Aerospace Links for February 2021

 

Astronomers find early evidence of galactic cannibalism and suggest that dark matter holds galaxies together in the universe.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronomers-origins-galactic-cannibalism-dark-214555787.html

 

Space junk poses a challenge for NASA and the nation.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-may-step-protect-satellites-193334994.html

 

Ingenuity helicopter faces first flight on Mars.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-stowed-first-interplanetary-helicopter-214700884.html

 

Political support of Artemis program by Biden administration questioned.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-supports-nasas-artemis-program-173612382.html

 

What’s happening in space in 2021?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2021-space-bring-mars-landings-125100176.html

 

Firefly becomes a commercial contractor in NASA new commercial space program

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/firefly-light-moon-93m-lunar-235621033.html

 

Second test of SpaceX Starship fails at landing

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-starship-prototype-flies-again-212957082.html

 

Next 2 weeks loom large as 3 probes arrive from Earth in mid-February to continue their missions of exploration.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/next-stop-mars-3-spacecraft-150616341.html

 

Jeff Bezos to spend more of his effort to develop Blue Origin’s space offerings.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unleashed-jeff-bezos-seek-shift-120913252.html

 

NASA chooses SpaceX to launch the 2 modules for its planned lunar gateway space station as part of the Artemis program scheduled to proceed in 2024.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-lunar-gateway-launch-contract-231142514.html

 

Chinese probe enters orbit around Mars with lander planned deployment in May.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-mars-probe-enters-orbit-143025721.html

 

What is the future for fleets of low Earth orbit satellites?

https://qz.com/1971751/a-flood-of-spacex-satellites-started-a-fight-over-space-pollution/?utm_source=YPL

 

Astronomers discover an object belonging to our solar system that is farthest from the Sun.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/newly-discovered-space-object-called-000158818.html

 

TESS discovers a very young solar system with 3 planets orbiting a star just 400 light years from our planet.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronomers-discover-trio-young-planets-190221233.html

 

UAE probe enters orbit around Mars and sends back first image. This is a first for an Arab country.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-arab-emirates-released-first-153251960.html

 

NASA names a Cygnus spacecraft after Katherine Johnson

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nasa-naming-spacecraft-katherine-johnson-142335218.html

 

Prebiotic molecules found in far reaches of space in area of new star formation by group using Chilean telescope.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-just-found-building-blocks-095952681.html

 

European Space Agency’s CaSSIS studying surface of Mars, assists planning for other missions

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cassis-mission-camera-capturing-mars-014621560.html

 

European Space Agency to recruit a new class of astronauts for the first time in a decade.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/esa-recruiting-worlds-next-astronauts-173317591.html

 

Getting Closer

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-perseverance-rover-prepares-seven-024005376.html

 

US lunar landing by 2024 falls behind schedule and is now being reviewed by NASA.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-2024-moon-goal-jeopardy-171330794.html

 

More on Perseverance lander.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/pandemic-changing-protocol-nasa-mars-160035227.html

 

US Mars Perseverance lander makes safe touchdown and sends back incredible images.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mars-landing-nasas-perseverance-rover-202211026.html

 

New data sheds light on well-known black hole Cygnus X-1

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/cygnus-x-1-black-hole-more-massive-than-thought-224954350.html

 

Stunning blue and red lightning often seen from space.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/stunning-photo-shows-both-red-220307900.html

 

Ocean currents apparently upset by human caused climate change.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/atlantic-ocean-circulation-weakens-sparking-012148067.html

 

 Air Force discusses its proposal to re-engine B-52 bombers.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/too-early-b-52-engine-200925473.html

 

Highlight on reusable rocket engines.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/stoke-space-raises-9-1-160024331.html

 

Missing matter may exist as clouds of frozen hydrogen.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/missing-matter-found-own-galaxy-201104032.html

Aerospace Links for January 2021

 

Aerospace links Jan 2021

 

Chinese radio telescope, now the largest of its type in the world, is set to open April 1

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/china-will-open-its-500-meter-satellite-to-astronomers-across-the-world-105359520.html

