Space

Researchers have used a "gravitational lens" to reveal distant galaxies. The snapshot could help astronomers better understand dark matter.

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new giant exoplanet transiting a nearby M-dwarf star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-4860 b, is comparable in size and mass to Saturn. The finding is reported in a paper published August 2 on the pre-print server arXiv.

Russian cosmonaut becomes first to ride European robotic arm on ISS spacewalk: Sergey Prokopyev just made history.
https://www.space.com/iss-spacewalk-russian-robotic-arm-ride-august-2023
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NASA just found a question mark in space. What exactly is it? The object is far outside our galactic neighborhood, possibly billions of light-years away. But astronomers have seen similar objects closer to home.
https://archive.is/Bs8VQ
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Longest Ever Time-Lapse Of An Exoplanet Squashes 17 Years Into 10 Thrilling Seconds: A new video has captured a huge exoplanet 12 times the mass of Jupiter orbiting its star over a 17-year period, condensed down to a thrilling 10-second time-lapse.
https://www.iflscience.com/longest-ever-time-lapse-of-an-exoplanet-squashes-17-years-into-10-thrilling-seconds-70194
#space #exoplanets #astronomy #REACH

Galactic-02, Virgin Galactic’s first mission to carry paying civilian customers to space, is scheduled to launch from New Mexico on 10 August

NASA's Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans to the Moon in 2025, might not involve a crewed landing after all, an official said Tuesday.

The company shared a handful of static-fire shots via social media on Tuesday (Aug. 8).

Powerful sun storm knocks out radio transmissions across North America: The sun unleashed its second X-flare in less than three days — and we should brace for more such activity.
https://www.space.com/x-class-solar-flare-radio-blackout-august-2023
#space #news #astronomy #solarflare

The three spacecraft will be unleashed on the moon with only high-level orders.

One of the objects is a brown dwarf, which has a much more mass than a typical planet but isn't big enough to be a proper star.

In a case study, scientists detected the costly infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before they showed symptoms visible to the human eye.

SpaceX conducts a mostly successful test of its Super Heavy booster: There were positives and negatives to be taken away from the test firing.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/spacex-conducts-a-mostly-successful-test-of-its-super-heavy-booster/

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This was a really well written article describing what we know about Neptune.

Static fire starts at 2:23.

HelioLinc3D, which was developed for the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, showed its potential after finding an overlooked space rock that will make a close path of Earth.

The Psyche asteroid, a celestial object laden with precious metals and valued at an astounding $10,000 quadrillion.

Science enabling heat and air conditioning for long-term space habitats is almost fully available: Experiment on International Space Station aims to investigate how reduced gravity affects condensation
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q3/science-enabling-heat-and-air-conditioning-for-long-term-space-habitats-is-almost-fully-available.html

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Io is a tortured place, teeming with lava.

What is after space? – Pip, aged four, North Yorkshire, UK

Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new ‘international’ space station: Airbus replaces Lockheed Martin as habitat builder for the planned Starlab space station.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/trans-atlantic-joint-venture-aims-to-build-new-international-space-station/

#space #spacestation #airbus #lockheedmartin #starlab #starlabspacestation #nasa #spacexploration

Most Americans support NASA but don't think it should prioritize sending people to space: Most Americans (69%) believe it is essential that the United States continue to be a world leader in space. But only a subsection of that group believes NASA should prioritize sending people to the moon.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-americans-nasa-dont-prioritize-people.html

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New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation: An international team of scientists has discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-exoplanet-discovery-planet-formation.html

#space #spaceexploration #exoplanet #planetaryscience #astronomy #nasa

Asteroid collisions may be responsible for mysteriously magnetic meteorites on Earth: Scientists might've finally discovered why some space rocks exhibit magnetic fields that shouldn't exist.
https://www.space.com/asteroid-collisions-magnetic-meteorites-earth

#space #asteroid #meteorites #yale