SpaceX launches 2 European navigation satellites, lands rocket (video) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two European navigation satellites tonight (Sept. 17) and then landed safely, acing its 22nd mission. Space · Sep 17, 2024
Successful Recreation Of Martian Spiders Sparks Scientific Frenzy Scientists have finally created the spider-like formations found on the surface of Mars. The post Successful Recreation Of Martian Spiders Sparks Scientific Frenzy first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Sep 17, 2024
Spacewalk An 'Emotional Experience' For Private Astronauts The commander of the daring space voyage that included the first-ever spacewalk by private astronauts described opening the hatch into the void as an "emotional experience" that left him in awe, yet deeply aware of the dangers. International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024
FAA plans to fine SpaceX $630,000 for alleged launch violations The FAA has proposed fining SpaceX more than $630,000 for allegedly failing to comply with regulations on two launches in 2023. Space · Sep 17, 2024
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be visible to the naked eye? Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will sweep around the sun on Sept. 27 to make a brief foray into the morning sky. Will it be a bright naked-eye object with a significant tail? Here's where and when you might be able to see it. Space · Sep 17, 2024
First picture of wreckage of Titan sub after implosion revealed at hearing Image shows broken tail cone on floor of Atlantic in hearing into deaths of five people onboard OceanGate vessel The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2024
9 firsts in 5 days: Polaris Dawn crew lands from history-making SpaceX mission Four private astronauts are back on Earth after a five-day mission that set firsts and broke records in an effort to advance human spaceflight. Space · Sep 17, 2024
Harvest moon, supermoon bring a partial lunar eclipse: How, when to watch NASA says this month’s full moon will rise on September 17 at 10:35pm EDT (02:35 GMT on September 18). Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2024
Is the supermoon tonight in London? How and when to watch lunar event in the capital Get your best view of this lunar event above the capital’s skyline Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2024
What time is the Harvest Moon Supermoon lunar eclipse tonight? The full moon of September will put on a dramatic show tonight, the exact timing of which will depend on your location. Space · Sep 17, 2024
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long! Earth will grab itself another moon this month, but only briefly. The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months. Space · Sep 17, 2024
Did a star escape cannibalism by its dead 'monster' white dwarf companion? A distant star has a dead star companion lurking in its vicinity that could be a monster-massive white dwarf, raising the question: how has it avoided being devoured by this cosmic zombie? Space · Sep 17, 2024
Look! Astrophysicists Spotted A Supermassive Black Hole Slowly Starving a Galaxy to Death Using special instruments found on the Webb Telescope, researchers caught a supermassive black hole red-handed. Inverse · Sep 17, 2024
Look! ESA and JAXA Captured the Dramatic Craters On Mercury’s Surface In Unprecedented Detail A new video from the European and Japanese mission BepiColombo gives a sneak peak at what Mercury might soon reveal about itself. Inverse · Sep 17, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024 September Supermoon: the best place and time to see tonight’s bigger and brighter full moon Find a viewing spot that is dark and looks towards the east, which is where the moon will rise. A flat location will give a ‘really cool’ perspective, experts say
Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2024 Titan engineer felt 'under pressure' to get doomed submersible out to sea Engineer Tony Nissen told an inquiry into the Titan which imploded killing five that he had previously flagged safety concerns
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024 Titan submersible hearing to call key employee who said craft was unsafe When asked if there was pressure to get Titan into the water, OceanGate’s former engineering director, Tony Nissen responded, ‘100%’
Space · Sep 16, 2024 Gas and stars 'stolen' from galaxy in striking European Southern Observatory photo and video A galaxy is robbed of its gas and stars in a new image from the European Southern Observatory.
Space · Sep 16, 2024 NASA astronaut photographs SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn capsule reentry from ISS (photo) The private Polaris Dawn was within view of the ISS when the four-person private mission concluded its work on Sept. 15. Experienced NASA astronaut Don Pettit wielded the camera.
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024 Final messages revealed from the Titan sub before tragic implosion The anticipated two-week-long hearings kicked off with testimony from a former OceanGate engineer, who said he was fired after warning about the ship’s carbon fiber hull years before its catastrophic voyage
Space · Sep 16, 2024 James Webb Space Telescope witnesses a black hole 'killing' its galaxy (photo) Using the James Webb Space Telescope astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole "killing" its galaxy by starving it of the material needed to birth new stars.
Space · Sep 16, 2024 Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting Earth Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid could steer 'God of Destruction' space rock destructively close on a future pass.
Space · Sep 16, 2024 China prepares for 1st launch of new Long March 8A rocket China's new Long March 8A rocket could fly for the first time by the end of the year, helping the country build a number of planned satellite megaconstellation.
Inverse · Sep 16, 2024 30 Years Ago, NASA Tested This Bizarre Safety Backpack To Keep Astronauts From Getting Lost In Space This NASA photo shows astronaut Mark C. Lee testing out the SAFER space rescue system.
Space · Sep 16, 2024 James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at the edge of the Milky Way (image) The James Webb Space Telescope has taken things to the extreme, studying the outer edge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way and producing a stunning new image.