Space.com
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- Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flightsby mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) on 19th April 2024 at 6:00 pm
NASA's history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.
- Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stageby andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) on 19th April 2024 at 5:00 pm
The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.
- Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)on 19th April 2024 at 4:29 pm
This NASA space-based observatory video shows 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks passing past bright Jupiter while the sun explodes in the distance.
- Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025by tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) on 19th April 2024 at 4:00 pm
Japan will test solar power transmission from space in 2025 with a miniature space-based photoelectric plant that will wirelessly transmit energy from low Earth orbit to Earth.
- China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)by andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) on 19th April 2024 at 3:00 pm
A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China's moon ambitions.
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- Slovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Spaceby Lauren E. Low on 19th April 2024 at 7:21 pm
NASA and Slovenia affirmed their cooperation in future space endeavors on Friday as Slovenia became the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The signing certified Slovenia’s commitment to pursue safe and sustainable exploration of space for the benefit of humanity and took place during a U.S.-Slovenia strategic dialogue in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at the Ministry
- NASA Data Helps Beavers Build Back Streamsby Andrew Wagner on 19th April 2024 at 6:54 pm
Humans aren’t the only mammals working to mitigate the effects of climate change in the Western United States. People there are also enlisting the aid of nature’s most prolific engineers – beavers. Using NASA-provided grants, two open-source programs from Boise State University in Idaho and Utah State University in Logan are making it possible for
- Looking Beyond the Veilby Monika Luabeya on 19th April 2024 at 6:23 pm
In this image released on March 9, 2024, the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope gives us a more detailed view of a well-studied but still mysterious region, NGC 604. The most noticeable features are tendrils and clumps of emission that appear bright red, extending out from areas that look like clearings,
Image of the Day
- Looking Beyond the Veilon 19th April 2024 at 6:46 pm
This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) of star-forming region NGC 604 shows how stellar winds from bright, hot young stars carve out cavities in surrounding gas and dust.
Space Station News
- Climate Change Researchby Ana Guzman on 18th April 2024 at 3:00 pm
Science in Space: April 2024 Everyone on Earth is touched by the effects of climate change, such as hotter temperatures, shifts in rain patterns, and sea level rise. Collecting climate data helps communities better plan for these changes and build more resilience to them. The International Space Station, one of dozens of NASA missions contributing
- Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescopeon 17th April 2024 at 2:43 pm
NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts. In May 2023, scientists discovered that NICER had developed a “light leak.” Unwanted sunlight was entering the instrument
- NASA to Host a Pair of Briefings for Starliner Crew Flightby Tiernan P. Doyle on 16th April 2024 at 9:01 pm
Editor’s note: This media advisory was updated Thursday, April 18, 2024, to reflect a change in the participant list. NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission is targeting launch at 10:34 p.m. EDT on Monday, May
Astronomy Now
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- 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.
- See Amazing Views of the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse from Spaceby David Dickinson on 18th April 2024 at 6:20 pm
Millions of viewers were wowed by last week’s total solar eclipse. Now, we get to see the eclipse from another angle: space. The post See Amazing Views of the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse from Space appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Night Sky News from Astronomy Now
- 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.
- Jupiter Meets Uranus in Twilight; Supernova Erupts in Nearby Spiral Galaxyby Bob King on 17th April 2024 at 5:08 am
Jupiter aligns with distant Uranus before it exits the evening sky as a bright supernova flares in the southern galaxy NGC 3621. The post Jupiter Meets Uranus in Twilight; Supernova Erupts in Nearby Spiral Galaxy appeared first on Sky & Telescope.