space

readbeanicecream , 10 months ago

4.6-billion-year-old meteorite increases our understanding of the early solar system
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-billion-year-old-meteorite-early-solar.html
#space #spaceexploration #planetaryscience #meteorite #astronomy

readbeanicecream , 10 months ago

India just landed on the moon. Now it’s headed for the sun.
https://www.popsci.com/science/aditya-l1-solar-probe-isro/
#space #spaceexploration #spacetravel #spacecraft #india #adityal1

readbeanicecream , 10 months ago

DARPA wants to build a 'thriving commercial economy' on the moon in 10 years: The Pentagon's R&D department wants to build energy and communications infrastructure on the moon.
https://www.space.com/darpa-study-luna-10-moon-tech-infrastructure
#space #tech #technology #spacetravel #spacecraft #moon #lunarlanding #DARPA #DOD #LunA10 #NASA

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Autonomous Restructuring of Asteroids into Rotating Space Stations: Asteroid restructuring uses robotics, self replication, and mechanical automatons to autonomously restructure an asteroid into a large rotating space station.
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2302/2302.12353.pdf
#space #spaceexploration #spacestation #spacecraft #asteroids #robots #robotics #science #tech #technology

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Russian cosmonaut becomes first to ride European robotic arm on ISS spacewalk: Sergey Prokopyev just made history.
https://www.space.com/iss-spacewalk-russian-robotic-arm-ride-august-2023
#space #iss #spacecraft #spaceflight #spacewalk #russia #cosmonaut #ERA

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

NASA just found a question mark in space. What exactly is it? The object is far outside our galactic neighborhood, possibly billions of light-years away. But astronomers have seen similar objects closer to home.
https://archive.is/Bs8VQ
#space #astronomy #nasa #jwst

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Longest Ever Time-Lapse Of An Exoplanet Squashes 17 Years Into 10 Thrilling Seconds: A new video has captured a huge exoplanet 12 times the mass of Jupiter orbiting its star over a 17-year period, condensed down to a thrilling 10-second time-lapse.
https://www.iflscience.com/longest-ever-time-lapse-of-an-exoplanet-squashes-17-years-into-10-thrilling-seconds-70194
#space #exoplanets #astronomy #REACH

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Powerful sun storm knocks out radio transmissions across North America: The sun unleashed its second X-flare in less than three days — and we should brace for more such activity.
https://www.space.com/x-class-solar-flare-radio-blackout-august-2023
#space #news #astronomy #solarflare

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

SpaceX conducts a mostly successful test of its Super Heavy booster: There were positives and negatives to be taken away from the test firing.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/spacex-conducts-a-mostly-successful-test-of-its-super-heavy-booster/

#space #spacex #spaceexploration #tech #technology

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Science enabling heat and air conditioning for long-term space habitats is almost fully available: Experiment on International Space Station aims to investigate how reduced gravity affects condensation
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q3/science-enabling-heat-and-air-conditioning-for-long-term-space-habitats-is-almost-fully-available.html

#space #spaceexploration #nasa #iss #airconditioning #spacetravel

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new ‘international’ space station: Airbus replaces Lockheed Martin as habitat builder for the planned Starlab space station.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/trans-atlantic-joint-venture-aims-to-build-new-international-space-station/

#space #spacestation #airbus #lockheedmartin #starlab #starlabspacestation #nasa #spacexploration

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Most Americans support NASA but don't think it should prioritize sending people to space: Most Americans (69%) believe it is essential that the United States continue to be a world leader in space. But only a subsection of that group believes NASA should prioritize sending people to the moon.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-americans-nasa-dont-prioritize-people.html

#space #spaceexploration #astronomy #nasa #moon

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation: An international team of scientists has discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-exoplanet-discovery-planet-formation.html

#space #spaceexploration #exoplanet #planetaryscience #astronomy #nasa

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Asteroid collisions may be responsible for mysteriously magnetic meteorites on Earth: Scientists might've finally discovered why some space rocks exhibit magnetic fields that shouldn't exist.
https://www.space.com/asteroid-collisions-magnetic-meteorites-earth

#space #asteroid #meteorites #yale

readbeanicecream , 11 months ago

Japan gearing up to launch small moon lander next month: SLIM is scheduled to lift off on Aug. 25.
https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-launch-august-2023

#spaceflight #spaceexploration #jaxa #moonlanding #space