Category: spacecraft

NASA’s TESS spacecraft finds its first Earth-sized exoplanet

Post author By Randall
Post date April 16, 2019
Categories In astrophysical journal letters, discovery, earth-sized, hd21749c, mit, Nasa, planet, satellite, Space, spacecraft, Tech, tess, tomorrow

[ad_1] This newly identified planet is the smallest world outside our solar system that TESS has spotted. And the spacecraft’s data shows HD21749c circles its star every 7.8 days, meaning it has a tight orbit that would lead to surface temperatures of up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. TESS has now found 10 planets smaller than […]

Privately-owned Moon lander crashes in historic attempt

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Post date April 11, 2019
Categories In beresheet, gear, israel, lander, lro, lunar reconnaissance orbiter, Moon, Nasa, Space, spacecraft, spaceflight, spaceil, Tech

[ad_1] SpaceIL was one of the finalists competing for Google’s Lunar Xprize. That challenge ended without a winner, but SpaceIL joined others in persevering. Even with the crash, Israel is been part of a very exclusive club — it’s only the fourth country to put a vehicle on the Moon (in one state or another) […]

The ISS is crawling with nasty bacteria

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Post date April 8, 2019
Categories In bacteria, germs, international space station, iss, Nasa, Space, spacecraft, Tech, tomorrow
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[ad_1] The microbes come from humans and are similar to the ones in gyms, offices, and hospitals on Earth. They include so-called opportunistic pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus (commonly found on the skin and in the nasal passage) and Enterobacter (associated with the human gastrointestinal tract). Though they can cause diseases back on Earth, it’s […]

Boeing delays its first Starliner test flight until August

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Post date April 3, 2019
Categories In boeing, commercial space travel, delay, extension, gear, international space station, iss, Nasa, Space, spacecraft, starliner, Tech, test flight, tomorrow, Transportation, uncrewed
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[ad_1] While NASA and Boeing once said they’d launch the uncrewed Starliner in August 2018, skeptics always had doubts that the two would meet that goal. Initial delays were no surprise. Now, NASA says the new August 2019 date is due to limited launch opportunities this spring and early summer. In a press release, NASA […]