Today at 22:52 CET (21:52 GMT) the European Service Module’s auxiliary thrusters fired to put NASA’s Orion spacecraft into a lunar orbit, ten days after liftoff on Earth. París, Nov 25 , 2022.-The European Service Module is powering Orion to the Moon and back, providing electricity, propulsion, keeping electronics andContinuar Leyendo
The European Space Agency has chosen 17 new astronaut candidates from more than 22 500 applicants from across its Member States. In this new 2022 class of ESA astronauts are five career astronauts, 11 members of an astronaut reserve and one astronaut with a disability. París, November 23, 2022.- ESAContinuar Leyendo
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away, offers an intriguing target of studyContinuar Leyendo
Today at 13:44 CET (12:44 GMT) the Artemis spacecraft Orion powered its main thruster on the European Service Module to slingshot around the Moon, just five days after liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. París, November 22, 2022.- The European Service Module is powering Orion around theContinuar Leyendo
A team of astronomers have found that planet formation in our young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of planets growing at the same time as their parent star. Cambridge, Noviembre 18, 2022.- A study of some of the oldest stars in the UniverseContinuar Leyendo
A las 07:47 CET (06:47 BST, 01:47 hora local), la misión Artemis I ha iniciado su viaje hacia la Luna con el despegue del nuevo cohete Luna de la NASA desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy de Florida (Estados Unidos) y la colocación de la nave espacial Orion y su MóduloContinuar Leyendo
Twas the day before launch and all across the globe, people await liftoff for Artemis I with hope. Florida, November 16, 2022.- NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft with its European Service Module, is seen here on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center inContinuar Leyendo
An intermediate-mass black hole lurking undetected in a dwarf galaxy revealed itself to astronomers when it gobbled up an unlucky star that strayed too close. The shredding of the star, known as a «tidal disruption event» or TDE, produced a flare of radiation that briefly outshone the combined stellar lightContinuar Leyendo
París, November 14, 2022.- Solar Orbiter has spotted a ‘tube’ of cooler atmospheric gases snaking its way through the Sun’s magnetic field. The observation provides an intriguing new addition to the zoo of features revealed by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission, especially since the snake was a precursor to aContinuar Leyendo
ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft recently conducted tests in which it relayed data gathered by NASA’s Perseverance rover back to Earth. The 19-year-old spacecraft has now relayed data for seven different Mars surface missions – a unique, new record! Parìs, November 10, 2022.- Landers and rovers on Mars gather data that helpContinuar Leyendo
