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NASA"s SDO spots first lunar transit of 2021

On Jan. 13, 2021, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, experienced its first lunar transit of the year when the moon crossed its view of the sun. The transit lasted about 30 minutes, between 12:56 and 1:25 a.m. ET. During this time, the moon ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 14th, 2021

China lands on the Moon again, taking another step toward human missions

The most dominant space storyline for the rest of this decade is the US-China race. Enlarge / A Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang'e 6 lunar probe blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on May 3, 2024, in Wenchang,.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

NASA sets new target launch date for Starliner spacecraft

Following the dramatic halt to proceedings just minutes before liftoff on Saturday, NASA has now shared a new target launch date for the Starliner spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Boeing’s Starliner test flight scrubbed again after hold in final countdown

The ground launch sequencer computer called a hold at T-minus 3 minutes, 50 seconds. Enlarge / NASA commander Butch Wilmore exits the Starliner spacecraft Saturday following the scrubbed launch attempt. A computer contr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

Webb telescope finds most distant galaxy ever observed, again

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship

"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer." Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of Start Today Co., looks on at an event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in 2018. (cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Daily Telescope: The most distant galaxy found so far is a total surprise

"Its discovery has profound implications." Enlarge / Behold, the most distant galaxy found to date. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI et al.) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this wo.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

NASA mission flies over Arctic to study sea ice melt causes

It's not just rising air and water temperatures influencing the decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice. Clouds, aerosols, even the bumps and dips on the ice itself can play a role. To explore how these factors interact and impact sea ice melting, NAS.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Nissan CEO sees 30% salary cut since April over supplier payments

Nissan was reprimanded by the Japan Fair Trade Commission in March over slashing payments to top suppliers by about 3 billion yen between January 2021 and April last year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Two tiny NASA satellites are launching to study Earth’s poles

NASA has launched the first part of a two-satellite mission called PREFIRE to study Earth's poles, with the second satellite set to launch this Saturday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Racial resentment fueled Jan. 6 rebellion and opposition to House probe, scholars find

Americans are deeply divided over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and it's widely assumed the split reflects our bitter partisan conflicts. But a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley suggests one source of division stronger than.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Image: James Webb Space Telescope spots starburst galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope observed the "starburst" galaxy NGC 4449, seen in this image released on May 29, 2024......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

NASA releases new high-quality, near real-time air quality data

NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions—down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency's TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Po.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Misleading COVID-19 headlines from mainstream sources did more harm on Facebook than fake news, study finds

Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in the United States—but research by MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Allen and Professor David Rand f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Twin NASA satellites are ready to help gauge Earth"s energy balance

A pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that's bedeviled scientists for years: how the behavior of clouds and water vapor at Earth's polar regions affects our planet's climate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Apple shares trio of new ads pitching why you should ‘Reboot your credit card’ [Videos]

Apple is out with three new short ads today promoting Apple Card. The droll spots highlight features like fast payments, instant Daily Cash, and easy transaction search. Check them all out below. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Travel through data from space in new 3D Instagram experiences

A new project provides special 3D "experiences" on Instagram using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through augmented reality (AR), allowing users to travel virtually through objects in space. These new experiences of a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

The rush to return humans to the moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy

The 2020s have already seen many lunar landing attempts, although several of them have crashed or toppled over. With all the excitement surrounding the prospect of humans returning to the moon, both commercial interests and scientists stand to gain......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Astronomers help find most distant galaxy using James Webb Space Telescope

An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen, dating back to only 300 million years after the Big Bang. These results, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), mark.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

NASA confirms readiness for highly anticipated crewed mission

NASA and Boeing Space have confirmed their readiness to proceed with Saturday’s first crewed launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Apple gets another App Store antitrust win, this time in China

Apple has won a lawsuit accusing it of abusing its dominant power in the app marketplace, with a Chinese court rejecting claims Apple's App Store fees were too high.iOS App StoreIn 2021, Jin Xin sued Apple China, insisting Apple stopped charging its.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024