China's Mars rover Zhurong sets completes primary mission, gets life extension

NASA halts human moon lander work with SpaceX amid Blue Origin lawsuit | China's Mars rover Zhurong sets completes primary mission, gets life extension | Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk at new space station Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version August 20, 2021 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad NASA halts human moon lander work with SpaceX amid Blue Origin lawsuit NASA must again stop work on its human moon lander partnership with SpaceX due to a lawsuit from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, further risking the agency's tight timeline to return astronauts to the moon. Full Story: Space (8/20)      China's Mars rover Zhurong sets completes primary mission, gets life extension China's Zhurong rover has completed its primary three-month-long expedition on Mars but is set to continue exploring the Red Planet. Full Story: Space (8/20)      Spaceflight Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk at new space station Two Chinese astronauts conducted their second spacewalk outside of the country's new space station on Friday (Aug. 20), installing a range of equipment including a backup air-conditioning unit. Full Story: Space (8/20)      Space beer, anyone? Hops flying on SpaceX's private astronaut mission Inspiration4 will be auctioned for charity Billionaire Jared Isaacman is looking for a brewery to make beer with space-flown hops ... for a good cause Full Story: Space (8/20)      Science & Astronomy Sodium 'fizz' gives big asteroid Phaethon its weird comet-like appearance As an asteroid, Phaethon is a ball composed mainly of rock, and it shouldn't have enough ice to form the glowing fuzzy coma and tail that adorn a comet. Full Story: Space (8/20)      How can we take pictures of Earth-like exoplanets? Use the sun! Even the biggest telescopes on Earth can't come close to resolving the nearest known Earth-like exoplanet to us, Proxima b. If we ever want to take pictures of a distant world like this, we need to think bigger. Full Story: Space (8/19)      Technology NASA awards $500,000 to develop moon-mining tech NASA has awarded a total of $500,000 to 13 different teams via its Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, a competition designed to nurture the development of moon-mining technology. Full Story: Space (8/20)      What can we do with a captured asteroid? There's gold in them thar asteroids! Literally — asteroids have more than enough gold, plus other metals, to provide a few lifetimes' worth of fortunes. But there are plenty of other reasons asteroids are valuable. Full Story: Space (8/20)      Skywatching August full moon 2021: The 'Sturgeon Moon' swings by Jupiter this weekend (TF-Images/Getty Images) The full moon of August arrives Sunday (Aug. 22), after it makes a close pass to Jupiter. It's also a Blue Moon! Full Story: Space (8/20)      Northern lights (aurora borealis): What they are and how to see them The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, are the beautiful dancing waves of light that have captivated people for millennia. Here's how to see them. Full Story: Space (8/16)      Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE © Future US, Inc. 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004