Tracking exoplanets is hard – especially when that exoplanet is so far away from its parent star that the normally used "transit" method of watching it dim the light of the star itself is ineffectual.
We here at UT are no stranger to whimsical astronomical naming, but the Cool Companions on Ultrawide Orbits (Coconuts) survey may take the cake.
Part of the Apollo 11 Spacecraft May Still Be Orbiting the Moon | Smart News | Smithsonian
Independent researcher James Meador at the California Institute of Technology had an idea: using new gravitational data of the Moon, maybe he could track where the Apollo 11 ascent stage crashed after it returned astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the command module following the first
An amateur astronomer spotted a new moon orbiting Jupiter | The Week
Ly was able to further trace this moon's orbit on images taken between March and April 2003, and later in 2018. In total, there was an arc of 76 observations over 15.26 years, which made Ly feel secure in saying that this was the first planetary moon identified by an amateur astronomer.
Space station mishap caused orbiting lab to spin 1 1/2 times, NASA says - UPI.com
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The International Space Station spun around 1 1/2 times on its main axis last week when a new Russian segment of the orbiting platform malfunctioned, a NASA spokesman said, as new details emerged about the incident.
"Mission control got alerts on the ground at the same time astronauts got an alert that the attitude [position] of the space station was changing," Dan Huot, a NASA public affairs officer, told UPI on Tuesday. Advertisement
The First Amateur Astronomer to Ever Discover a New Moon – And it's Orbiting Jupiter
One might think that since we can take detailed images of galaxies millions of light years away, there’s no way something as significant a moon could exist within our solar system without our knowledge, but not only are there moons we don’t know of yet, but they are being found by
Boeing's Starliner capsule rolls out to launch pad again (photos) | Space
Update for Aug. 3: NASA and Boeing have decided to stand down from backup launch attempts on both Tuesday and Wednesday as officials investigate a valve issue on the Starliner spacecraft.
Starliner and its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out to Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Aug. 2) to prep for its planned liftoff tomorrow (Aug. 3). That launch, scheduled for 1:20 p.m.
SpaceX's historic private astronaut launch debut gets its own Netflix documentary
Netflix has announced plans for a documentary that will dive deep into SpaceX’s historic Inspiration4 private astronaut launch.
Headed by billionaire and Shift4 CEO and founder Jared Isaacman, Inspiration4 was first announced in February 2021 as SpaceX’s first private Crew Dragon mission.
Could Boeing Starliner mission delay cause an ISS backlog?
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Boeing Starliner test mission to the International Space Station was delayed this week. And with no time frame on when the team will try and launch again, experts worry the situation could create a backlog at the orbiting facility.
Tom Williamson is general manager of the Courtyard By Marriott, and Hampton Inn in Cocoa Beach.
ISSRDC to Highlight Opportunities Within Biomanufacturing in Space
Press Release From: Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)
Posted: Monday, August 2, 2021
The 2021 International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) will feature a fireside chat on biomanufacturing in space. Gary Rodrigue, director of programs and partnerships at the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), will moderate a discussion with Dr.
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