VLT GRAVITY: First Direct Observation of Exoplanet β Pictoris C
Astronomers using the GRAVITY instrument at the VLT telescopes in Chile have now obtained the first direct confirmation of an exoplanet discovered by radial-velocity. As…
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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Space Station Crewmates Land Safely Back on Earth
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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy and Space Station Crewmates Return Safely to Earth
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Bringing 3D-Printed Metal Parts to Mars
“Incredible Feat” – NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched…
Planning for the Worst: Meet NASA Engineer Overseeing First Asteroid Return Mission
Name: Estelle Church Title: Systems Engineer and OSIRIS-REx Deputy TAG Phase Lead at Lockheed Martin Education: B.A. Physics and Astrophysics at University of Colorado Boulder…
Moon Photobombs NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory’s View of the Sun
On October 16, 2020, the Moon photobombed NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory’s view of the Sun. This apparent crossing in space, called a lunar transit, lasted…
NASA Building New State-of-the-Art Labs to Study New Asteroid Samples, Cosmic Mysteries
When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touches asteroid Bennu, it will capture NASA’s first sample from an asteroid and provide rare specimens for research that scientists hope…
First of Their Kind “Shell Structures” Found in Milky Way – Evidence of Galactic Collision
Evidence of broadside collision with dwarf galaxy discovered in Milky Way. Nearly 3 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy plunged into the center of the…
International Space Station Air Leak Sealed – At Least Temporarily
Two veteran International Space Station residents will have a Change of Command ceremony on Tuesday before the Expedition 63 crew returns to Earth the following…
Live Landing Coverage of the Return to Earth for Space Station Crew
NASA will provide live coverage of the return to Earth for agency astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts Wednesday, October 21, after six months…
BepiColombo Images Venus During Close Approach for Gravity Assist
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured this view of Venus on October 15, 2020, as the spacecraft passed the planet for a gravity assist maneuver….
HaloSat Reveals the Milky Way Galaxy Is Surrounded by a Heated, Clumpy Halo
The Milky Way galaxy is in the recycling business. University of Iowa astronomers have determined our galaxy is surrounded by a clumpy halo of hot…