China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months aboard Tiangong space station (video, photos)

Watch Jared Isaacman during Senate hearing vote today | Space Quiz! What are the tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime that are created when massive objects like black holes spiral toward each other and merge? | China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version April 30, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Watch Jared Isaacman during Senate hearing vote today Billionaire philanthropist and private astronaut Jared Isaacman is headed back to Washington, D.C. as the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation votes to advance his confirmation as NASA Administrator. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) and will stream live on the Senate committee website. Watch it live here courtesy of the U.S. Senate. Watch the hearing Space Quiz! What are the tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime that are created when massive objects like black holes spiral toward each other and merge? Learn the answer here! Doppler Effect Gravitational Waves Dark Energy Solar Flares (CCTV/CMSA) China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission came home on Wednesday (April 30) after six months in orbit. The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft - carrying astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze - undocked from the Tiangong space station on Tuesday (April 29) at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT; 4 a.m. on April 30 China Standard Time), according to Chinese space officials. Read More Skywatching (Starry Night) See a celestial 'gazelle' pass by the Big Dipper this week With the constellation Ursa Major high in the sky, late April presents an ideal opportunity to spot the 'Three Leaps of the Gazelle' asterism - a set of three stellar pairings hanging below the Great Bear's most famous feature: the seven stars of the Big Dipper. Read More Spaceflight (Firefly Aerospace) Firefly Alpha rocket experiences 'mishap' during launch Firefly Aerospace will launch the FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), in California. Liftoff is set for 9:37 a.m. ET (1337 GMT) from Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2). Firefly will stream the launch live beginning at 9 a.m. (1300 GMT), which will be available on Space.com. Watch now Science & Astronomy (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center) What can ripples in spacetime reveal about black holes? Cosmic echoes from some of the universe's most violent collisions are far more nuanced than scientists had realized, according to new research. Like the lingering chime of a struck bell, tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime are created when massive objects like black holes spiral toward each other and merge into a single, larger black hole. These ripples are known as "gravitational waves," and astronomers rely on theoretical models to decode the waves' faint signals, both in the final moments leading up to the merger and in the aftermath. Read More Technology (SXS/LIGO) AI gravity wave detectors to outperform manmade ones Scientists announced they have developed an artificial intelligence program capable of designing gravitational wave detectors that outperform human-made versions, potentially supercharging our ability to "hear" the universe. Read More   Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036