Iceland is an increasingly popular testing zone for spacesuits, habitats and off-world vehicles.
Why is this, and what can such research contribute to humanity's quest to put boots back on the moon and set up a crewed outpost on Mars ?
Embarking upon the future of off-planet exploration is the Iceland Space Agency , a privately organized (not governmental) institution. The agency has a growing list of research projects underway and is helping nurture a space sector in the island nation.
Watch Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside space station | Space
Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Russia's space agency Roscosmos will take a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station to outfit its newest laboratory module Nauka. The spacewalk is expected to begin at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT), according to NASA.
Uptick in Solar Activity Parallels Discussion on Effects of Space Weather on the Electrical Grid
Gathering of power industry and solar science experts in April focuses on early warning needs and opportunities
LOUISVILLE, Colo. , April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Often, our electric grid functions at the whim of the natural world's powerful forces – wind, lightning, Sun.
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will be the first Black woman to spend months in space | WLRN
After a successful launch Wednesday morning, Jessica Watkins and her crewmembers onboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule are well on their way to a months-long space trip.
Watkins and her team on the Crew-4 mission are planning to spend five to six months on the outpost. She's also one of the astronauts tapped for NASA's next program called Artemis. This multi-billion dollar effort is designed to return humans to the surface of the moon later this decade.
Asteroid twice the size of Empire State Building skims by Earth | Space
A gigantic "potentially hazardous" asteroid that may be twice the size of the Empire State Building is set to zoom past Earth Thursday (April 28), according to NASA .
The asteroid , named 418135 (2008 AG33), has an estimated diameter between 1,150 and 2,560 feet (350 to 780 meters) and will break into Earth's orbit at a blistering 23,300 mph (37,400 km/h). Thankfully, the asteroid is expected to skim past our planet without any risk of impact.
'Groundbreaking' Milky Way results from telescope network behind 1st black hole image coming soon ...
Earth's planet-scale observatory network, best known for creating the first-ever image of a black hole, is ready to report new results about the center of our Milky Way galaxy .
More information about the "groundbreaking" research on our galaxy will be presented on May 12 at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT). Although the announcement is two weeks away, it's likely that the discovery relates to the supermassive black hole that lurks at the center of the Milky Way.
Largest ever Hubble telescope survey reveals what makes some exoplanets hot | Space
An analysis of hundreds of hours of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed what makes some exoplanets incredibly hot.
In a new study, a team of scientists analyzed the atmospheres of 25 so-called hot Jupiters , exoplanets about as big as Jupiter. These planets, however, orbit extremely close to their parent stars, even closer than Mercury orbits to the sun, making them extremely hot.
Closing Day of the 2022 NewSpace Africa Conference - Excerpts
The 2022 NewSpace Africa Conference commenced on Monday with discussions highlighting the experiences and uptake of space innovation, technologies, and applications among different stakeholders [government agencies, commercial companies and academia].
The final day of the conference began with a keynote speech from Dr Ayman Ahmed who delivered his speech virtually. Dr Ayman discussed the projects that the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) were undergoing, as well as the agency's structure and principles.
'India has signed documents on space cooperation with 60 countries' - India News News
Indian government's Department of Space has been making strenuous efforts to make giant strides in the field (representative image). Photograph:( Reuters )
The Indian Space agency's launch and mission schedules were badly hit during the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 and the accumulated backlog continues.
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