 

Biden’s priorities for NASA not yet known. New administrator still must be chosen.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-pump-brakes-trump-moon-100233781.html

 

2021 Outlook for Space Exploration.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/missions-mars-moon-beyond-await-130656380.html

 

Virgin Orbit to make another attempt launch to orbit in early January

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/virgin-orbit-targets-launch-window-220000932.html

 

Newer theories try to explain forces of the universe without resorting to black matter as an explanation.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/maybe-dark-matter-doesnt-exist-152400150.html

 

What to look forward to in space 2021.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2021-space-bring-mars-landings-125100176.html

 

Design of SPHEREx space telescope advances with proposed launch in 2024-2025 time frame

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-shows-how-the-sphere-x-space-telescope-will-study-the-big-bang-093814974.html

 

Launch of the James E. Web Space Telescope will be the prime space event of 2021.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/james-webb-launch-watch-2021-180913383.html

 

 Private space flight operations on the horizon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/private-astronaut-explains-why-next-165859530.html

 

NASA has new small satellite plans.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-smallsat-missions-galaxy-evolution-exoplanets-214351265.html

 

Most distant black hole announced to media.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/far-astronomers-discover-oldest-most-212329615.html

 

A galaxy collision captured from 9 billion years ago by radio telescope.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronomers-alma-telescope-galaxy-die-170708002.html

 

Blue Origin moving toward human launches for suborbital space flights.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/blue-origin-set-launch-shepard-155208561.html

 

Intuitive Machines signs up SpaceX launcher for trips of its Nova-C lander to lunar surface; two missions already tentatively scheduled starting later this year.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/intuitive-machines-taps-spacex-second-153128364.html

 

Curiosity rover celebrates 3,000 days on Mars with panoramic mosaic image

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-rover-celebrates-3-000-173628085.html

 

Preparation of Orion capsule ahead of Artemis 1 unmanned launch around the moon progressing well as capsule is turned over to NASA for next steps amid budgetary uncertainties.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/lockeed-martin-completes-orion-moon-spacecraft-160638296.html

 

Full power test of SLS stage one scheduled for Saturday January 16.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/critical-test-tap-nasa-moon-235912473.html

Reason for premature shutdown of SLS engines determined to be a software problem related to the test setup. Booster itself is apparently in good condition.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/software-blamed-moon-rocket-engine-161600126.html

 

A second static fire test is to be run on SLS first stage four engines, perhaps in February or March.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-sls-rocket-second-hot-fire-test-045719776.html

 

NASA considering options after truncated test fire of SLS booster.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-trying-figure-comes-next-231116159.html

 

Mars InSight lander runs low on electrical energy as temperature probe proves a failure

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-attempt-burrow-mars-met-004652319.html

 

SpaceX purchases two oil rigs to serve as launch platforms and possible landing sites for its Starship program.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-bought-two-oil-rigs-194936772.html

 

New acting NASA administrator named by president Biden. Shift

from manned space exploration to study of our planetary environment projected.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/biden-appoints-acting-nasa-administrator-115619647.html

 

New helicopter models competing for US military contract

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lockheed-boeing-team-pitch-defiant-113000809.html

 

Blue Origin runs a successful test of BE-4 rocket engine due to power rockets later this year.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/jeff-bezos-kicks-back-full-215309062.html

 

Mars Perseverance lander is scheduled to arrive and land on Mars on Feb. 18^th.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-bearing-down-155053895.html

 

Landing challenges face Perseverance

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mars-perseverance-rover-landing-most-183848519.html

 

NASA delays decision on contract for lunar lander. May be a setback for moon landing plans by 2024.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-delays-artemis-moon-lander-contract-awards-221522659.html

Aerospace Links for December 2020

 

 Virgin Galactic prepping for rocket powered flight in early December

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/virgin-galactic-plans-first-rocket-235946780.html

 

Iconic radio telescope collapses in Puerto Rico after a series of cables fail.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/arecibo-telescopes-900-ton-platform-154919473.html

