Space.com
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- Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)on 26th April 2024 at 8:00 pm
These supernova remnants are moving at extraordinary speeds only visible to us in long-term timelapses.
- Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updatesby elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell) on 26th April 2024 at 7:42 pm
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024
- US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness missionon 26th April 2024 at 7:00 pm
A recent $32 million contract between the U.S. Space Force and Rocket Lab will lead to the creation of a spacecraft to enhance national security supporting space domain awareness.
- Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I'm leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flasheson 26th April 2024 at 6:00 pm
Space telescopes detect on average one gamma-ray burst per day, adding to thousands of bursts detected throughout the years, and a community of volunteers are making research into these bursts possible.
- Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbitby mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) on 26th April 2024 at 5:30 pm
The private ADRAS-J probe snapped an epic, up-close image of its rendezvous target, a Japanese rocket stage that's been circling Earth since 2009.
NASA.com
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- NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Scienceby Abbey A. Donaldson on 26th April 2024 at 7:52 pm
NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting. The agency will provide coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:45 p.m. EDT on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the
- Site-Wide Environmental Assessment for Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabamaby John R. Tapp on 26th April 2024 at 7:45 pm
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental impacts of implementing continuing and future mission support activities at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The EA evaluated the potential environmental effects associated with air quality; climate change and greenhouse gases; land use;
- NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Riversby Anthony Greicius on 26th April 2024 at 5:13 pm
The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of intense water use. A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at which it’s flowing into the ocean, and how much both of those figures have fluctuated
Image of the Day
- Hubble Spots a Magnificent Barred Galaxyon 26th April 2024 at 5:01 pm
The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Roughly 65 million light-years from Earth, this barred spiral galaxy is a similar size to our Milky Way at 100,000 light-years across.
Space Station News
- NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Scienceby Abbey A. Donaldson on 26th April 2024 at 7:52 pm
NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting. The agency will provide coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:45 p.m. EDT on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the
- NASA’s Commercial Partners Deliver Cargo, Crew for Station Scienceby Ana Guzman on 26th April 2024 at 2:10 pm
NASA partners with commercial companies to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew members to and from the International Space Station. A platform for long-duration research in microgravity, the station has operated continuously for more than 23 years, its crew members conducting a broad range of technology demonstrations and thousands of experiments
- NASA Sets Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Stationby Abbey A. Donaldson on 22nd April 2024 at 2:23 pm
NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is expected to begin at 10:55 a.m. and could last up to seven hours. NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and
Astronomy Now
Below are some stories from Astronomy News from the Astronomy Now website
- Earth’s Mini-Moon Linked to Farside Lunar Craterby Kit Gilchrist on 26th April 2024 at 3:56 pm
Researchers might have located the birthplace of 469219 Kamo‘oalewa, a small asteroid that has been described as Earth’s “mini-moon.” The post Earth’s Mini-Moon Linked to Farside Lunar Crater appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5by Alan MacRobert on 26th April 2024 at 8:27 am
All the planets now huddle around our line of sight toward the Sun. However, these moonless evenings present us the Spring Triangle, the Great Diamond with a sugar sprinkle on its edge, and the Pointers aligned vertically. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Night Sky News from Astronomy Now
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5by Alan MacRobert on 26th April 2024 at 8:27 am
All the planets now huddle around our line of sight toward the Sun. However, these moonless evenings present us the Spring Triangle, the Great Diamond with a sugar sprinkle on its edge, and the Pointers aligned vertically. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 19 – 28by Alan MacRobert on 19th April 2024 at 9:08 am
Springtime Leo walks high in the south, springtime Hydra snakes a quarter of the way around the celestial sphere, and the bright Moon aligns with Spica. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 19 – 28 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.