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NASA opens hatch of Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft (photo)

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 06:11

Technicians have opened the hatch of NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft, which aced its epic moon mission late last year.

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In photos: Virgin Orbit’s first UK launch from Spaceport Cornwall

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 05:11

Virgin Orbit made spaceflight history despite its successful launch from Spaceport Cornwall. See some of the best photos from the event here.

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Rocket Lab targeting Jan. 23 for 1st launch from US soil

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 04:11

Rocket Lab’s debut mission from American soil will lift off from Virginia on Jan. 23, if all goes according to plan.

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7-year eclipse reveals ‘exceptionally rare’ binary system with 1000-year orbit

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 03:11

The strange 7-year dimming of a distant star was caused when its oddball stellar companion eclipsed it. The event was serendipitously caught by astronomers and won’t occur again for centuries.

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Astronomers make 1st-ever 3D map of Local Bubble’s magnetic fields

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 02:11

The magnetic fields swept up on the surface of the Local Bubble influence where star formation occurs in the vicinity of the sun.

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Rare ‘green pea’ galaxy may be the most ‘chemically primitive’ galaxy ever discovered

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 02:11

A ‘green pea’ galaxy seen in an early James Webb Space Telescope image may be the most chemically primitive galaxy ever discovered.

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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth after 6-week stay at space station

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 01:11

A robotic SpaceX capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida on Wednesday morning (Jan. 11), wrapping up its six-week cargo mission.

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NASA’s Juno Jupiter probe bounces back from memory glitch

Submit on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 01:11

NASA’s Jupiter explorer Juno’s memory is back online, and most of the precious images of the gas giant and its volcanic moon Io Juno took just before the glitch hit have been salvaged.

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