 

The night skies in December

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/december-largest-meteor-shower-2020-200200259.html

 

Recorded video of Arecibo telescope collapse

https://www.yahoo.com/news/arecibo-radio-telescope-collapse-caught-172402060.html

 

Chinese lander with rock samples lifts off the Moon

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-moon-probe-begins-return-160001447.html

 

Japanese probe returns asteroid samples to Earth in Australia successfully

https://www.yahoo.com/news/asteroid-capsule-landing-point-detected-184358699.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-completed-3-billion-mile-202525197.html

 

SpaceX to launch its Starship for a test flight perhaps tomorrow

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-starship-test-gflight-223911489.html

 

SpaceX wins major grant for satellite broadband internet service to underserved areas from FCC

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-snags-885m-fcc-serve-190723363.html

 

NASA’s plans for Artemis missions to the Moon outlined.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-outlines-science-goals-future-230011758.html

 

Chinese spaceships rendezvous in orbit around the Moon

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-completes-first-ever-docking-043005166.html

 

General Chuck Yeager, first man to break the sound barrier in X-1 space plane dies.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chuck-yeager-1st-break-sound-051713166.html

 

Paris Air Show for 2021 has been cancelled.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/paris-airshow-cancelled-blow-aerospace-150536621.htmla

 

Two Dragon capsules berthed at forward end of International Space Station for first time.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-capsules-parked-side-side-192350395.html

 

Recent solar eruption may have wide-ranging effects on Earth

https://www.yahoo.com/news/huge-eruption-sun-could-interfere-003400407.html

 

Are Earth’s extinctions actually periodic based on our changing position in the movement around the Milky Way?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/asteroids-arent-completely-random-mass-164014065.html

 

Virgin Galactic planning another test

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/the-space-ship-twos-next-milestone-test-flight-could-launch-this-weekend-171526024.html

 

Test fails for Virgin Galactic because rocket engine did not start

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-test-flight-rocket-motor-failure-172406055.html

 

NASA releases 30 reprocessed images from Hubble Space Telescope recognizing 30 years of service.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hubble-commemorates-30th-images-194004720.html

 

Small rocket company Astra launches its rocket into space during a test that nearly reached orbital velocity.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/launch-startup-astras-rocket-reaches-225707345.html

 

Rocket Lab launches Japanese satellite as it continues its launch business. A US satellite is set to be launched next year.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-satellite-135754413.html

 

Blue Origin to supply BE-4 engines for new heavy lift vehicle, Vulcan rocket to be constructed by United Launch Alliance.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/bezos-blue-origin-deliver-first-053409464.html

 

NASA approves contract for Blue Origin heavy lift rocket New Glenn under development.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-approves-blue-origin-for-future-uncrewed-missions-105530293.html

 

Canadian robotic arm to become part of NASA’s new lunar lander

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-lunar-gateway-canada-robotics-182229739.html

 

Lockheed-Martin acquires aeronautics company Aerojet Rocketdyne

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/lockheed-martin-acquires-rocket-engine-130456058.html

 

Unusual radio signal detected emanating from nearby Proxima Centauri star system

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/proxima-centauri-strange-radio-signal-164510331.html

 

NASA and Trump administration considering use of nuclear power for space exploration in the future.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nuclear-energy-send-us-moon-145200846.html

 

NASA checks off another milestone in the development of the Space Launch System.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sls-crucial-test-nasas-mega-204324793.html

 

Private companies rapidly moving forward with space projects.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/dedicated-commercial-human-space-operations-205934641.html

 

Fragments from asteroid analyzed by Japanese scientists.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/japanese-spacecrafts-gifts-asteroid-chips-114900069.html

 

Jellyfish supernova remnant modeled by astronomers

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/mapping-the-jellyfish-nebula-supernova-remnant-133619763.html

 

3-D manufacturing high tech space equipment

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/brad-keselowski-says-manufacturing-startup-120021271.html

 

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Aerospace Links November 2020

 

