Space

Hubble Space Telescope spots eerie galaxy ‘eye’ staring across the universe

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A new Hubble Space Telescope clearly captures the heart of a distant galaxy structured much like our own. The new image shows the “eye” of a galaxy called NGC 1097, which is located 48 million light-years away from Earth. NGC 1097 is a barred spiral galaxy, which puts it in the same category as the … Read more

NASA to release new James Webb Space Telescope images in update today. Here’s when to look.

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NASA will release new images from the James Webb Space Telescope and discuss the observatory’s painstaking mirror alignment progress today (March 16) and you can follow it live online.  The space agency will hold a virtual press conference at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) that will air live on NASA TV, the NASA app and … Read more

Space Launch System: NASA’s next- generation rocket

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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will carry humans beyond the grasp of Earth’s gravity, stretching to the moon, Mars and perhaps, one day, deep space. The first destination is the moon. The new heavy-duty  launch vehicle will be the world’s most powerful rocket designed to carry unmatched payloads into deep space. Unlike any other space … Read more

A Huge Beam of Antimatter Has Been Caught Streaming From This Runaway Pulsar

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A runaway dead star zooming through space at breakneck speeds has left behind a huge trail of matter and antimatter particles. The star is a pulsar called PSR J2030+4415 or J2030 for short; it’s around 20 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter, and it’s speeding through space at a breakneck velocity of around 450 kilometers per … Read more

This Astronaut Just Broke The NASA Record For Longest Continuous Spaceflight

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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has broken the record for longest US human spaceflight, a title former astronaut Scott Kelly has held since 2016. Tuesday marks 341 consecutive days in space for Vande Hei, surpassing Kelly’s record-breaking 340-day stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS).   But the achievement comes amid volatile relations between the US and … Read more

NASA astronauts on spacewalk prep space station for new solar array

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The International Space Station is now ready for the addition of an upgraded solar array after two NASA astronauts completed a nearly seven-hour spacewalk on Tuesday (March 15). Expedition 66 crewmates Kayla Barron and Raja Chari secured brackets and erected struts at the base of one of the space station’s eight original power-providing arrays, preparing … Read more

How did CBS’ Big Bang Theory send Howard Wolowitz to space?

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As seen on the popular CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” (now in syndication), the fictional Wolowitz (Helberg) was shown floating on board the International Space Station (ISS), serving as a member of the station’s Expedition 31 crew, during the first four episodes of the show’s sixth season. Of course, Wolowitz was not really on … Read more

Russian invasion of Ukraine: How it’s affecting Europe’s space plans

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The European Space Agency (ESA) Council will meet on Wednesday and Thursday (March 16 and March 17) in Paris for its 306th session. On the agenda: “Implications of the current geopolitical situation on ESA’s activities.” That situation is the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, which could end up having a significant impact on spaceflight and … Read more

SNL’s Pete Davidson will fly to space next week with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin

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Actor Pete Davidson will reach the final frontier next week, if all goes according to plan. The “Saturday Night Live” star and five other people are scheduled to fly to suborbital space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle on March 23, company representatives announced today (March 14). Liftoff is targeted for 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 … Read more