Watch a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leave the space station Friday

Watch a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leave the space station Friday | NASA 'going full force' to gear up for UFO study | Did a second killer asteroid finish the dinosaurs off? Crater in West Africa hints yes. Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version August 18, 2022 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Watch a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leave the space station Friday (NASA) The robotic freighter is scheduled to depart the ISS around 11:05 a.m. ET. Full Story: Space (8/17)      NASA 'going full force' to gear up for UFO study (DoD/US Navy) The main goals will be to identify and characterize the available UFO data, lay out the best ways to collect observations in the future and determine how the agency can use such data to advance our understanding of these puzzling sky sights. Full Story: Space (8/18)      Did a second killer asteroid finish the dinosaurs off? Crater in West Africa hints yes. (Data courtesy of the Republic of Guinea, TGS and WesternGeco) A likely asteroid impact crater from the latter days of the dinosaurs has been discovered off the coast of West Africa, raising questions about whether the asteroid that wiped out the dinos may have had a smaller sibling that struck around the same time. Full Story: Space (8/18)      POLL QUESTION: The 66-million-year-old crater believed to have resulted from the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs is known as what? Learn the answer here! Vredefort Crater Chicxulub Crater Tenoumer Crater Tookoonooka Crater Just the Facts, Ma'am "I stopped watching TV news a year ago, so sick of the bias everywhere. But in doing so, I was out of the loop. I decided to give 1440 a try & I've not been disappointed. Finally, Walter Cronkite style reporting! Just the facts. I also love that I can click a link to see more on many stories. Keep up the good work!" Join for free now. ADVERTISEMENT: Space Deals Save 18% on this Estes NASA SLS Flying Model Rocket kit (Amazon) This rocket comes pre-finished so it's perfect for budding astronauts and those without much experience in building model rockets, as they won't waste any precious flying time with the assembling of the model. Full Story: Space (8/18)      Get 43% off the Estes Saturn V model rocket, and save on launch sets too (Estes) Estes' Saturn V model rocket is a 1:200 scale model of the real thing, and it comes with detailed markings, painting and details to the same scale too. That Full Story: Space (8/18)      Give us feedback and win a £50 voucher We're eager to hear your thoughts about our content. We've constructed a short 2-3 minute survey to collect your feedback. Click here to let us anonymously know what you think and, if you'd like to, enter an optional prize draw to win a £50 amazon voucher. ADVERTISEMENT Science & Astronomy James Webb Space Telescope will seek clouds of vaporized gems on exoplanets (ESO/M. Kornmesser) Astronomers are looking for clouds made of vaporized gems and metals on faraway exoplanets. Full Story: Space (8/18)      SpaceX SpaceX's giant Starship rocket to launch communications satellite in 2024 (SpaceX via Elon Musk/Twitter) Starship will loft the Superbird-9 spacecraft for Japanese company Sky Perfect JSat. Full Story: Space (8/18)      Spaceflight Celebrate 45 years of Voyager with these amazing images of our solar system (gallery) (NASA/JPL) Here we celebrate the achievements of both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 with some incredible images captured by the pair. Full Story: Space (8/18)      Artemis 1 will carry tiny Japanese lunar lander to the moon (JAXA) The smallest lunar lander to date is designed to make a "semi-hard survivable landing" on the moon. Full Story: Space (8/18)      Star Wars 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' scores an IMAX re-release ahead of new Disney Plus 'Andor' series (Disney/Lucasfilm) Relive memories of "Rogue One" at a special one-night event to herald "Andor's" September arrival Full Story: Space (8/18)        Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005