AE Links November 2020

Radio contact with Voyager 2 reestablished thanks to new hardware in the southern hemisphere

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-contacts-voyager-2-via-deep-space-station-dish-154502422.html

 

New information on fast radio bursts-some occur within our own galaxy. They seem to occur in areas rich with new star formation. Source seems to be a special type of neutron star.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/flash-luck-astronomers-cosmic-radio-160355822.html

 

Dark side of Jupiter’s moon Europa may glow in the dark due to strong magnetosphere from the planet

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jupiters-moon-europa-glows-dark-160600061.html

 

Asteroid made close fly-by Earth in early November

https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-setting-asteroid-zoomed-past-222135711.html

 

Russian spacewalk at ISS begins preparations for the swap out of modules expected early next year. The Pirs module will be replaced with a new lab called Nauka that will also serve as a new airlock for spacewalks.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacewalking-astronauts-prep-2021-arrival-161423293.html

 

National Science Foundation to close historic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico because damaged support cables suggest collapse may be imminent.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/huge-puerto-rico-radio-telescope-163540284.html

 

Lasers and adaptive optics are technical marvels used by the Very Large Telescope in Chile to observe the bright Carina Nebula.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/why-scientists-firing-lasers-extremely-152300925.html

 

China launches lunar lander mission designed to bring samples of the volcanic region of the Moon back to Earth

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-just-launched-mission-moon-203600592.html

Jupiter and Saturn mark apparent close approach during the next month

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/jupiter-saturn-form-rare-double-233500046.html

 

Sentinel 6 satellite is a combined effort of NASA and the European Space Agency to study sea level change. It was just launched from Vandenberg AFB on Nov. 21.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sentinel-6-reaches-space-track-161500652.html

 

A key to astronaut health on long term missions may be mitochondrial function

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/astronaut-health-issues-in-mitochondria-192126203.html

 

Virgin Orbit to test rocket launched in the air from modified B-747 aircraft early in December.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/virgin-orbit-targets-launch-window-181546978.html

 

Incredible images from space

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronauts-space-station-see-vibrant-151500527.html

 

ISS is showing its age.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/space-station-showing-age-housing-001100586.html

 

New information on habitable exoplanets discovered by the Kepler probe

https://www.yahoo.com/news/looking-another-earth-300-million-202919397.html

 

First operational SpaceX crewed Dragon launch to take place soon as crew heads for launch site

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronauts-head-launch-spacexs-2nd-170116380.html

 

NASA funds multiple projects to advance space technology

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/blue-origin-aerojet-nasa-partnerships-213245246.html

 

President-elect Biden names NASA transition team. Possible effect on policies outlined.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-biden-just-announced-nasa-014700605.html

 

Critical tests of Space Launch System due to take place in the next few weeks as key milestones for the program approach.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-megarocket-set-critical-tests-102727141.html

 

Radiotelescope at risk of collapse in Puerto Rico

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cable-failures-endanger-renowned-puerto-155928084.html

 

Reconfiguration of ISS to start with spacewalk today

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-spacewalk-prepare-space-station-114900439.html

 

SpaceX looks toward high altitude (up to 50,000 ft.) test of its new Starship by last week in November

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-targeting-next-week-starships-001353783.html

 

SLS makes progress as assembly of solid rocket booster takes place on mobile launch platform. First launch scheduled in less than a year.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-megarocket-assembly-begins-florida-110513458.html

 

Female army astronaut wins rare award.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kiowa-pilot-becomes-first-active-114231380.html

 

Japanese probe approaches Earth to deliver asteroid sample before heading back out to space. Scientists hope capsule will parachute back to Earth in a sparsely populated region of Australia.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-spacecraft-carrying-asteroid-soil-094014097.html

 

China lands probe on the moon with goal of retrieving 2 kg. of samples to return to Earth.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-successfully-lands-spacecraft-moons-154101997.html

 

 

October 2020 Aerospace Links

AE Links October 2020

 

Experienced astronauts withdraws from first Starliner mission for Boeing

https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-astronaut-steps-down-starliner-184155786.html

