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SpaceX Is Adding a Glass Dome On Crew Dragon For 360 Views of Space

The Crew Dragon capsule poised to fly four civilian astronauts to space this year is getting an upgrade: a glass dome will be added at the top to give space tourists a 360-degree view of the cosmos. MSN reports: The glass dome-shaped window replaces.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotApr 1st, 2021

Jupiter"s Great Red Spot shows unexpected size changes

Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises—especially when NASA's Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News15 hr. 3 min. ago

NASA terminal transmits first laser communications uplink to space

NASA's LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, has transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRD (TeraByte Infrared Delivery), a tissue box-sized payload formerly in low Earth orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News15 hr. 3 min. ago

Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News15 hr. 3 min. ago

Hubble and New Horizons offer dual perspectives on Uranus to inform exoplanet research

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study l.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News15 hr. 3 min. ago

NASA announces a new class of space missions: Probe explorers

NASA has sent a whole host of spacecraft across the solar system and even beyond. They range from crewed ships to orbit and to the moon to robotic explorers. Among them are a range of mission classes from Flagships to Discovery Class programs. Now a.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News15 hr. 3 min. ago

View of Hurricane Milton captured from space by ISS astronaut

As Florida prepares for the incoming Hurricane Milton, it has been captured from space by an astronaut on the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News18 hr. 6 min. ago

Astronaut enjoys out-of-this-world view from his bedroom window

Space station astronaut Matthew Dominick recently shared imagery of a beautiful aurora, captured from right where he sleeps......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

SpaceX could launch Starship on 5th test flight much earlier than expected

The FAA told SpaceX last month that it wouldn't be able to fly the Starship until late November, but suddenly a much earlier launch date seems possible......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has any difficulty you could possibly want

BioWare is known for its customization, and that extends to Dragon Age: The Veilguard's accessibility and difficulty settings......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

SpaceX’s next Starship launch—and first catch—could happen this weekend

The FAA is still reviewing plans for the fifth Starship test flight, but could approve it soon. We may not have to wait as long as we thought for the next test flight of SpaceX's.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

NASA"s Roman space telescope"s "exoskeleton" whirls through major test

A major component of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the tel.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Hera probe heads off to see aftermath of DART"s asteroid impact

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is on its way to do follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after an earlier probe knocked the mini-asteroid into a different orbital path around a bigger space rock......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Should Apple cease fixed annual iPhone updates? [Poll]

Macworld enjoys its more provocative pieces, the latest of which takes issue not just with the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16, but with the Action button before it. Those particular views aside, it goes on to argue that a fixed(ish) annual.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Get 30% off the 4K Reolink Altas PT Ultra 360-degree wireless camera

Looking for a high-definition wireless camera with a long runtime and no blind spots? Reolink’s Altas PT Ultra delivers up to 500-day battery capacity, super-sharp 4K recording, 360-degree auto-tracking, solar support, and more. Better yet, the du.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Anti-glitches detected in gamma-ray pulsar PSR J1522-5735

By analyzing the data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Russian astronomers have detected anti-glitches in a gamma-ray pulsar designated PSR J1522-5735. The discovery, published September 28 on the pre-print server arXiv, makes PSR J1522-5.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton

SpaceX returned to flight with its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, sending up the Hera probe for the European Space Agency on its way to a pair of asteroids, but SpaceX and NASA have called off plans to launch the Falcon Heavy later this week on NASA's Eu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

SpaceX’s Hera launch offers sublime view of Earth

A SpaceX rocket that launched a planetary defense mission on Monday captured a breathtaking view of Earth shortly after reaching orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

SpaceX launches Europe’s Hera asteroid mission ahead of Hurricane Milton

The launch of another important mission, NASA's Europa Clipper, is on hold due to Hurricane Milton. Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of mile.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

FCC lets Starlink provide service to cell phones in areas hit by hurricane

Temporary authority comes after Musk slammed FCC for not giving money to SpaceX. The Federal Communications Commission gave Starlink and T-Mobile emergency authority to provide sa.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid

Stormy weather has threatened to delay the launch of Europe's Hera spacecraft, which is scheduled to blast off on Monday, SpaceX has said......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024