Soyuz MS-25 hatch opening - 25 March 2024 - SciNews

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Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance" - II. Andante Cantabile - YouTube

The Emerson String Quartet retired in 2023,going into individual activities and teaching.

NASA's Perseverance rover captures Martian moon Phobos transit the sun -...Space.com - planetary science

credit:NASA JPL-Caltech,Arizona State University

Look Up! A Comet Twice The Size of Mount Everest Is Approaching Us - The Secrets of the Universe - planetary science

Even if you don't get to see it with your naked eye,this blog will continue to follow its progress.

Stellardrone - Limbo

See the Milky Way's Sagittarius A* black hole in an amazing polarized Event Horizon Telescope image - Space.com - astrophysics

A view of Sagittarius A*,the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy,is presented by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).It was taken by the Event Horizon Telescope,a global network of radio telescopes including one operated by ESO at Atacama,Chile.The new polarised image of Sgt A* is similar to the image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the M87 galaxy because they both have strong magnetic fields.Despite what the video says,Sagittarius A* is in a quiescent mode now,not eating much of anything.Credits:ESO,University of Arizona

2024 Total Solar Eclipse News Conference

The Parker Solar Probe will get very close to the sun and gather data on the eclipse never possible before.A NASA WB-40 aircraft will also gatger unique data as it chases the eclpse,getting an extra two minutes of totality.Astronauts aboard the ISS will gather data from a unique perspective,seeing the shadow of the Moon on the Earth.A NOAA satellite will study the effect of the eclipse on the ionosphere.An eclipse was used to confirm Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity by observing gravitational lensing,the bending of starlight around the curvature of spacetime.NASA TV will provide live coverage of the eclipse from 1-4 pm EDT on 8 April 2004 and this blog intends to cover it.If you can't watch it live,you should be able to see a recorded version of it as well later on.

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Soyuz MS-25 docking - SciNews - 25 March 2024

Boeing Crew Flight Test Training Resource Reel (1080)

The NASA Astronauts for the Crew Test Flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft are Captain Barry "Butch" Wilmore USN,commander,and Captain Sunita "Sunni" Williams USN ret.,pilot.Both are veterans of the ISS and Space Shuttle Program with two missions each,although Sunni Williams rode a Soyuz spacecraft to one of her missions as a NASA Flight Engineer.This will be their 3rd spaceflight.They are slated to launch no earlier than 1 May 2024 on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.ULA Is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.*Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)

NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson Launch to the Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome

Of note:NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions,including spacewalks.This is her 3rd spaceflight.She speaks conversational Russian and has a PhD in Chemistry from UC Davis.As a child and young woman,she became a skilled electrician under the tutelage of her father,an electrical contractor.Spaceflight Participant Marina Vaselevskaya is making history as the first Belarussian to fly in space.

NASA's SpaceX 30th Commercial Resupply Services Launch - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,Florida - 21 March 2024

SpaceX has upgraded Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to crewed mission standards.Experiments of space exploration relevence include:1.A new set of sensors on the Astro B robot will test technology to automate 3D sensing and mapping for future space missions;2.Researchers will test photosynthesis in space to support the development of biogenerative life suppport systems;3.Researchers will test controlled nanoparticle arrangement using electric fields to improve the efficiency of quantum dot-synthesized solar cells.

Hubble’s Inside The Image: Abell 2744 - NASA Goddard - astrophysics

Because of the intense gravity exerted by galaxy cluster Abell 2744,gravitational lensing,which is a curvature of space,occurs as predicted by Albert Einstein and we are able to look back in time at galaxies in the early universe about 12 billion light years away.The universe is about 13.8 billion years old.Galaxy cluster Abell 2744 also contains dark matter.

EXPEDITION 71 SPACE STATION CREW PREPARES FOR LAUNCH IN KAZAKHSTAN

NASA Remembers Legendary Astronaut Thomas Stafford

He was 93 and participated in two Gemini missions,Apollo 10 and the rendevous in space with Russian Cosmonauts,ending the space race.He was an Air Force General Officer who had flown more than a hundred types of aircraft.

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Using Infrared Light to Survey the Milky Way Galaxy - NASA Goddard - cosmology

Studying our own galaxy is surprisingly difficult.First,because the Milky Way covers such a large portion of the sky that studying it can take a very long time;and second,because Astromomers must peer through thick dust that obscures distant starlight.Infrared light can pass through that dust and is a key tool for learning about the far side of our galaxy. Cosmology is the study of the origin and structures of the universe.

Justice and the Law:Former Justice Department official on Trump legal cases and potential trial timeline

with Paula Reed and Former U.S. Justice Department Prosecutor for the Southern District of New York Edward O'Callaghan

Putin Is Full of 'Crazy Ideas,' Says Latvia's Prime Minister

Justice and the Law:Judge to Trump's face: You’re going on trial in March - MSNBC

with Alicia Menendez

Hubble Tracks Jupiter’s Stormy Weather - NASA Goddard - planetary science

Image Credit:Hubble Captures Volcanic Eruption Plume From Io Credit:John Spencer,Lowell Observatory,and NASA/ESA Lowell Observatory is located in Flagstaff,Arizona.

