InSight to Operate Seismometer Longer
The seismometer onboard NASA’s InSight Lander will now operate until at least August or September 2022 before the entire mission ends due to lack of power.
Arianespace Launches First* Mission of 2022
On June 21, Arianespace launched the VA257 mission onboard an Ariane 5, the fifth-to-last such rocket to be launched prior to the end-of-life of the model.
Rocket Pollution Threatens Ozone Layer
A new study modeled ten thousand metric tons of extra soot in the atmosphere from rocket launches would increase temps 0.5-2 degrees Celsius.
Gravity Can Magnify or Reflect Distant Objects
A new paper defines how gravitational waves can maybe used to map the insides of stars, with larger than expected gravitational waves.
First Galaxy at the Edge of the Universe
Light and wind from stars forming in galaxy A1689-zD1 were pushing gas to the galaxy’s outskirts, just 700 million years after the Big Bang,
Bennu’s Boulders Provide Body Armor
A new paper reveals that the boulders covering asteroid Bennu’s surface may be acting like a shield against micrometeorites creating large craters.
This Week in Rocket History: X-15
This week in rocket history, we look back at the X-15 hypersonic research plane, a test flight program run by NASA and the USAF in the 1960s.
The Danger of Megacities
Geographers are using the history and development of Tenochtitlán to understand how cities must be analyzed as a whole to prevent catastrophes.
Charon’s Red Northern Pole Result of Methane Changes
Charon’s red cap could be the result of tholins – sticky organic residue – interacting with ultraviolet light to form hydrocarbons from methane freezing.
Dwarf Galaxies Collecting Around M81
Researchers presented an image of spiral galaxy M81 that shows one certain and six potential dwarf galaxies hanging out on one side of the larger galaxy.
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