SpaceX launches next set of Starlink satellites despite issues
Starlink-6Live coverage: SpaceX delivers Starlink satellites to orbit despite engine failure https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1239619931856982020 https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1239182848076075009 https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1240264552580874245...
ROSCOSMOS launches GLOSSNASS-M on Soyuz 2-1b
Soyuz 2-1b launches latest GLONASS-M spacecraftSoyuz rocket launches Glonass-M navigation satellite for Russian militarySoyuz rocket launches with Russian navigation satelliteGlonass-M (60)Forums »International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) »Russian...
China successfully launches Beidou navigation satellite, but Xin Jishu Yanzheng 6 satellite is lost in launch failure
IMAGE: A Long March 3B rocket lifts off shortly before midnight local time Monday, 09 March, with a Beidou navigation satellite. CREDIT: Xinhua Xin Jishu Yanzheng 6 (XJY-6) Chinese Launchers »FAILURE: XJY-6 - CZ-7A (Y1) - WSLC - March 16, 2020 (13:34 UTC) Launch of...
SpaceX Launches CRS SpX-20 Dragon Resupply Mission to ISS
IMAGE: The last Dragon 1 capsule is shown here being berthed to the ISS’ Harmony Module via the Canadarm. Future Dragon 2 capsules will automatically dock with the station without assistance. CREDIT: NASA TV / SpaceflightNow A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS...
Lessons from a seashell: Days on Earth used to be shorter
Fossil rudist bivalves (Vaccinites) from the Al-Hajar Mountains, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Wikipedia, Wilson44691 The kind of tidal effects that we see on WASP-76b affect orbits in fascinating ways. Here on Earth, we have a moon that is tidally locked so that we...
WASP 76b – A World with Iron Rain
This illustration shows a night-side view of the exoplanet WASP-76b. The ultra-hot giant exoplanet has a day side where temperatures climb above 2400 degrees Celsius, high enough to vaporise metals. Strong winds carry iron vapour to the cooler night side where it...
Betelgeuse shedding dust
Observations of the star Betelgeuse taken by the ESO’s Very Large Telescope in January and December 2019, which show the star’s substantial dimming.ESO/M. Montargès et al. We have a disappointing update on Betelgeuse. We are saddened to report that our favorite Red...
The Lead Scientist Behind NASA’s Asteroid Mission Talks About The Biggest Problems They Solved
Want to know what Bennu was all about? Check out Scott Manley's video here, and hear a shout out to CosmoQuest!
OSIRIS-REx Flyover of Site Nightingale
On Mar. 3, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed a low-altitude flyover of site Nightingale. During the pass, science observations of asteroid Bennu took place from a distance of approximately 820 ft (250 m) – the closest the spacecraft has ever been to the asteroid’s...
DSS 43 Repair
DSS43 is a 70-meter-wide (230-feet-wide) radio antenna at the Deep Space Network’s Canberra facility in Australia. It is the only antenna that can send commands to the Voyager 2 spacecraft. credit: NASA/Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. NASA is updating the...
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