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Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart (Image Credit: Space.com) Computer simulations suggest that Mars’ puzzling moons, Phobos and Deimos, may have been formed from debris created when a large asteroid wandered dangerously close to the Red Planet. This new model proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted […]
SpaceX to launch 24 more Starlink satellites from Florida late Nov. 26 (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX plans to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Tuesday morning (Nov. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy […]
Webb telescope clears the haze around a stunning galactic icon (Image Credit: Mashable) When the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a photo of the Sombrero Galaxy 20 years ago, it resembled a hat, with a brim and glowing crown. But astronomers may have to rename it the visor galaxy. In a new image […]
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating two new channels, Tayba and Al Tanasuh TV, into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite footprint strategically encompasses the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, optimizing signal coverage and […]
‘Unexpected odor’ on Russian spacecraft delays cargo delivery for ISS astronauts (Image Credit: Space.com) Astronauts found an “unexpected odor” after trying to open the door to a new cargo spacecraft at the space station, according to NASA. A Russian Progress spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday (Nov. 23) at […]
How does spaceflight affect astronauts’ brains? There’s good news and bad (Image Credit: Space.com) Space travel is incredibly demanding on the human body, subjecting astronauts to a range of challenges: exposure to intense radiation, the effects of altered gravity, which can cause bone density loss and muscle wasting, and the toll of […]
The Sombrero Galaxy’s star-forming days are nearly over — and the James Webb Space Telescope may know why (Image Credit: Space.com) The James Webb Space Telescope’s brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of […]
‘We didn’t know what it was at first.’ NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned “city under the ice” built by the U.S. military […]
NASA’s nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch yet another high-profile NASA science mission. The agency announced today (Nov. 25) that it has picked the Falcon Heavy to loft Dragonfly, a $3.35 billion mission that […]
Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked (Image Credit: Space.com) When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its way to outer regions of the solar system in the late 80’s, it noticed something odd. Both of the ice giant planets, Uranus and Neptune, lacked what’s […]
