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
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 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
An international team has discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting a long-lived red dwarf, providing unique insights into potentially habitable worlds. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers using robotic global telescopes discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultracool red dwarf inside Milky Way. This planet, tidally locked and likely lacking an atmosphere due to intense radiation, offers … Read more
Illustration of Sierra Space’s first dream shooter, called DC#1 (Persistence). Credit: Sierra Space Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Tenacity, part of NASA‘s initiative to increase commercial supply missions in International Space Station, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center for its first mission. After rigorous pre-launch testing, it is scheduled to deliver 7,800 pounds of payload using … Read more
NASA and Boeing set a new date for the Starliner crewed flight test Updated: 5:53 PM EDT June 3, 2024 NOW TRY BLASTING THIS FREAK OUT OF THE CAPE. AFTER TWO TRIALS, THE PRESSURE IS ON TO SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE THIS NEW WAY FOR ASTRONAUTS TO TRAVEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL ISSUE, A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH THIS WEEK … Read more