Keith’s note: In opening Space Science Week at the National Academy, Rep. Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) just said that President Trump “has spared NASA from the large budget and personnel cuts” due to the importance of Artemis and “The only people who…
Category: 2. Space
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Where Stars Ignite and Black Holes Roar: Hubble Reveals a Galactic Feedback Loop
NGC 4941 dazzles in a new Hubble image, showcasing star-forming regions and a supermassive black hole that dramatically alters its host galaxy through radiation, jets, and intense gravitational forces. This week’s featured image from the Hubble…
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China launches internet technology test satellites with Long March 2D
HELSINKI — China conducted a new launch for a nebulous series of internet technology test satellites early Tuesday.
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:00 a.m. (0400 UTC) April 1 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi…
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It Rains Deep Inside Planets – And That Could Rewrite How We Understand Alien Worlds
What if water and hydrogen don’t stay separated inside planets like Earth and Neptune? New research from UCLA and Princeton shows that under extreme heat and pressure, these elements mix and even “rain out” within young planets. When…
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Discovery Alert: Four Little Planets, One Big Step
Four rocky planets much smaller than Earth orbit Barnard’s Star, the next closest to ours after the three-star Alpha Centauri system. Barnard’s is the nearest single star.
Barnard’s Star, six light-years away, is…
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SpaceX launches Fram2 private astronaut mission
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft March 31 on a private astronaut mission that is the first crewed spaceflight to pass over the poles.
A Falcon 9 lifted off at 9:47 p.m. Eastern from the Kennedy Space Center, carrying…
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Hearing On NASA’s CLPS Initiative
Keith’s note: This hearing starts Tuesday morning at 10:00 am EDT House Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing – Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s CLPS Initiative and will be webcast live.
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NASAWatch On Radio/TV: Fram2 Launch
Keith’s note: The Fram2 crew and their Dragon ship “Resilience” are in orbit after a flawless ride uphill. I did launch commentary on Bloomberg Radio and I will be live on Deutsche Welle TV at 11:00 pm EDT to do follow up.
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