NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Northrup Grumman
From this vantage point, the telescope will have a wide view of the cosmos and be able to perform optimal science.
It will be several more months before the observatory’s optics and systems are ready to begin science operations.
NASA Scientists Named AAS 2022 Fellows
Four individuals with NASA affiliations have been named 2022 Fellows by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). AAS is a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers.
NASA awardees from NASA's Ames Research Center , Moffett Field, California, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California are among the 23 members being recognized for extraordinary achievement and service.
EarthSky | When Solar Orbiter passed through Comet Leonard's tail
For several days centered on … December 17, 2021, the spacecraft found itself flying through the tail of Comet Leonard.
Solar Orbiter had just swung past Earth for a gravity assist – on its way toward a close approach to the sun in March this year – when it found itself within the comet’s tail.
Nanosatellite launch is a big step forward for African space science - Stuff
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.
The nanosatellite constellation – consisting of three satellites – is called MDASat (Marine Domain Awareness). A nanosatellite is smaller than standard satellites, weighing between 1kg and 10kg; it's an affordable, functional option. The mean mass of each of our satellites is 2.1kg.
Space station cargo ship named in honor of late NASA astronaut Piers Sellers | Space
A British-American climate scientist who launched on three missions to the International Space Station is being honored with the naming of a U.S. commercial spacecraft bound for the orbiting complex that he helped build.
Northrop Grumman has named its next Cygnus capsule the "S.S. Piers Sellers.
SpaceX delays rocket launch carrying Italian satellite due to bad weather | Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was originally supposed to launch the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday evening (Jan. 27), but thick clouds and strong winds forced a 24-hour delay.
"We were hopeful that weather conditions were going to improve for liftoff, but unfortunately we are standing down from today's attempt," SpaceX production manager Jessie Anderson said during a webcast of today's launch attempt.
PHL to boost maritime security through space technologies | BusinessMirror
Space science and technology applications (SSTA) have various uses for the country's development in agriculture and environment, among others, and in security, including in maritime response, security and domain awareness.
To this end, Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Director General Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr. and National Coast Watch (NCW) Center Director Philippine Coast Guard Rear Admiral Roy A. Echeverria signed a memorandum of understanding in a virtual ceremony on January 19, a PhilSA news release said.
Why SpaceX crashing into the Moon could actually be good for science
The impact is expected to occur at 7:25 a.m. Eastern time on March 4. It's expected to hit the Moon at latitude 4.93 and east longitude 233.20. Gray noted that his prediction might be wrong by "a degree or two minutes" from the projection.
But while it sounds like a major incident for SpaceX, Ars Technica notes that the impact could actually reveal some valuable scientific data. NASA previously launched the upper stage of a rocket toward a collision with the Moon to understand its composition.
Mars had environment like Costa Rica's toxic volcano crater housing bacteria: Study
The reason why the researchers chose Costa Rica's volcanic crater is that its environment resembles what Mars might have had in its past, according to the experts.
Talking about the many survival methods of few organisms in the lake, Justin Wang, a graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder said as per Daily Mail-
Arcadia High School team wins first place in JPL Regional Science Bowl, moves on to national event
You have seven seconds to answer: Element A is left-right adjacent to element B. Element A never shares what it holds. Element B is always taking from other elements. Both elements are a clear gas. Both elements are nonmetals. Combined, they have a mass less than that of gallium.
Arcadia High’s team at the JPL Regional Science Bowl did, earning first-place honors at the Jan. 22 competition and the chance to be crowned national champions in Washington, D.C.
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