Space and astronomy news
James Webb is currently experiencing problems with its MIRI instrument. The problem is due to increased friction in one of MIRI’s mechanisms in the Medium-Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) mode. The observatory is otherwise healthy, but the team decided to stop observations using MRS mode until they find a solution.
Continue reading “Uh oh, There’s a Problem With one of Webb’s Science Instruments”
Europe plans to have its own reusable spacecraft for cargo and crewed missions to LEO and beyond. It’s called SUSIE (Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration). At first glance, it may look like Europe’s answer to SpaceX’s Starship, but it’s not that simple.
Continue reading “Is Europe Building its Own Starship? Not Exactly”
Uh oh, NASA’s CAPSTONE mission is having problems, A New Shepard Flight fails, Betelgeuse was recently yellow, and of course, another amazing new image from Webb.
Continue reading “Blue Origin Explosion, CAPSTONE Problems, Space Diamonds”
How iPhone 14 will connect to satellites. Why SLS didn’t launch and when it might. Growing rice in space. And a new incredible image from James Webb. All this and more space news in this week’s episode of Space Bites.
Continue reading “AMAZING JWST Image, iPhone 14 and Satellites, Green Sand on Mars”
After two scrubs for Artemis I, there was serious concerns there will be no further launch attempts at least until mid-October. But it looks like we might see the maiden flight of SLS in September after all.
Continue reading “There’s Still Hope for SLS to Launch in September”
Earlier today, Apple announced that its new generation of phones, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, will have the Emergency SOS feature. It will allow sending distress messages and sharing location by connecting directly to satellites. So, how exactly will it work?
Continue reading “iPhone 14 Will Have Satellite Connectivity. How Exactly It Will Work”
Artemis 1 delayed yet again, a direct image of an exoplanet from Webb, how Starlink will connect directly to phones, Voyager 1 is fixed, and the Crisis in Cosmology continues.
Continue reading “JWST Sees An Exoplanet, SLS Delay, Cosmology Crisis Continues”
No, James Webb didn’t disprove the Big Bang. Carbon dioxide found in an exoplanet atmosphere. An amazing picture of Jupiter from Webb, pieces of other stars found in asteroid Ryugu, weak astronauts arriving on Mars, and a new way to measure distances in the Universe.
Continue reading “‘Panic!’ Around JWST, Exoplanet With CO2, Weak Mars Astronauts”
Rocket Lab is launching the first-ever private mission to Venus. Europe is considering space-based solar power. A new method to detect exoplanets. More evidence about the Moon’s origins. Webb’s largest every image. All that and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites.
Continue reading “Largest JWST Image, First Private Interplanetary Mission, Space Bubbles VS Climate Change”
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation signed a contract with ICEYE to provide the Government of Ukraine with the SAR reconnaissance data and full capabilities of one of ICEYE’s satellite already in orbit. The deal was closed with the money from the Foundation’s crowdfunding initiative.
Continue reading “Ukraine Crowdfunded a $17M Reconnaissance SAR Satellite”