Space

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/

#space #spacex #spaceexploration #tech #technology

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

#space #spaceexploration #nasa #iss #airconditioning #spacetravel

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

#space #spaceexploration #astronomy #nasa #moon

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

Extraordinarily high-energy gamma rays have been found emanating from the sun, and none of our theoretical models can explain why there are so many of them

Glowing green and gold, NGC 6822, could teach us a lot about the ancient, metal-poor universe.

Armed with this promising new tool, a cutting-edge observatory in Chile will sweep the cosmos for all sorts of transient objects.

The device will analyze with unprecedented precision how the sun's outbursts change Earth's upper atmosphere.

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet? Could we bore a hole through the centre of Earth? What would it be like to fling yourself through it? The Dead Planets Society podcast digs deep into the potential hazards
https://archive.is/7cY14

#space #earth #DeasPlanetsSociety #podcast

The European Space Agency's ambitious Euclid space telescope is on its way to decoding the secrets of dark matter and dark energy.