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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Justin St. P. Walsh, Associate professor of art history and archaeology, Chapman University Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University A new era of space stations is about to kick off. NASA has announced three … Read more
The much-anticipated James Webb Space Telescope will soon launch. But with plenty more epic astronomy instruments planned over the next few years, the fun is just beginning Space 8 December 2021 By Colin Stuart As 2021 draws to a close, astronomers’ eyes are fixed firmly are on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is … Read more
NASA and the Italian Space Agency are launching the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer space telescope to measure the X-ray light coming from objects including neutron stars and black holes Space 8 December 2021 By Will Gater An artist’s impression of the IXPE mission NASA NASA and the Italian Space Agency are scheduled to launch an … Read more
LAST UPDATED Dec. 8: These dates are subject to change, and will be updated throughout the year as firmer dates arise. Please DO NOT schedule travel based on a date you see here. Launch dates are collected from NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, Spaceflight Now and others. Watch NASA webcasts and other live launch coverage on our webcast page. Find out what’s up in … Read more
Private companies are getting ready to take the baton from the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS, which has hosted rotating astronaut crews continuously for more than 20 years, is expected to retire around 2030. (Congress has officially approved it to operate only through 2024, but an extension is widely expected.) If all goes according … Read more
Mirrorless cameras have been around for a little while now, but are increasingly popular among new and veteran photographers. The reason for that is they lack the mirror and viewfinder prism synonymous with SLR and DSLR cameras. Instead, mirrorless cameras use a direct feed from the image sensor to a small screen in the viewfinder, … Read more
George Abbey now has more than a herd of longhorns to his name at the entrance to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Driving by the Houston home to NASA’s human spaceflight program, past the 35-acre pasture established by Abbey for Texas Longhorn cattle to graze, visitors now come across a sign dedicating Johnson’s Rocket Park to … Read more
The new James Webb Space Telescope is topped off and one step closer to taking flight. Mission team members have finished fueling the James Webb Space Telescope at ahead of its planned Dec. 22 launch from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, the European Space Agency announced Monday (Dec. 6). The fueling for Webb, which is an … Read more
Long spells in microgravity can alter eyeball shape, but a sleeping bag that applies suction to the lower body could prevent such problems Space 9 December 2021 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Volunteers spent 72 hours in the high-tech sleeping bag UT Southwestern Medical Center A sleeping bag that mimics the pull of gravity could prevent … Read more
Blue Origin’s third crewed mission is scheduled to launch on Saturday (Dec. 11). The company’s New Shepard spacecraft will send GMA host and former NFL star Michael Strahan and five other people to suborbital space on the mission, which is known as NS-19. Liftoff is targeted for 9:45 a.m. EDT (1445 GMT) on Saturday, though … Read more