The two largest worlds and the smallest planet in the solar system will appear this weekend. NASA Three of the planets appear at dusk this weekend when Jupiter and Saturn are still shivering together at a party post last month. A rare great pairing, Just above the western horizon to the southwest by the flatter planet Mercury. The Tri-Planet is a rare sight that can be seen with the naked eye right after sunset for the next several days. Saturday evening offers perhaps the best opportunity to see the three worlds clumped together. From the lab to your inbox. Get…
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The Hubble Space Telescope team celebrated the start of 2021 with pictures of six different galaxy mergers. Top left to right: NGC 3256, NGC 1614, NGC 4194. Bottom: NGC 3690, NGC 6052, NGC 34. NASA and the European Space Agency Gather and let me tell you about birds, bees, and galaxies. Sometimes, two galaxies combine with amazing consequences, including star mutation. NASA and the European Space Agency The Hubble Space Telescope has given us six rare views of galaxy mergersAnd every one of them is a winner.The European Space Agency released the images to mark the start of 2021. “These…
After a very busy 2020 year which has seen a number of milestones achieved, including the launch of the The first astronauts to space from American soil Since 2011, SpaceX on Thursday completed its first rocket launch in 2021.The Elon MuskThe company being led sent a communications satellite to Turkey into orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket, and launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9:15 PM EST.Shortly thereafter, SpaceX confirmed that it has successfully deployed the Turksat 5A satellite, which is said to be used to increase Turkey’s presence in space.SPACEX launches SIRIUSXM SATELLITE from CAPE CANAVERALLater this year, SpaceX…
SpaceX, Elon Musk Rocket CompanyThe new year began with the sending of a communications satellite into space for the Turkish nation on Thursday. The Turksat 5A is the first pair of next-generation broadcast birds that SpaceX will take into orbit. The Falcon 9 it lifted into orbit took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:15 PM PDT (9:15 PM ET). From the universe to your inbox. Get the latest satellite stories from CNET every week. Turksat says the new satellite will be able to provide expanded communications capabilities to Turkey, as well as parts of…
Hunters in Bremen, Maine, discover a dead person Shark The size of a pickup truck on a local beach Tuesday (Jan 5), according to News sources. Tanner Fields, who was one of the first to discover the washed shark, shared video footage of the shore giant with Maine News Center.Officials at the Maine Department of Marine Resources identified the mammoth specimen as a male basking shark (Citorinus maximus, Which roughly translates to “the largest-nosed marine monster”) and measures 26 feet (8 meters) long. As of today (January 7), the cause of death is still unknown.Basking sharks are the second largest…
The latest SLS Green Run exam takes place at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. NASA NASA has high hopes for 2021One of its main goals is the launch of Artemis I, an unmanned lunar mission designed to show that the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System missile will be able to send humans to our lunar neighbor. But first, NASA plans to make some noise with this month’s fiery SLS test.NASA is nearing the end of its Green Run test series that puts the base stage – which the agency describes as “the backbone of an SLS missile”…
SpaceX launched its latest releases Starship First prototype.The SN9’s three engines lit up For about one second today (Jan 6) at 5:07 PM EST (2200 GMT) during a steady fire test at SpaceX facilities in South Texas, near the village of Boca Chica on the Gulf Coast.Static fires, in which missile engines ignite while the vehicle remains at anchorage, is a routine initial check. SN9 (“Serial No. 9”) will take off soon, if all goes according to plan: SpaceX The vehicle is preparing for a test flight that is expected to be similar to that of its predecessor last month.Video:…
Perhaps in the final gift, Jeff Bezos surprised his mother, Jacqueline Bezos, by unveiling the name of the rescue boat that was picking up missiles for his space company Blue Origin, describing it as Jacqueline In her honor. While the 600-foot vessel was purchased in 2018, it has since been refurbished, and now renamed, to its new position as a floating landing area for the first stage of Blue Origin’s heavy lift rocket, known as New Glenn. Bezos spread the news by posting a video of his mother bending the boat with champagne on Instagram.The Jacqueline Necessary because Neoglin first…
Arizona’s Grand Canyon may be stunning, but it’s just a “scratch” compared to the massive Vallis Mariners Canyon on Mars.Cutting the valley along the Martian equator for about 2,500 miles, it would reach from New York City to San Francisco if it were placed in the United States, according to NASA. The valley floor plunges 7 miles into the surrounding plains. This is as deep as some of the deepest parts of the Earth’s ocean.It is the largest canyon in the solar system, and new images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal details about its colossal size.The images were captured…
Nobody ever said, “If only there were fewer hours in the day.” However, the Earth is slowing down for no one. In fact, according to UTC officials, it is accelerating, and triggering suggestions to shorten the minute by a second. I mentioned the Telegraph. The data shows that our previous 24-hour daily rotation is gradually decreasing, making the day marginally shorter. For example, Sunday lasted only 23 hours 59 minutes and 59.9998927 seconds. According to TimeAndDate.com. Although the planet’s rotation rate may accelerate or slow down slightly from day to day due to natural terrestrial and celestial changes, ephemeris trends…