Artemis launch prepares for future moon missions
NASA launched Artemis I November 16, the first in a series of space missions to enable future human exploration of the moon and Mars. The uncrewed, 25.5-day mission sends the Orion spacecraft on a journey of more than 2 million kilometers, farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever traveled. Artemis I will allow […]
Webb Catches Baby Stars Forming in Cosmic Hourglass
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527 with its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam), providing insight into the formation of a new star. These blazing clouds within the Taurus star-forming region are only visible in infrared light, making it an ideal target for Webb. […]
NASA’s Megarocket Launches to the Moon!
Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B […]
Friday Find November 4 2022
Join National Geographic columnist and Night Sky Guy Andrew Fazekas for his top space news of the week. This episode we talk about the discovery of the closest black hole to Earth, Mars Insight Lander close to death, new launch date for Artemis I, Blood Moon eclipse coming, Taurid Fireballs and Moon encounters Jupiter. Phew….that’s […]
Amazing Footage of Space X Falcon Heavy Sticking Double Booster Landing
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket system, the world’s most-powerful , launched onTuesday after three years hiatus from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, delivering military satellites into orbit. Check out this amazing video footage of the booster double landing captured nearby. Sheesh! Falcon Heavy dual-RTLS never gets old! 🚀 #SpaceX pic.twitter.com/Utib3JeLYf — Chance Belloise (@chancebelloise) November 1, 2022 SpaceX […]
Friday Find October 28 2022
Join National Geographic’s Andrew Fazekas, the Night Sky Guy for his personal picks of space news this week.
Meteor Shakes Mars and Creates Crater
NASA’s Insight lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the yawning new crater from space. NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest […]
Stunning Reveal of Iconic Pillars of Creation by Webb
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape – the iconic Pillars of Creation – where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but are far more permeable. These columns are made up of cool interstellar gas and […]