 

James E. Webb space telescope passes environmental tests though launch is scheduled for a year from now.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-environmental-tests-002534901.html

 

Blue Origin tests potential lunar landing system in suborbital flight and 7^th mission for reusable rocket

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/blue-origin-suborbital-spaceship-tests-135519016.html

 

A NASA probe Osiris-Rex lands on asteroid Bennu and tries to collect sample of its surface

https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-touched-asteroid-much-bring-120631494.html

 

Osiris-Rex collected more material than expected and is leaking some into space.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-spacecraft-leaking-asteroid-rubble-035548411.html

 

Asteroid material safely packed for return to Earth.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/asteroid-samples-tucked-capsule-return-180101316.html

 

Award winners for design of a lunar toilet announced by NASA

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-just-picked-winner-space-120800126.html

 

Juno discovers weird electromagnetic emissions that may be associated with lightning on Jupiter

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-spacecraft-circling-jupiter-captured-221400092.html

 

European Space Agency releases up-close images of a comet

https://www.yahoo.com/news/space-probe-philae-unexpectedly-reveals-151733281.html

 

Engine problems with engines on SpaceX rocket studied and source of problem identified. First operational launch of manned Dragon capsule to ISS still scheduled for Nov. 14

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-engine-swap-clear-way-224511910.html

 

Radiation levels on Moon dangerous to long term human habitation

https://www.yahoo.com/news/measuring-radiation-moon-first-time-203400692.html

 

Capsule for next manned launch on Oct. 31 named Resilience

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronauts-just-named-spacexs-newest-010200190.html

 

Design for new VTOL craft revealed.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/someone-finally-made-vtol-looks-130000589.htmlA

 

Inspection of Crewed Dragon capsule recently returned to Earth showed unexpected damage to the heat shield. Modifications have been made for the upcoming flight at the end of October

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-found-unexpected-erosion-spaceships-010700240.html

 

China is developing new heavy launch vehicle for human lunar exploration

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-building-rocket-fly-astronauts-143140320.html

 

Meteor shower to peak in October

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/orionid-meteor-shower-bring-dozens-163300055.html

 

Astronomers study how black holes formed in early Universe

https://www.yahoo.com/news/giant-black-hole-discovered-centre-161145356.html

 

Watch time lapse video of Hubble Space Telescope images of a supernova event

https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-star-explodes-fades-cosmos-001125487.html

 

 Hydrogen powered aircraft takes flight

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hydrogen-powered-commercial-plane-completes-175009906.html

 

Resupply mission launched to ISS

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ss-kalpana-chawla-cygnus-spacecraft-025007317.html

 

Scientists discuss habitable exoplanets

https://www.yahoo.com/news/planet-life-earth-165435666.html

 

Mars and Earth will be as close together as they will be for the next 15 years in early October

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/earthlings-wont-want-miss-weeks-150008675.html

 

Did a supernova affect the climate on Earth 2.5 billion years ago?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/supernova-blasted-earth-164753848.html

 

Refrigerators for perishable food due for delivery to ISS via Cygnus transport vehicle

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/the-iss-gets-its-first-space-refrigerator-201241819.html

 

Next Crewed Dragon launch by SpaceX delayed until mid-November.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/next-crew-dragon-launch-slips-194613831.html

 

Italian dinner for black holes; how stars that wander too close get destroyed.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronomers-captured-rare-images-black-181400838.html

 

Artemis Accord hopes to guide lunar exploration, signed by eight countries

https://www.yahoo.com/news/eight-nations-sign-nasa-led-181715921.html

 

Boeing 737 Max approved for return to service by European safety agency

https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-737-max-cleared-takeoff-152513812.html

 

 Changes have come to how business jets are purchased due to effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pandemic-changed-wealthy-buy-planes-122900378.html

 

Likely site in Zvezda service module located and sealed temporarily with tape on ISS

https://www.yahoo.com/news/space-station-crew-members-just-213100243.html

 

