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Sun Observatory Time-Lapse Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks And Jupiter
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A).
Credit: Space.com | NASA STEREO | edited by Steve Spaleta
Hot Gas Bubble Found Orbiting Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have discovered "signs of a ‘hot spot’ orbiting Sagittarius A*," according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Credit: ESO
OTD In Space – May 17: NASA Launches 1st Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1.
This was the first satellite designed to monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit. This kind of orbit allowed it to stay above a fixed location as Earth rotates. One of the instruments on this spacecraft was a visible infrared spin-scan radiometer (VISSR), which provided high-quality cloudcover data 24 hours a day. It also carried a data collection and transmission system that allowed it to relay data from central weather facilities to smaller regional stations. Another device known as a space environmental monitor measured the charged particles in Earth’s radiation belts and the solar wind. The satellite was shaped like a cylinder and measured about 7.5 feet long, not including a 33-inch magnetometer that stuck out of one end. It launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta rocket and remained operational for about 7 years. It was replaced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new GOES satellite, which was almost identical.
Space Rock Slammed Into Moon - The Explosion Was Seen From Japan
Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes.
Credit: Daichi Fujii (Hiratsuka City Museum) | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
Music: Shifting Angles by Experia / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Video Captures Two Russian Su-27 Aircrafts Intercepting A US MQ-9 Drone
A pair of Russian Su-27 aircraft intercepted a US MQ-9 drone. “They dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9,” according to U.S. European Command. The "unsafe" Intercepts forced U.S. forces to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.
Credit: U.S. European Command | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
Powerful X1.1 Solar Flare Sunspot
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO | edited by Steve Spaleta
Music: All Parts Equal by Airae / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Understanding The Experience Of Flying To The Edge Of Space On A 'Spaceship Neptune' Balloon Ride
Learn what to expect on your ride to the edge of space aboard Space Perspective's Spaceship Neptune capsule. CEO Jane Poynter explains what the high-altitude balloon ride is like.
Credit: Space.com | Space Perspective | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta and Josh Dinner
Rocket Lab Ride Back To Earth In This Booster Cam Time-Lapse
A Rocket Lab booster cam captured video from separation to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The footage has been time-lapsed.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Rocket Lab | edited by Steve Spaleta
Music: Floating Leaf by Chill Cole - Falling Clouds by Trevor Kowalski - Falling Stardust by Megan Wofford. Courtesy of Epidemic Sound
High-Energy 'Ghost Particles' That Was Detected In Milky Way By IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has detected a "high-energy neutrino emission from within the Milky Way," according to AAAS.
Credit: IceCube Collaboration/Science Communication Lab for SFB 1491
NASA's Building A Solar Sail To Propel Space Exploration
NASA's futuristic solar sail technology prototype is getting ready to launch to space this year. Like a sail on the ocean propels a boat with the wind, this space sail is meant to propel payloads by harnessing the pressure of sunlight.
Credit: NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Tests 3D Printed RAMFIRE Rocket Engine Nozzle
NASA's Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project test-fired a 3D-printed engine nozzle at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. See the test in real-time and slow motion here.
Credit: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Spiral Galaxy Arm Wraps Around Companion In Amazing Imagery
US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera has captured imagery of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512 and its neighbor NGC 1510 in a cosmic "dance."
Credits:
Images and Videos: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA S. Brunier/Digitized Sky Survey 2, E. Slawik.
Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
Music: Stellardrone - A Moment of Stillness
Watch Amazing Views Of How SpaceX's Starship 25 And Super Heavy Booster 9 Liftoff And Separation
SpaceX Starship 25 and Super Heavy booster 9 launched to orbit from the Starbase facility in South Texas. Following the launch, the booster experienced a Rapid Unplanned Disassembly (RUD).
Credit: SpaceX
Footage Of Chinese Rocket Booster Parachute System In Action For Controlled Landing
A Chinese Long March 2B rocket's booster was outfitted with a parachute for a launch. The system provides controlled landing capabilities for the rocket.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)
SpaceX Starship Loaded With Over 10 Million Pounds Of Propellant In Launch Rehearsal
SpaceX Starship was run through a wet dress rehearsal for launch.
Watch amazing drone view of the frosty rocket as it was filled with over 10 million pounds of propellant.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta
James Webb Space Telescope's View Of An Amazing Barred Spiral Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) captures stunning views of barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy:
ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, DSS, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), E. Slawik, N. Risinger, D. de Martin (ESA/Webb), M. Zamani (ESA/Webb) | edited by Steve Spaleta
Music: Far Far Far by Bonnie Grace / Courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Space Rock Slammed Into Moon - The Explosion Was Seen From Japan
Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes.
Credit: Daichi Fujii (Hiratsuka City Museum) | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
Music: Shifting Angles by Experia / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Watch NASA's Artemis 1 Spacecraft, Moon and Earth In Same Shot During Close Approach
See footage Orion Spacecraft, moon and Earth shortly before its "outbound powered flyby burn". Orion was less than 2000 miles away from the moon and over 200,000 miles away from Earth.
Credit: Credit: NASA / edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
China Prepares Chang'e-6 Moon Mission For Launch
The Chang'e-6 mission will test moon “retrograde orbit tech, take-off and ascent technologies, and automatic sample-return on the far side of the moon," according to China Central Television.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by [Steve Spaleta
Watch The Far Side Of Moon As It Comes Between Earth And Spacecraft
The DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA EPIC Team | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta