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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
James Webb Space Telescope delivers amazing Horsehead Nebula imagery - Space.com - See in 4k - YouTube - astrophysics
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope captured the sharpest infrared imagery to date of the iconic Horsehead Nebula 1300 light years from Earth.*Credit:K. Misselt (University of Arizona),A. Abergl (IAS/University of Paris/Saclay)
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Moving Roman: Propulsion - YouTube - NASA Goddard - astrophysics/cosmology
The NASA Nancy Grace Roman Infrared Space Telescope is currently under construction.It is named for the visionary astronomer Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018) who made significant contributions to stellar classification and motions.She was NASA's inaugural Chief Astronomer in the 1960s and 1970s.As such,she was the first female NASA executive.She was instrumental in the planning and development of the Hubble Space Telescope and was one of the key founders of the US civilian space program.In sum,she was a trailblazing scientest.The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is primed for discoveries in astrophysics and cosmology with its Wide Field capabilities.It is slated for launch by May 2027.*Cosmology is the study of the origin and structures of the universe.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Space to Ground: Outside the Hatch: April 26, 2024 - NASA Johnson Space Center
Roscosmos Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chubb conducted a spacewalk in which they installed a panel of a synthetic radar system on the Aoka module and an experiment that tests corrosion on the Poist module.The MISSE-18-NASA experiment exposes materials to the harshness of space to test them for uses on the Gateway lunar space station or lunar surface and a coating that could help prevent salt corrosion at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station before launch.A medical experiment tests magnetic nanoparticles that may kill melanoma skin cancer cells.Finally,SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts suited up to move their Crew Dragon spacecraft to another port to make way for the Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spaccraft.
NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Crew Arrival - YouTube
Liftoff on a ULA Atlas V rocket will be no earlier than 10:49 pm 6 May 2024 from Space Launch Complex-41,Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,Florida.*United Launch Alliance is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. *Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Success and Preparation - YouTube - Orion Program Update
A recap of the flawless Artemis I mission and a look ahead to Artemis II.Artemis II is slated for a launch no earlier than November 2025.It will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.
Justice and the Law:Meadows, Giuliani, and other Trump associates indicted in Arizona 2020 election subversion case - YouTube - CNN
with Erin Burnett and Zachary Cohen CNN Justice and National Security Correspondent
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Senate passes $95 billion aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after long delay in the House - YouTube - MSNBC
President Biden will sign the foreign aid bill on 24 April 2024.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Justice and the Law:Prosecutors accuse Trump of criminal conspiracy in opening statements - YouTube - CNN
with Anderson Cooper,Caitlin Collins,Paula Reed,Jake Tapper,Laura Coates and Dana Bash.
Record-breaking quasar's growth is equivalent to 'one Sun per day' -YouTube - Space.com - astrophysics
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory in Atacama,Chile have discovered the brightest object in the universe with the Very Large Telescope.A quasar,short for "quasi-stellar",is an Active Galactic Nucleus powered by gases streaming into a supermassive black hole.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Ukrainian President Zelensky praises House passage of aid - CNN
with Fredericka Whitfield,Fred Pleitkin,CNN War Correspondent in Ukraine and Jill Dougherty,Adjunct Professor Georgetown University and former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief.
Friday, April 19, 2024
See Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Jupiter in amazing Sun observatory time-lapse - YouTube - Space.com
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A) from 11-19 April 2024.
Justice and the Law:'I think he was rattled’: Legal expert reacts to Trump’s statement after hearing - CNN
with Phil Mattingly,Stacy Schneider criminal defense attorney and former contestant on "The Appentice" and Jeremy Saland former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Starliner rolled out to launch pad ahead of first crewed mission - WESH 2 News
The first crewed Starliner spacecraft mission is scheduled for early May.*Boeing (BA)
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
First-of-its-kind SLS Payload Adapter Finishes Assembly at NASA Marshall - YouTube - Orion Program Update
Teams at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama completed a new payload adapter and readied it for structural testing,set to begin later this spring.This marks a critical milestone on the journey to the hardware's debut on the upgraded Block 1B configuration of the NASA SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with Artemis IV.The composite payload adapter is an evolution from the Orion stage adapter used in the Block 1 configuration of the first three Artemis missions.*Boeing (BA)
Monday, April 15, 2024
NASA's building a solar sail to propel space exploration - YouTube - Space.com
It's the early days of solar sail technology,which has been mentioned as a way to reach another star within a human lifetime.NASA's vision is to send solar sails to destinations within our solar system.
