NASA Tries Tanking SLS Again
On September 21, NASA attempted another tanking test of their SLS rocket in advance of a scheduled launch on September 27, with mixed results.
150th Soyuz Spacecraft Heads to ISS
Launching early on September 21, Russia’s Soyuz MS-22 carried one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
JWST Instrument has Issues
A grating wheel used to change filters for the Mid Infrared Instrument onboard JWST is moving more slowly than expected.
Anniversary of Iconic Voyager 1 Photo
On September 18, 1977, Voyager 1 looked back from a distance of 11.6 million kilometers and took a picture showing both the Earth and the Moon.
Solar Phenomenon Finally Captured on Camera
ESA’s Solar Orbiter captured the first known image of a ‘solar magnetic switchback’, which is the “sudden reversal of the solar wind’s magnetic field.”
Falcon 9 Dodges Weather to Send 61st Starlink Mission into Orbit
SpaceX launched their latest Starlink mission on September after several launch aborts due to the late summer tropical storms and high winds.
What’s Up: Week of 9/19/22
What’s Up: Jupiter is at opposition (directly between the Earth and the Sun) on September 26, fully illuminated and closest in 70 years.
Hubble Captures Unusual Spiral Galaxy, Complicated Globular Cluster
Two new Hubble images show spectacular views of an unusual galaxy (NGC 1961) and a complicated globular cluster (Terzan 4).
Being a Star: Nature vs Nurture
A research team is combining data from TESS, Kepler, and JWST on stellar oscillations in infant stars to understand how the stars form and evolve.
Enceladus’ Oceans Host Habitable Components
New models for the composition of the subsurface oceans on Saturn’s moon Enceladus have determined that phosphorus should be readily available.
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