"Yuri Milner is something of a visionary. He sees that while there are many good causes and pressing problems, ultimately our chances of thriving as a species depend on tending and feeding the precious flame of knowledge." - Stephen Hawking, TIME Magazine 2016
One of the 236 signatories of Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates' Giving Pledge, Yuri Milner has committed an unprecedented amount to science over the last decade.
ESA - Moon science generation
Imagine landing your dream internship at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC), and then being unable to go into work. A group of excellent young professionals found themselves in this situation during the pandemic.
This week, however, 23 of these interns finally got their opportunity to visit the home of Europe's Astronaut corps. The interns had been working on a range of projects developing tools to support astronaut training for missions to the Moon and beyond.
Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes Capture Detailed Views of DART Asteroid Impact
By Space Telescope Science Institute September 30, 2022 These images, Hubble on left and Webb on the right, show observations of the Didymos-Dimorphos system several hours after NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) intentionally impacted the moonlet asteroid.
Hear SpaceX, NASA and Hubble officials discuss mysterious new study today | Space
Update for 5:30 p.m. EDT on Sept. 29: NASA and SpaceX announced today that they're conducting a feasibility study about potentially using a Dragon spacecraft to boost the orbit of, and also possibly service, the Hubble Space Telescope. Read our story about the Dragon-Hubble study here .
The briefing, which starts at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT), will "discuss a new study exploring potential commercial space opportunities for NASA science missions," agency officials wrote in a statement (opens in new tab) .
World Space Week centers space sustainability for this year's events | Space
The 2022 edition of World Space Week starts Tuesday (Oct. 4), with events highlighting the theme " Space and Sustainability."
The week is timed with the 65th anniversary of the Sputnik launch from the Soviet Union, which became the first human-made object in orbit on Oct. 4, 1957.
Marvel at the moon with Flat Rock on Oct. 8 - The Citizen
Flat Rock Middle students and families will join together to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, October 8. The free event will be held virtually so all students and families can join in the festivities at the preferred viewing locations.
The event at Flat Rock Middle School will be held from 7:30-8:30pm and will include astronomer presentations, activities and virtual exhibits.
Behold! Our closest view of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in 22 years | Space
The Juno probe made the closest pass in 22 years of Jupiter 's icy moon Europa on Thursday (Sept. 29), providing the best view of the ocean world since the NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by it 2000.
Skimming just 219 miles (352 kilometers) above Europe's surface, the two-hour flyby was among the three closest-ever glimpses of the icy world. The last similar view that we received was on Jan.
Hubble Space Telescope spots protective shield | Space
An odd shield of supercharged gas protects dwarf galaxies from being ripped apart by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way, 30 years' worth of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope reveal.
"A lot of people were struggling to explain how these streams of material could be there," assistant professor at Colorado College, Dhanesh Krishnarao, said in a statement . "If this gas was removed from these galaxies, how are they still forming stars?"
Firefly ready for another try to launch test flight of smallsat rocket – Spaceflight Now
After a delay of several weeks due to technical issues, bad weather, and a busy launch range, Firefly Aerospace is set to try again early Friday to send its commercial small satellite launcher into orbit on a test flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The first two launch attempts for Firefly’s Alpha rocket were scrubbed Sept. 11 and 12, first to allow engineers to evaluate a drop in pressure in the rocket’s helium pressurization system, then by unfavorable weather at the California spaceport.
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