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Gravitational Waves: Ripples In Space-Time - NASA Goddard - astrophysics
Notes by NASA Goddard:Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime.They are caused by some of the most violent and energetic events in the universe,including colliding black holes;merging neutron stars or white dwarf stars;the wobble of neutron stars that are not perfect spheres;and possibly even the remnants of gravitational radiation create by the birth of the universe.*Gravitational waves were predicted by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity,but weren't confirmed until 2017.The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was able to photograph the galactic source of the waves.This opens up a new era of multi-messenger astronomy.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Scientists discover cause of brightest-ever burst of light | BBC News - YouTube - cosmology
According to US scientists,it was caused by a small star supernova 2.4 billion light years away,with gamma ray emissions 100 times brighter than anything ever seen before.The blast lasted seven minutes.It doesn't make sense based on our current model.It's estimated that such an event occurs only once every 10,000 years.
Cosmology is the study of the origin and structures of the universe.What would Einstein have thought about this strange event?If there's a black hole involved,the answer could be there.
Friday, April 12, 2024
Artemis II Orion Vac Chamber Lift and Load Operations April 2024 - YouTube - Orion Program Update - no sound
On 4 April 2024,a team lifted the Artemis II Orion spacecraft,including the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and European Service Module,into a vacuum chamber inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center,where it underwent electromagnetic compatability and interference testing.Artemis II will take astronauts around the Moon and farther from Earth than ever before.It is slated for launch no earlier than November 2024.*Lockheed Martin (LMT),Airbus SE (OTCM:EADSY)
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Mars Perseverance rover's new 'Comet Geyser' sample 'great for biosignature studies' - YouTube - NASA JPL-Caltech - astrobiology
with Samantha Gwizd,Geologist,Science Operations,Mars Perseverance Rover
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Nobel-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies "peacefully in his home" | DW News - physics/astrophysics
Peter Higgs had a brilliant insight that was the missing link in physics and astrophysics.How did particles get their mass?He postulated the existence of the Higgs boson as the solution to this dilemma.Indeed,it was confirmed in 2012 at the Hadron Collider in Berne,Switzerland.It was the particle that the media called the "God particle" since it underpins the creation.Yet Peter Higgs was unfailingly humble and uncomfortable with his noteriety.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Eclipse, but in space: See NASA astronauts' view from the International Space Station - YouTube - New York Post
NASA Astronauts Jeanette Epps and Michael Barrat mada eclipse observations on the ISS.New
Monday, April 8, 2024
Sunday, April 7, 2024
‘Sleepwalking’ into a dictatorship: Why Trump poses a serious threat to our democracy - MSNBC
The Weekend with Alicia Menendez and Tom Joscelyn,principal author of the January 6 report and Michael Beschloss,NBC News Presidential Historian
Soyuz MS-24 Landing Day Highlights - Saturday, April 6, 2024
This video overlaps the preceding one somewhat,but shows the actual landing of the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft in Kazakhstan.
Soyuz MS-24 Space Station Farewells and Hatch Closing - Friday, April 5,2024
Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitsky will command the MS-24 spacecraft that has been docked at the ISS since September 2023.The MS-24 had transported Soyuz commander Oleg Kononenko,Roscosmos Flight Engineer Nikolai Chubb,and NASA Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara to the ISS.Konenenko and Chubb will complete a one year mission in space,while O'Hara completed 204 days in space.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Justice and the Law:Charges reportedly 'imminent' in Arizona fake elector case; GOP congressmen subpoenaed - MSNBC
with Alex Wagner and Kyle Cheney,senior legal affairs correspondent for Politico
Hubble Observes Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Changing - NASA Goddard - planetary science
While the outer part of the spot is speeding up,the inner part of the spot is slowing down.It is a mystery.
Friday, April 5, 2024
Chasing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse With NASA Jets - NASA Goddard - heliophysics,planetary science
A trio of NASA-funded teams will conduct research during the total solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 at 50,000 ft. in altitude in NASA's WB-57 jets.Two teams will image the Sun's outer atmosphere,the corona,while a third will measure the ionosphere,the upper electrically charged layer of the Earth's atmosphere,to ascertain how solar activity can disrupt communications and pose a radiation risk to astronauts.This data will help scientists better understand the structure and temperature of the corona;and even aid in the search for asteroids that may orbit near the Sun.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
NASA News Conference on Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions
This is a competition,and there will be only one award.Public Corporations involved include Intuitive Machines (LUNR),Boeing (BA),Northrop Grumman (NOC),Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Goodyear (GT).
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Collins Aerospace Zero G Spacesuit Milestone Test - Collins Aerospace
Former NASA Astronauts Danny Olivas and Dan Burbank are helping Collins Aerospace develop the new spacewalk Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits.Collins Aerospace,formerly Rockwell Collins,is now a division of Raytheon.*Raytheon Corp (RTX)
Monday, April 1, 2024
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