Identifying and Cataloging Galaxy Morphologies with Machine Learning
A new algorithm was trained using tens of thousands of labeled galaxy images and then was successfully used to catalog the morphologies of another 27 million galaxies.
Five Potentially Habitable Binary Systems Found
New research describes five binary star systems capable of supporting habitable planets. If you want to watch two suns rise, these are the places you place a planet.
Nanosatellites Link Up to Understand Geomagnetic Field
New research from Skoltech Space Center using their Nanosatellite Swarm project analyzes Earth’s geomagnetic field and passes info between satellites.
Random Space Fact: Part of Wright Brothers’ Plane Flies Aboard Ingenuity Helicopter
Your random space fact for this week is that Ingenuity carried a small piece of muslin fabric from the Wright Brothers’ 1903 flyer.
This Week in Rocket History: Vostok 1 and Yuri Gagarin
This Week in Rocket History: Sixty years ago on April 12, 1961, Vostok 1 launched from the Soviet Union. Aboard Vostok 1 was cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into outer space.
Crew-1 Shuffles Spacecraft to Different Node on ISS
In preparation for the arrival of Crew-2 to the ISS, the Crew-1 Dragon Resilience was moved to a different port with a different adapter to make space for the other craft.
Soyuz MS-18 Mission Carries Three to ISS
On April 9, a Soyuz 2.1a launched carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut to the International Space Station.
China Launches Third Shiyan 6 Satellite
On April 8, a Chinese Long March 4B successfully launched the Shiyan 6-03 satellite into orbit from the Tàiyuán Satellite Launch Center.
Oh, Look! SpaceX Launched More Starlink
On April 7, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 which took another sixty Starlink satellites to orbit using Booster 1058 on its seventh mission.
Fermilab Muon Experiment Might Indicate New Physics at Work
An experiment at Fermilab examined unstable particles called muons and found they do not behave as expected by the Standard Model, meaning there could be new physics involved.
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