NASA released new glamour shots of our solar system's outermost planet Wednesday taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The pictures taken in July show not only Neptune's thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as seven of its 14 known moons.
Star Theater Celebration set for Oct. 1 | Morehead State University | Kentucky
Morehead State University's Star Theater has an evening of events planned for Saturday, Oct. 1, from 5 to 8:30 p.m., to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night and to recognize the accomplishments of the Space Science Center over the past year.
The event will also celebrate the upcoming launch of the Lunar IceCube satellite on the Artemis I mission to the moon, as well as recent upgrades to the Star Theater's dome and laser systems.
New Space Station Crew Launching Today on Russian Rocket
By NASA September 21, 2022 The service structure is raised into position around the Soyuz rocket, Sunday, September 18, 2022, at site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz rocket is raised vertical after having rolled out by train to the launch pad, Sunday, September 18, 2022, at site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
NASA's Juno probe will peer beneath the icy crust of Europa | Space
On Sept. 29, NASA's Juno probe will perform the closest flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa in over 20 years as the spacecraft embarks on a mission to probe deep into Europa's ice in search of pockets of liquid water.
Juno arrived at Jupiter in July 2016, and its mission has focused on studying Jupiter's atmosphere , from the heights of its ruddy-brown cloud tops to the depths of the lower cloud layers hundreds of miles down, as well as learning about the gas giant's powerful magnetic field and its ...
After getting into cars, Saudi women set to go into space - SCIENCE News
Four years after it allowed women to drive cars, Saudi Arabia is set to launch the first women into space. The Kingdom on Thursday launched its first astronaut program that aims to train Saudi competent personnel to undertake long- and short-term space flights.
The program will see a woman astronaut being launched alongside male astronauts to space and is part of the Kingdom's ambitious Vision 2030.
Six Scripps Oceanography Researchers Awarded for Scientific Excellence | Scripps Institution of ...
Six researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be honored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as part of its 2022 awards program, which includes section awardees, named lecturers, and elected fellows.
Scripps Oceanography's Carlene Burton, Daniel Cayan, Catherine Constable, Wenyuan Fan, and Vashan Wright are among those recognized with section awards in 2022 .
World Space Week 2022: When It Is, Theme, How to Participate
Every year, people all across planet Earth honor the beauty of outer space by observing World Space Week . With support from the United Nations General Assembly, the weeklong celebration has been observed globally for several decades.
Interested in getting involved in World Space Week 2022? Keep reading for details on the history of the holiday, this year's theme, and how you can take part!
Bus carrying 27 girls, 4 teachers headed to Space Camp crashes in Australia - al.com
The bus was carrying 27 students and four teachers from Loreto College, an all-girls school in Marryatville, in southern Australia, and was headed to an airport in Australia on their way to attend Space Camp, according to U.S. Space and Rocket Center CEO and Executive Director Kimberly Robinson.
The fall equinox is a great time to look for auroras | Popular Science
The autumnal equinox is upon us, and vibrant falling leaves aren't the only things returning to our skies. The aurora borealis, a.k.a. the northern lights, will begin to dazzle in high-latitude skies far more often. But why?
For residents of the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox marks the beginning of fall. On the equinox, day and night are approximately the same length—the name "equinox" comes from Latin words meaning "equal" and "night.
China manned space program -- 30 years of ...
Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 17, 2022 shows Shenzhou-14 astronaut Chen Dong (R) and Cai Xuzhe both outside conducting extravehicular activities. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)
BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-14 astronauts, currently in orbit for a six-month mission, will have the privilege of completing the construction of China's space station, the final goal of China's "three-step" human space program initiated 30 years ago.
Hey Neptune. Did you ring? 👋 Webb's latest image is the clearest look at Neptune's rings in 30+ years, and our fir… https://t.co/rM6pCZhxxR NASAWebb (from Lagrange Point 2) Wed Sep 21 12:07:58 +0000 2022
🪐We're always big fans of Saturn, but Neptune's rings are giving us all the feels in this new @NASAWebb image. It's… https://t.co/g1l0znSats NASASolarSystem (from Milky Way Galaxy) Wed Sep 21 15:19:25 +0000 2022
Neptune and its rings haven't looked this good in decades. https://t.co/hNFSLT3Ma0 AP (from Global) Wed Sep 21 22:48:54 +0000 2022
NASA has captured the clearest pictures of Neptune's rings in more than 30 years https://t.co/jmlYmKawYB UberFacts (from 🌎) Wed Sep 21 17:06:39 +0000 2022
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