Supernova Early Warning System Developed
A new paper gives scientists an early warning sign to watch for that could indicate an impending supernova from a red giant, where they fade away.
Binary Stars Shape Dust into Rings
An analysis of a JWST image finds that at the core of at least seventeen concentric dust shells are two stars – a carbon-rich Wolf-Rayet and a hot O-type.
Innovations in the Search for Life Beyond Earth
NASA JPL is developing a new suite of instruments to ingest and analyze liquid samples, and a team of scientists thinks that they can use nitrous oxide as a biosignature.
China Launches Solar Observatory Satellite, Two Others
China completes two launches over a weekend, sending two navigation satellites into orbit along with their Advanced Space-based Observatory-Solar.
Everyone Gets a C-Band Satellite This Week!
SpaceX launched a pair of C-band communications satellites using booster 1060, setting a milestone by becoming flying a paid customer after its tenth flight.
Rocket Lab Launches NOAA Payload on 31st Electron
Rocket Lab sets another record with their eighth Electron launch of 2022 and 31st launch overall – It Argos Up From Here – and a payload for NOAA.
LSST Camera Almost Completed
The camera for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s telescope is almost complete and includes a 3.2-gigapixel sensor with 189 individual CCDs.
This Week in Space History: The Meteosat Program
This week in space history, we look back at the Meteosat program, which started 45 years ago in 1972 and continues to run today with its third generation of satellites.
Early Collision May Have Formed Moon Quickly
Supercomputer simulations of the Theia impact with a proto-Earth found that the Moon was almost immediately placed into orbit rather than slowly coalescing.
Shock-Darkened Rocks Found in Near-Earth Asteroid
Shock darkening causes alterations in rocks as a result of an impact and after being found in meteorites, has now been found in an main belt asteroid.
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