BlogHide Resteemssarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 20 hours agoThe spacecraft with the new Russian Prichal module docked with the ISS(Roscosmos) Finally. The Progress M-UM module ship successfully docked with the nadir assembly of the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. Structurally, “Prichal” nodal module will become part…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 2 days agoAn amateur astronomer helped find a candidate for a satellite of the galaxy in the constellation of the Triangle(David Martínez-Delgado et al. / Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2021) An Italian amateur astronomer helped astronomers discover a dwarf satellite candidate for the large spiral…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 3 days agoThe Hubble Telescope has restored the work of one of its most important cameras(NASA) The Hubble Space Telescope team has restored the work of another main scientific instrument of the observatory - the WFC 3 camera. Now two scientific instruments are active on board the…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 4 days agoNASA launched the first DART planetary defense mission(NASA / Johns Hopkins APL) NASA launched the first DART planetary defense vehicle into space using SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It is expected that in the fall of next year, the device will…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 5 days agoNASA postpones the launch of the James Webb telescope again(NASA) NASA has again postponed the launch date of the James Webb Space Telescope from December 18 to December 22, 2021. This is due to an abnormal situation that arose during the connection of…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-119463 • 5 days agoNorthrop Grumman shows a concept of a lunar rover for the Artemis missionA group of companies led by Northrop Grumman presented a project of an open lunar rover for NASA's Artemis program. Such an electric car can go to the moon as early as 2025, but no specific dates…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-119463 • 6 days agoEmbraer presented a group of hybrid, electric and hydrogen aircrafts(Embraer) Brazilian company Embraer has unveiled the concept of the Energia family of four hybrid, electric and hydrogen regional jets. It will include a hybrid-electric nine-seat E9-HE, an…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 6 days agoBreakthrough Initiatives will create a space telescope to search for exoplanets near Alpha Centauri(Breakthrough Initiatives) Breakthrough Initiatives announced the start of development of a new spacecraft, TOLIMAN, which will be equipped with a new type of telescope using diffractive pupil…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 7 days agoSpaceX competitor, Astra Space successfully launches its light rocket on fourth attemptThe space company Astra Space was able to successfully launch its light vehicle Astra Rocket 3.3 on its fourth attempt. During the launch into an orbit with an altitude of 500 kilometers, the…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 9 days agoGood news: Hubble telescope extended its scientific program until 2026(NASA) NASA has extended the Hubble Space Telescope's science program for 5 years, until the summer of 2026. It is expected that in the next few weeks the observatory will bring into operation…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 10 days agoIndian lunar probe "Chandrayan-2" has evaded dangerous approach with the American LRO(ISRO) The orbital probe of the lunar Indian mission "Chandrayan-2" performed an evasion maneuver to prevent close encounters with the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) probe in mid-October…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 11 days agoRussian military confirms successful tests of anti-satellite weapons(Yuzhnoye) It was obvious. The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that the inoperative Tselina-D spacecraft was shot down during tests on November 15. The Russian military argue that the…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 12 days agoRussian forces tested an anti-satellite weapon and caused a lot of debris putting the ISS crew at risk(NASA) US Space Command said that a spacecraft collapsed in low Earth orbit causing a cloud of fragments. The debris can potentially threaten other satellites and the ISS. The US State…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 13 days agoPlanetary scientists reveals the seasonality of the Marsquakes thanks to InSight data(NASA) German scientists working with the seismograph SEIS of the Martian station InSight have published new results of the analysis of data collected over two Martian years. They were able to…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 14 days agoIngenuity made its 15th flight on Mars(NASA /JPL) Ingenuity made its fifteenth flight in the atmosphere of the Red Planet, which became the first full-fledged flight at very high rotational speeds. The marscopter flew 406 meters in…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 14 days agoScientist found the quasi-satellite Kamo’oalewa has fragments similar to the moon(NASA/JPL) An international team of astronomers have determined the properties of the surface layer of one of the Earth's natural quasi-satellites, the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa. It turned out that…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 16 days agoThe space probe Lucy completes the testing of its scientific instruments(NASA) The spaceship "Lucy" sent the first photo from space, which was the final stage of the initial check of all subsystems of the station after launch. The device still has not fully revealed…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 17 days agoHubble resumes scientific observations with just one instrument(NASA) The Hubble Space Telescope team has resumed scientific observations with the ACS (Advanced Camera for Surveys) camera. The rest of the scientific instruments will be in safe mode until…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 18 days agoNASA postpones the landing of astronauts on the Moon to 2025, mainly thanks to Jeff Bezos(NASA) NASA has officially postponed the date of the first human landing on the moon under the Artemis program. Now this will happen no earlier than 2025. The court with Blue Origin, funding…sarahjay1 (60)in hive-109160 • 19 days agoCompany Intuitive Machines selected the landing site for its lunar rig(Intuitive Machines) NASA and the private company Intuitive Machines have announced that they have selected a landing site for the Nova-C lander, which will go into space in late 2022. It will…