NASA plans touch and go on asteroid Bennu to obtain a small surface sample that will be returned to Earth in 2023.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/nasa-skim-surface-asteroid-bring-080807859.html

 

New maintenance equipment tested for F-35 at MCAS Yuma

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-begins-rolling-replacement-f-185651962.html

 

First mission of SpaceX crewed Dragon capsule and 4 person crew set for November 14^th.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-spacex-set-november-14-130954610.html

 

International Space Station marks 20 year anniversary working on orbit

https://www.yahoo.com/news/international-space-station-housed-people-111200511.html

 

 

 

 

September 2020 AE Links

 September 2020 AE Links 

 Cosmic shock wave from merging black holes shake detectors on Earth

https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-holes-cosmic-signal-rattles-124301122.html

 

Commercial flying wing prototype flown in Germany for first time.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/prototype-klm-royal-dutch-airlines-020512854.html

 

Prolonged stays in space seem to risk damage to human eyes.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/space-blindness-away-real-concern-151900685.html

 

New Hubble Space Telescope image of a colorful globular cluster released

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hubble-image-features-thousands-multi-213235798.html

 

Infographic on exoplanets

https://www.yahoo.com/news/exoplanets-152224337.html

 

Blue Origin launch to test sensors for lunar lander in upcoming launch

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/blue-origin-targets-thursday-shepard-141938167.html

 

Ceramic printer to be sent to ISS

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/made-space-sending-first-ceramic-130125361.html

 

Lunar capsule toilet design a challenge

https://www.yahoo.com/news/toilet-nasa-spaceship-slated-fly-190600292.html

 

Astronomers report probable subsurface briny lakes at Mars’ south pole

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-detected-set-salty-lakes-153000880.html

 

Awesome time-lapse video of sky over Australia shows Milky Way at its best

https://www.yahoo.com/news/timelapse-captures-milky-way-swirling-180751328.html

 

Solid rocket booster component of Space Launch System to be tested on September 2.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/booster-rocket-nasa-moon-missions-102201060.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-artemis-booster-test-lights-120430118.html

 

Interactive map shows has land masses on Earth have changed over time

https://www.yahoo.com/news/interactive-map-lets-track-where-130600024.html

 

Surface of Sun studied in detail by newly modified European telescope

https://www.yahoo.com/news/high-res-images-sun-reveal-182100639.html

 

New theories are being developed after observation of apparent collision of two black holes billions of light years from Earth.

https://news.yahoo.com/black-holes-shouldnt-exist-121158808.html

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/astronomers-finally-witness-monumental-event-183408634.html

 

 Astronomers study the double layered halo that surrounds the Andromeda galaxy using Hubble Space Telescope

https://www.yahoo.com/news/halo-andromeda-galaxy-164202511.html

 

Search for radio signatures of remote intelligent life have not succeed to date.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scan-10-3-million-stars-213147128.html

 

Exploring Venus: the possibility of future planetary probes

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-back-venus-145717886.html

 

Continuing mystery of dark matter in the Universe

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/scientists-confounded-findings-universes-mysterious-043139777.html

 

NASA moves ahead with lunar lander planning

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/blue-origins-human-lunar-lander-154625080.html

 

Scientists discover molecule that may be formed by living organisms on Venus

https://www.yahoo.com/news/potential-sign-alien-life-detected-162041814.html

 

New galactic images from Hubble Space Telescope impress

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hubble-telescope-captured-stunning-photo-162100169.html

 

New automated landing system to be tested on Blue Origin flight. System may be used for Moon and Mars landings.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-test-precision-automated-landing-142524293.html

 

New studies of aurorae phenomena on Earth and other planets show there is much to be discovered by scientists

https://www.yahoo.com/news/types-polar-lights-upending-know-120900372.html

 

Hubble Space Telescope provides stunning image of supernova remnant

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-hubble-space-telescope-captured-123500206.html

 

NASA needs commitment of funding to achieve lunar landing goal by 2024.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-chief-calls-full-funding-005547960.html

 

