A new NASA project lets Instagram users experience the wonders of the universe as seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other space telescopes. It’s an augmented reality (AR) filter called the Instagram Experience that takes stunningly beautiful celestial bodies and places them right next to you on camera. This includes the debris of stars … Read more
Blue Origin, the company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched an investigation after an incident during its first crewed flight in two years in which one of the parachutes on the New Shepard capsule failed to fully inflate. William Shatner for Jeff Bezos to the company The new Shepard rocket was launched on … Read more
This article has been reviewed according to the editorial process and policies of Science X. The editors have emphasized the following attributes to ensure the trustworthiness of the content: fact-checked trusted source written by researchers correct OK! by Naman Kumar, Phys.org A description of a universe-antiuniverse pair. Credit: Wikipedia, CC x CLOSED A description of … Read more
The story of NASA’s commercial crew program, NASA’s bold effort a decade ago to outsource human spaceflight to a pair of companies, is a story of contrasts—of an unlikely rise to dominance for one and an equally unlikely fall from grace for another. . SpaceX has emerged as the world’s leading space company, leveraging its … Read more
WASHINGTON — Congressional language aimed at speeding up work on a future NASA space telescope has the side effect of forcing the agency to disband a team it created to lead the mission’s early development. NASA created two committees last year to support early development of the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a large space telescope recommended … Read more
The world’s oldest crystals show evidence of exposure to fresh and salt water during their formation, a new study reports. This shows that the very early Earth had both oceans and land on which rainwater could collect. Although diabolical in many ways, it suggests a planet far more similar to the one we know today … Read more
Anyone up for dinner and a rocket launch? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will potentially lift off Tuesday evening, carrying the Starlink Internet satellites. Weather permitting, the rocket launch will be visible in the skies over the Treasure Coast and Space Coast on the night of Tuesday, June 4. Below is a calendar for upcoming … Read more
The UArizona-managed Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham is the only one of its kind, with two … [+] 27 foot mirrors mounted side by side. A powerful adaptive optics system compensates for blur caused by atmospheric turbulence, making it one of the most powerful Earth-based observatories in the world. NASA The Large Binocular Telescope … Read more
HELSINKI – Material from the far side of the moon has begun its journey to Earth after Chinese spacecraft collected samples and launched them into lunar orbit. The Chang’e-6 launch vehicle lifted off from the mission landing pad in Apollo Crater at 7:38 p.m. June 3 Eastern (2338 UTC), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) … Read more
Image title, China’s space agency said the rover had flown a Chinese flag after completing its sample collection. Item information the author, Frances Mao role, BBC news 1 hour ago China says its lunar probe has successfully lifted off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth carrying the … Read more