'Mystery Hut' spotted on moon by Chinese rover is just a rock, scientist says

'Mystery Hut' spotted on moon by Chinese rover is just a rock, scientist says | Atlas V rocket launches NASA laser communications prototype into orbit | NASA announces 10 new astronaut candidates for future space station, moon missions Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version December 7, 2021 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad 'Mystery Hut' spotted on moon by Chinese rover is just a rock, scientist says (CNSAOurSpace) There's lots of internet buzz about a purported moon "hut" imaged by China's farside lunar rover, Yutu 2. No, it's not evidence of intelligent aliens. Full Story: Space (12/7)      Atlas V rocket launches NASA laser communications prototype into orbit (NASA/Joel Kowsky) The United Launch Alliance blasted off early this morning in a mission for the U.S. Space Force and also carried payloads to detect nuclear explosions from space and trace the origin of solar particles. Full Story: Space (12/7)      NASA announces 10 new astronaut candidates for future space station, moon missions (NASA) The four women and six men will report to NASA in January to begin two years of basic spaceflight training. Full Story: Space (12/6)      Spaceflight Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will launch to space station early Wednesday: Watch it live (Roscosmos) A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, video producer Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is set to launch at 2:38 a.m. EST (0738 GMT or 1:38 p.m. local time) Wednesday. Full Story: Space (12/7)      NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is fueled up for its Dec. 22 launch (ESA) Mission team members have finished fueling the James Webb Space Telescope at ahead of its planned Dec. 22 launch from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, the European Space Agency announced Monday. Full Story: Space (12/7)      Japanese space tourist will join human health research effort in orbit (CPK/Roscosmos) There's always something more to learn about spaceflight's effects on the human body. Japanese video producer Yozo Hirano will do just that this week. Full Story: Space (12/7)      Science & Astronomy Shock! Hubble telescope traces collisions in 'Running Man' nebula (NASA, ESA) Any parent of newborns know just how powerful even small things are. The same is true in space, where baby stars in a section of a nebula, or gas cloud, create a series a powerful shockwaves visible in a new Hubble Space Telescope image. Full Story: Space (12/7)      This weird galaxy is missing all of its dark matter and scientists can't explain it (Javier Román & Pavel Mancera Piña) The galaxy, called AGC 114905, is located some 250 million light-years away from Earth and is about as large as the Milky Way. This distant galaxy, however, contains a thousand times fewer stars than our galactic home. Full Story: Space (12/7)      Hubble telescope traces a spiral galaxy to chart our universe's expansion (ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.) The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning spiral galaxy in a larger quest to chart the expansion rate of our universe. Full Story: Space (12/6)      Skywatching Want to see Comet Leonard? Here are the best telescope and binoculars to spot it this month. (Steven Bellavia) All About Space's Gemma Lavender gives observing tips and product recommendations to see Comet Leonard, which just might be a bright light in the sky in time for the holidays. Full Story: Space (12/6)      See the moon near Saturn in the night sky tonight as Venus shines bright The moon is taking a tour of some of the brightest planets in the night sky this week and will shine near Saturn tonight (Dec. 6) with Jupiter and bright Venus also in view. Full Story: Space (12/7)      Entertainment Best sci-fi movies of all time (Warner Bros) Bring the universe to your screens with this ultimate list of the best sci-fi movies of all time. Full Story: Space (12/6)      Marvel gifts and deals: What to buy for Marvel fans this holiday season (Marvel) We've searched the multiverse for the best Marvel gifts and deals - whether you have a classic comic fan on your hands, or someone who's followed the MCU since Iron Man came out in 2008. Full Story: Space (12/7)      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