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South African space science had a big day on 13 January 2022. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology, based in Cape Town, launched its third satellite mission into space from the Cape Canaveral rocket launch site in Florida in the US.
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship undocks from space station for trip back to Earth | Space
" Dragon separation confirmed," NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn radioed Mission Control from the station as the SpaceX capsule undocked. Dragon and the station were sailing high above the South Pacific Ocean at the time.
SpaceX's Dragon CRS-24 cargo ship is scheduled to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida at 4:05 p.m. EST (2105 GMT) on Monday afternoon, although the landing will not be broadcast, NASA officials said.
How a key Webb Telescope target could finally answer why we are here
The James Webb Space Telescope is able to peer closely at exoplanets one at a time and examine their atmospheres with unprecedented accuracy. But perhaps the most exciting planetary targets will be a star system strangely analogous to our own: the TRAPPIST-1 system.
TRAPPIST-1 is a star first discovered in 1999 and then dubbed 2MASS J23062928-0502285.
NASA upgrades its asteroid hazard software to use sunlight | Space
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) just upgraded the software it uses to assess potentially hazardous asteroids to account for sunlight's affect on orbits, among other changes.
While there are no immediate known space rock hazards to Earth despite decades of careful searching, astronomers continue to scan the skies, just in case. The new impact monitoring algorithm, called Sentry-II, upgrades software in use for 20 years.
Thomas Pesquet: 1st French astronaut to command the International Space Station | Space
Thomas Pesquet is a European Space Agency astronaut who was the first person from France to command the International Space Station.
While Pesquet's background is in spacecraft design and control, he is also well-known for engagement activities in space such as playing music or performing regular tours of the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA to chase asteroid with small solar sail probe in Artemis I mission - The Jerusalem Post
LSU Students Conduct Research and Design for First Lunar-based Telescope - L'Observateur |
BATON ROUGE – LSU astronomers are leading a collaborative scientific observing program that will provide new images and information from the far side of the moon.
"Giving early career students the chance to design a frontier, space-based science program that will be operated on the lunar surface is a wonderful and unique opportunity to support the progression of tomorrow's leading astronomers and astrophysicists," Boyajian said.
Learn about James Webb Telescope January 29 at UNK | Local News | kearneyhub.com
KEARNEY — The public is invited to join Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska and NASA in a free nationwide celebration of the James Webb Telescope launch 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 29 at the UNK Planetarium, 2504 Ninth Ave.
Hear from experts, and learn about NASA's current missions and how the Webb Space Telescope will change humans' understanding of the universe. Participants also can create fun projects to take home.
COLUMN: Looking back in time – Terrace Standard
There have been many remarkable accomplishments in the space realm over the past 24 months or so, and the most fascinating to me has been the James Webb Telescope. The complexity is staggering, and I’ve held my breath each time they have had a deployment.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope team has now fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations.
NASA's InSight Mars lander awakens from 'safe mode' after Red Planet dust storm | Space
A NASA spacecraft has safely emerged from a precautionary "safe mode" after an intense Martian dust storm.
The solar-powered InSight lander , which is designed to study the interior of Mars , entered safe mode to save power on Jan. 7; it went back to "more normal operations" by Jan. 19, the mission said in a Twitter update.
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