere.
Planetary Nebulae Hide Molecules in Their Cold, Dark Bands
A team of researchers use the ALMA telescope to examine five planetary nebulae in a quest to understand the placement of different molecules in the colorful structures.
CHIME Telescope Catalogs Radio Flashes
The CHIME telescope collaboration shared their catalog of nearly 400 new fast radio bursts at the recent meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
This Week in Rocket History: Venera 9
This week in rocket history, we highlight a groundbreaking milestone in Venus exploration: Venera 9, which launched on June 8, 1975 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
SpaceX Launches Next SiriusXM Satellite
On June 6, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster 1061 launched the SXM-8 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit for satellite radio provider SiriusXM.
Upgraded Cargo Dragon soars to ISS
On June 3, CRS-22 launched on a shiny new Falcon 9 booster, becoming the second flight of the newly upgraded Cargo Dragon 2 and bringing supplies and experiments to the ISS.
China Sends Weather Satellite Into Orbit
On June 3, a Long March-3B launched the Fengyun-4B weather satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. Most of the satellite’s 5,300-kilogram launch mass was propellant.
China Launches Supply Mission to Space Station
On May 29 at 12:55 UTC, Tianzhou 2 was launched on a Long March 7. Tianzhou 2 headed towards a rendezvous with the Tianhe Core Module of the China Space Station.
OneWeb One-Third Complete
On May 28 at 17:38 UTC, an Arianespace-operated Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat launched another 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite internet constellation.
Even More SpaceX
On May 27, the Starlink L28 mission launched atop Falcon 9 booster 1063 from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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