WASHINGTON—About 11.5 billion years ago, a distant star roughly 530 times larger than our sun died in a cataclysmic explosion that blew its outer layers of gas into the surrounding cosmos, a supernova documented by astronomers in blow-by-blow detail. Researchers on Wednesday said NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture three separate images spanning a…
Hubble Telescope Reveals Huge Star’s Explosion in Blow-by-Blow Detail
US Weather Satellite, Test Payload Launched Into Space
LOS ANGELES—A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres were launched into space from California on Thursday. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite and the NASA test payload lifted off at 1:49 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force…
‘Beaver Blood Moon’ Offers World’s Last Total Lunar Eclipse Until 2025
Nighttime skywatchers from East Asia to North America will be treated to the rare spectacle of a “Beaver blood moon” on Tuesday, weather permitting, as the Earth, moon, and sun align to produce a total lunar eclipse for the last time until 2025. Here are some key facts about the upcoming celestial display, unfolding in…
China’s Out-of-Control Rocket Crashes to Earth
November 8, 2022
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A Chinese rocket booster plunged in an uncontrolled manner back to Earth on Friday morning. This is the fourth out-of-control reentry of a Chinese rocket since 2020, triggering concerns and criticisms from the international space community. China’s Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the south-central Pacific Ocean at 6:01 a.m. ET on…
Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth, Say It’s 10 Times Bigger Than the Sun
Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, which is 1,600 light-years away and is 10 times larger than the sun, according to a new study published on Nov. 4. The stellar-mass black hole, dubbed “Gaia BH1,” is located in the constellation Ophiuchus, according to the U.S.-based National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab)….
Closest Known Black Hole to Earth Spotted by Astronomers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light-years away. Scientists reported Friday that this black hole is 10 times more massive than our sun. And it’s three times closer than the previous record-holder. It was identified by observing the motion of its companion star, which orbits the black…
NASA’s Moon Rocket Returns to Pad for Next Launch Attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s moon rocket is back on the pad for another launch attempt, following more repairs. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket departed its hangar in the middle of the night and completed the 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) trip shortly after sunrise Friday. NASA is aiming for a launch attempt on Nov. 14, sending an empty crew capsule…
Astronomers Discover Potentially Hazardous Asteroid That Could Collide With Earth
Astronomers have discovered three asteroids hiding in the sun’s glare, one of which could potentially collide with Earth in the future. The team of astronomers published the findings on Sept. 29 in The Astronomical Journal in a study titled, “A Deep and Wide Twilight Survey for Asteroids Interior to Earth and Venus.” Astronomers were able to…
2 NASA Spacecraft Detect Biggest Meteor Strikes at Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Two NASA spacecraft at Mars—one on the surface and the other in orbit—have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The high-speed barrages last year sent seismic waves rippling thousands of miles across Mars, the first ever detected near the surface of another planet, and carved out craters nearly 500 feet…
LIVE 1:45 PM ET: NASA Scientists From Mars Missions Discuss New Finding
Scientists from two different NASA Mars missions hold a virtual media briefing to discuss how they “combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet.” Participants will include Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters; Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Liliya Posiolova,…
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