El 26 de septiembre, la NASA hizo colisionar deliberadamente su nave espacial DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test por sus siglas en inglés) contra el asteroide Dimorphos de 160 metros de ancho, en la primera prueba de desviación jamás realizada mediante un «impacto cinético». En el momento en que la naveContinuar Leyendo
ESA’s Hera mission team congratulates their counterparts in NASA’s DART mission team for their historic impact with the Dimorphos asteroid. Moving at 6.1 km per second, the vending-machine-sized Double Asteroid Redirect Test spacecraft struck the 160-m diameter asteroid at 01:15 CEST (00:15 BST) in the early hours of Tuesday morning,Continuar Leyendo
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have spotted signs of a ‘hot spot’ orbiting Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment of our supermassive black hole. París, Sept 22“We think we’re looking atContinuar Leyendo
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is showing off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this peculiar planet’s rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras are also revealing the ice giant in a wholeContinuar Leyendo
Un cohete Soyuz despegó este 21 de septiembre rumbo a la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) desde Baikonur, en Kazajistán, con dos rusos y un estadounidense a bordo, en medio de tensiones por invasión de Ucrania. Baikonur, 21 de Septiembre de 2022.- «La estabilidad es buena (…), la tripulación se siente bien»,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, DC, September 19, 2022.- An anonymous bequest of $34.8 million will enable Carnegie to continue to play a leading role advancing the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics. The largest gift to the Institution since it was founded by Andrew Carnegie, this new fund will support staff and instrumentation atContinuar Leyendo
La astronauta de la ESA, Samantha Cristoforetti, asumirá el cargo de comandante de la Estación Espacial Internacional, tomando el relevo de Oleg Artemyev, su compañero de tripulación en la Expedición 67. París, 14 de Septiembre de 2022.- Desde el inicio de su misión Minerva en abril de 2022, Samantha ha desempeñadoContinuar Leyendo
In brief In the early hours of Sunday, 4 September, Solar Orbiter flew by Venus for a gravity-assist manoeuvre that alters the spacecraft’s orbit, getting it even closer to the Sun. As if trying to get the orbiter’s attention as it cosied up to another body in the Solar System,Continuar Leyendo
Europe’s latest Galileo satellites in space have joined the operational constellation, transmitting navigation signals to three billion users across planet Earth as well as relaying distress calls to rescuers. Their entry into service follows a summer test campaign and will result in a measurable increase in positioning accuracy and improvedContinuar Leyendo
Webb demonstrates its spectroscopic power with the first unequivocal detection of carbon dioxide in a planetary atmosphere outside the Solar System. París, August 25, 2022.- The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has found definitive evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a gas giant planet orbiting a Sun-like starContinuar Leyendo
