Good Mars weather lets NASA's power-starved InSight lander live a little longer

NASA's Juno probe will peer beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa | Good Mars weather lets NASA's power-starved InSight lander live a little longer | The Milky Way's supermassive black hole has a hot spot Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version September 22, 2022 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad NASA's Juno probe will peer beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute) On Sept. 29, NASA's Juno probe will perform the closest flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa in over 20 years as the spacecraft embarks on a mission to probe deep into Europa's ice in search of pockets of liquid water. Full Story: Space (9/22)      Good Mars weather lets NASA's power-starved InSight lander live a little longer (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Martian weather has given a lander extra time to catch marsquakes. Full Story: Space (9/22)      The Milky Way's supermassive black hole has a hot spot (EHT Collaboration, ESO/M. Kornmesser (Acknowledgment: M. Wielgus) The orbiting spot could be a bubble of hot gas whipping around Sagittarius A* at around 30% of the speed of light. Full Story: Space (9/22)      POLL QUESTION: NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket just passed a major test this week. What was it? Learn the answer here! It launched on its 1st flight to the moon! NASA fueled the rocket in a critical test. A Math test to make sure Artemis 1 was ready to liftoff. An Orion capsule reentry test to check its heat shield. 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 23% on a Gysker telescope: Ideal for beginners and kids (Amazon) You can save $30 on this Gskyer refractor telescope that's best suited for kids and beginners and the saving means it's now under $100. Here's what to look for. Full Story: Space (9/22)      Skywatching Autumnal equinox brings fall to the northern hemisphere today (Bill Clark/Getty Images) The Autumnal equinox occurs on Thursday (Sept. 22), at which time the sun will be directly over Earth's equator. This means everyone across the globe gets a day and night lasting approximately 12 hours each. Full Story: Space (9/22)      Science & Astronomy Satellites track 5 storms as Atlantic hurricane season heats up (NOAA) The Atlantic hurricane season of 2022 has picked up momentum. After a slow start, Hurricane Fiona has strengthened into a Category 4 storm after knocking out power grids across Puerto Rico earlier this week. Meteorologists are also monitoring Tropical Storm Gaston and three other areas of low air pressure that might develop into cyclones in the next few days. Full Story: Space (9/22)      Spaceflight Why did NASA pick Didymos for its asteroid-crash mission? (NASA JPL DART Navigation Team) How do you pick one asteroid out of thousands for a space mission? NASA made that tough choice with its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), which aims to slam a spacecraft into the moonlet Dimorphos on Monday (Sept. 26). Full Story: Space (9/22)      China wants to probe Uranus, and Jupiter, too (University of Leicester) China is planning an ambitious two-for-one shot to the outer planets with a pair of spacecraft to launch for Jupiter and Uranus around 2030. The mission will be named Tianwen 4 and will see a larger probe destined for Jupiter and smaller spacecraft to be sent to make a flyby of distant Uranus. Full Story: Space (9/22)      NASA's DART planetary defense mission will test asteroid deflection, but how realistic is it? (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) NASA's DART asteroid-crashing mission is pretty close to what humanity would do if an asteroid threatened the Earth. But there are some key differences. Full Story: Space (9/22)      Entertainment 'Avatar' returns to theaters this weekend in stunning 4K 3D (20th Century Studios) Don't miss your chance to return to the bioluminescent blue paradise of Pandora this weekend. The 2009 sci-fi phenomenon returns to multiplexes this week in remastered 4K 3D format. Full Story: Space (9/22)        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