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Archive for May 17th, 2023

Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX’s Ax-2 mission for Axiom Space

May 17th, 2023 by

The second all-private mission to the International Space Station by Axiom Space will launch no earlier than May 21. Learn more about the 4 crew members on board.

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Titanic cosmic bubbles blown by the Milky Way are surprisingly complex

May 17th, 2023 by

The eRosita bubbles of hot gas that extend 36,000 light-years out from our Milky Way galaxy are more complex than previously thought, a new study reveals.

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Private servicing mission could extend life of NASA’s Chandra space telescope

May 17th, 2023 by

As space companies target possible servicing missions to the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, the long-running Chandra observatory is also on the list for a tune-up.

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Twitter is still vital for the space community. A former NASA astronaut explains why

May 17th, 2023 by

Twitter provides an important platform for science communicators, but many in the scientific community have expressed misgivings about remaining on the platform.

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See Jupiter hide behind the moon during a lunar occultation early on May 17

May 17th, 2023 by

Early in the morning on Wednesday, May 17, gas giant Jupiter and its four bright Galilean moons will pass behind a very thin crescent moon.

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Cosmic monsters found lurking at heart of ancient star clusters by the James Webb Space Telescope

May 17th, 2023 by

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that supermassive stars may lurk at the heart of globular clusters born shortly after the Big Bang.

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