air-and-space announced Saturday that the air-and-space” target=”_blank”>James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)< “I’m emotional about it. What an amazing milestone. We see that beautiful pattern out there in the sky now,” Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s science missions chief, remarked. Early Saturday morning, NASA wrote in a blog post that the Webb mission …
Read More »China to complete major space station in 2022
world-regions has recommitted itself to completing its orbiting air-and-space” target=”_blank”>space< would include those of two Shenzhou crewed missions, two Tianzhou cargo spacecraft and the station’s additional two modules, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday, citing a recent announcement by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation known as CASC. …
Read More »James Webb Space Telescope unfurls sunshield in major post-launch milestone
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully unfurled its sunshield on Friday, in another milestone for the groundbreaking project. The $10 billion observatory now resembles its full, kite-shaped form in space, following the extension of Webb’s second sunshield mid-boom arm. NASA’S JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE LAUNCHES DEEP INTO SPACE TO …
Read More »US commits to support International Space Station through 2030
President joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden< Station (ISS) through 2030, air-and-space Administrator Bill Nelson announced Friday. “The International Space Station is a beacon of peaceful international scientific collaboration and for more than 20 years has returned enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit humanity,” Nelson wrote in a statement on NASA’s website. …
Read More »2021 in review: Top space stories of the year
2021 was a big year for air-and-space” target=”_blank”>space news<, space exploration was in the public spotlight. Here are a few of the biggest moments: February 18 — NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover lands on Mars On Feb. 18, air-and-space fifth Mars rover, Perseverance, successfully landed on Mars’ Jezero crater. “This landing …
Read More »Experts warn of cannibalism among space colonists if food systems fail
Two air-and-space” target=”_blank”>space< have warned that astronauts may turn to cannibalism if humans do not prepare enough for the rigors of exploring” target=”_blank”>colonizing< “Franklin’s crew tried to find the north-west passage on ships in the late 19th century,” the astrobiology professor told the Metro. “They were the most sophisticated pieces …
Read More »Neil deGrasse Tyson ignites a Twitter backlash by calling out Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve
Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson got a round of groans on Twitter this occasions Eve for taking Santa Claus and his reindeer just a tad too literally. In a series of tweets, Tyson broke down why the story of St. Nick and his companions doesn’t hold up under the scrutiny …
Read More »NASA James Webb telescope vs the Hubble Space Telescope
Don’t ask air-and-space to choose between the Hubble Space Telescope and the new kid on the cosmic block, the James Webb Space Telescope. “Comparing Hubble and Webb is like asking if you will love your second child as much as your first,” said Susan Mullally, Webb’s deputy project scientist at …
Read More »Last US slave ship mostly intact after wreck, report shows
Researchers studying the wreckage of the last U.S. slave ship, buried in mud on the us-regions coast since it was scuttled in 1860, have made the surprising discovery that most of the wooden schooner remains intact, including the pen that was used to imprison African captives during the brutal journey across …
Read More »NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will launch a million miles to unwrap and explore the distant past
The James Webb is set to become the most complex object ever launched into space, and the most powerful time machine ever built. In a May interview with Fox News, air-and-space Administrator Bill Nelson said that the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope will “peer back in time” 13.35 billion years. …
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