MAGA 'Implosion': GOP power shrinks in Washington as chaos hobbles Republican schemes - MSNBC

with MSNBC's Katie Phang and Jonathan Capehart and the BBC's Katy Kay.

Red supergiant star Betelgeuse's boiling surface 'mimics' rotation in animation - no sound - astrophysics

The animation is by the Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics,Germany.The Atacama (Chile)Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) will be used in an attempt to definitively study the phenomena. Credit:MPA/Ma,Jung ze et al. 2024

James Webb Space Telescope's view of star-forming region NGC 604 is breathtaking - Space.com - astrophysics

NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope used NIRCam (Near Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) to image star-forming nebula NGC 604.It is located about 2.73 milliom light years from Earth in M33,the Triangulum Galaxy.

Biden splits with Netanyahu on Gaza war strategy - CBS News

with Brian Katoulis,Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreeign Policy,Middle East Institute

King Charles' Speech: Our Diversity is Our Greatest Strength

Dream Chaser Spaceplane CRS-2 Mission Profile animation

The CRS-2 cargo resupply mission to the ISS will be launched on the new Vulcan Centaur rocket built by United Launch Alliance.It will be grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm for docking and release to and from the ISS.The Dream Chaser will land at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle Landing Facility.It is slated to launch sometime in 2024,pending final checks,but no earller than the first half of 2024.*United Launch Alliance is a joint venture by Boeing and Lockheed Martin.*Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)

See Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in amazing Virtual Telescope Project time-lapse | planetary science

Time lapse by Gianluca Masi of Manciano,Italy (Virtual Telescope Project) Images from 5 March 2024

'Incredibly aggressive': Biden delivers energized State of the Union - President embarrasses the Republicans,seizing the high ground - MSNBC

with Nicolle Wallace,Chris Hayes,Joy Reid and Jen Psaki

Spacecraft Makers: Europa Clipper's Instrument Integration - planetary science

The Europa Clipper spacecraft is slated for launch in October 2024.It will arrive at Jupiter in 2030.*The propulsion module and one of the instruments were assembled by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel,Maryland.Other instruments were assembled by UCLA;the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University;the Souhtwest Research Institute (SwRI);the University of Michigan;the University of Texas Austin;and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder.The spacecraft was assembed in the High Bay 1 clean room at NASA JPL-Caltech.

SOYUZ CREW PREPARES FOR LAUNCH TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - NASA

At the Gagarin Training Center in Star City,Russia,NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson,Soyuz MS-25 Commander Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos,and Spaceflight Participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus took qualification exams on 28-29 February as part of their pre-flight training.They got a perfect score of 5.0.The crew is slated to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome,Kazakhstan on 21 March 2024.

Liz Cheney's warning to America: ‘We have eight months to save our republic'

with Nicolle Wallace

Jeffries sends Super Tuesday warning: Trump’s 'a clear and present danger to U.S. - YouTube

NASA's 2024 Astronaut Graduation

Many of the new astronauts have a military background or are active duty,something NASA has always valued.

NASA Science Live: Our First Commercial Science Delivery to the Moon - Lunar Science

Intuitive Machines Inc (LUNR) hosted by Tahira Allen Dr.Sue Lederer CLPS Project Scientist Dr.Debra Needham CLPS Program Scientist The mission was largely a scientific success,including the first ever radio telescope on the Moon,which gathered data both in transit to the Moon and on the lunar surface.The instrument which didn't work right was the Plume Surface Studies,whose goal was to image the engine exhaust plume as it churned up dust on the lunar surface.Its secondary goal was to image the exposed fresh surface below the lander throughout the lunar day for science investigations.It wasn't able to collect data on descent this time,but we were able to test it in space,as well as after landing to help prepare for its next mission,which will be on the Firefly spacecraft.

Blastoff! NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 launches to space station, booster nails landing - short version

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast) - starts at 2:43 - NASA Kennedy Space Center

Scrub! NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 launch to the International Space Station delayed by weather

The next attempt will be at 10:53 PM EST.In this broadcast,you will learn about some spaceflight traditions and the steps involved when a launch is rescheduled.The audio feed is interrupted off and on.The launch was scrubbed because of high winds.

Thousands of Russians defy Putin with protest chants at Navalny’s funeral

Only one church would hold his funeral.His widow feared arrest if she returned to Russia.His parents attended the funeral and kissed him in his open coffin.

2021 Astronaut Candidate Class Resource Reel (4K-UHD) - NASA Johnson Space Center

din The astronaut candidates,including two from the UAE,have gone through basic training for more than two years,to include:ISS Systems;spacewalk training;robotic operations;operating T-38 jets;wilderness survival;and much more,according to NASA.Most of the training takes place at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.Once assigned to a mission,the astronauts will receive more specific training for that mission,whether for the ISS,the Moon or Mars missions.

Space to Ground: Coming Up Next: March 01, 2024 - NASA Johnson Space Center

NASA's 2024 Astronaut Graduation (Official NASA Trailer)

The next astronaut class will graduate on 5 March 2024 at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.They include two astronaut candidates from the UAE.Following more than two years of basic training,the candidates will earn their wings and be eligible for spaceflights to the ISS,missions to the Moon,and eventually,missions to Mars,according to NASA.