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[ad_1] Four astronauts from four different countries will be on board the seventh operational mission by SpaceX for NASA, which is scheduled to launch later this month.Crew-7 is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Aug. 25...
[ad_1] Hydrogen-alpha filters allowed amateurs to view a lot more on the Sun than just spots. Credit: Michael P. Caligiuri With this issue, Astronomy celebrates its 50th anniversary. I bought the first issue of the magazine from a newsstand in Columbus, Ohio. While...
[ad_1] Radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) are the power plants of the interplanetary spacecraft. Or at least they have been for going on 50 years now. But they have significant drawbacks, the primary one being that they’re heavy. Even modern-day RTG designs...
[ad_1] Image: The Artemis II astronauts, set to launch on a trip around the Moon next year, stand in front of the Orion spacecraft’s European Service Module-2 (ESM-2) that will provide everything they need to thrive on their voyage to Earth’s natural satellite.From...
[ad_1] Black holes seem to get all the attention. But what about their mirror twins, white holes? Do they exist? And, if so, where are they? To understand the nature of white holes, first we have to examine the much more familiar black holes. Black holes are regions...
[ad_1] Perseid meteors appear to fall like rain above Mojave National Preserve in California during this 3.5-hour timelapse. Credit: Jim Vajda (Flickr) Friday, August 11Asteroid 9 Eunomia is sliding through Sagittarius, tonight appearing to form the apex of a triangle...
[ad_1] The south pole of Mars is a likely candidate for future exploration efforts there. It is also an area of interest for astrobiologists, as there is a decent chance that there might be signs of ancient water there and, therefore, signs of ancient life – if there...
[ad_1] Science & Exploration 11/08/2023 1091 views 55 likes A new stamp for the Huginn mission has been released, taking inspiration from the mission’s Nordic name, Huginn, it presents a colourful design with a deep history. The stamp Space exploration has...
[ad_1] The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight Saturday (Aug. 12), and skywatchers can catch the celestial event at its most active from the comfort of their homes.The Virtual Telescope Project will provide a view of the Perseids' peak using its all-sky...
[ad_1] Back to Article List Our current models of cosmology have 29 constants. If any were even slightly different, the cosmos might not be as life-friendly a place. The star-forming region S106, captured here with the Hubble Space Telescope, is just one of countless...