Cirrus offers new concierge program for Vision Jet owners in Texas

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cirrus-just-launched-concierge-program-130000393.html

 

Space tourism gets another participant; to use giant balloon

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/spaceship-neptune-stadium-sized-stratospheric-130011646.html

 

Lunar surface has radiation levels dangerous to humans according to data collected by Chinese probe

https://www.yahoo.com/news/measurements-show-moon-hazardous-radiation-180248388.html

 

NASA is testing new space suits for Artemis program on the Moon in Neutral Buoyancy pool in Houston

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronauts-testing-nasas-spacesuits-underwater-131400686.html

 

NASA delays planned launch to Saturn’s moon Titan by a year

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-delays-dragonfly-titan-drone-mission-200143369.html

 

SpaceX awarded NASA contract to launch solar probe to help better understand extent of solar wind and its outermost limits

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/09/25/nasa-awards-spacex-a-1094-million-interstellar-map/

 

SpaceX new Raptor engine test fire.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/15-seconds-witness-sheer-power-154200697.html

 

Next SpaceX crewed Dragon launch now set for Oct. 31.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-targeting-halloween-next-spacex-011507150.html

 

Leak on ISS localized to the Zvezda module. Exact site of hole still to be determined.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/engineers-found-location-elusive-leak-182400648.html

August 2020 AE Links

 

AE Links for August 2020

 

Bad news for Spirit AeroSystems employees

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spirit-aerosystems-cuts-1-100-001359345.html

 

Dragon prepares to return to Earth

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-crew-prepares-splashdown-225802290.html

 

SpaceX and ULA win military contracts for heavy lift rockets

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-outmaneuvered-blue-origin-other-194059781.html

 

Dimming of Betelgeuse explained with assistance of Hubble Space Telescope

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mystery-dimming-massive-star-betelgeuse-195903359.html

 

US Mars lander launched successfully. Landing expected Feb. 18^th, 2021

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-launches-mars-rover-look-115206041.html

 

Japan is developing lunar lander for first mission in 2022

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/ispace-reveals-final-design-lunar-121919998.html

 

SpaceX moving forward with Starship development

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/starship-sn5-completes-engine-test-203146457.html

 

Dragon capsule and crew prepare for return to Florida from ISS

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-crew-prepares-splashdown-225802290.html

 

Perseid shower to peak in mid August during early morning hours

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/perseid-meteor-shower-happening-month-130000997.html

 

Theories about Martian ice sheets and life on Mars

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-mars-covered-ice-sheets-163602886.html

 

Strange star forming galaxy found billions of light years away with unusual supermassive black hole

https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-hole-silence-stars-183640986.html

 

Briny seas discovered on dwarf planet Ceres

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dwarf-planet-ceres-ocean-world-150218644.html

 

Martian helicopter gets a battery charge on its trip through space.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mars-helicopter-reaches-big-milestone-112200157.html

 

Variations in shape of Earth’s magnetic field pose problems for satellites and the ISS

https://www.yahoo.com/news/growing-dent-earths-magnetic-field-220300964.html

 

New space-based telescope to look for planets drifting in the Milky Way unattached to Stars

https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-100-billion-rogue-planets-152919476.html

 

National Science Foundation starts outreach designed to support construction of new telescope on Hawaii’s big island.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science-foundation-discusses-funding-hawaii-141434781.html

 

Periodic fast radio bursts arrive on time as predicted by astronomers.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysterious-repeating-radio-burst-153921629.html

 

New drones being tested by the Army at Yuma Proving Grounds

https://www.yahoo.com/news/drone-could-replace-armys-rq-164354222.html

 

SpaceX to launch lander to Moon in 2022.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/spacex-launch-mastens-first-lander-185422787.html

 

Value of space-based weather observations.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronaut-space-station-captured-dramatic-233100691.html

 

Next unmanned Boeing Starliner test will be no sooner than December.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/boeing-nasa-target-december-second-183843770.html

 

New hints to source of water on Earth. Necessary elements may have been here from the start.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/whered-earths-water-come-ancient-180522852.html