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Sampling Strategy for the Delta Front Campaign
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 20, 2022 The past few weeks have been exciting ones for Perseverance’s science team.…
A meteor shower outburst from a shattered comet may spawn new tau Herculids display on May 30
The tau Herculids from comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann which began to fragment in 1995 may make an appearance on the…
Watch out for comet SW3, which might cause a meteor shower in late May
Here’s hoping that a meteor shower predicted by astronomers for almost a century will be seen this month,…
Chinese launch startup Orienspace raises $59.9 million in Series A round
Chinese launch vehicle developer Orienspace has raised $59.9 million in a Series A funding round, which the company…
China's Zhurong rover switches to dormant mode in severe Martian dust storm
Beijing (XNA) May 20, 2022 Mars rover Zhurong has been switched to dormant mode while waiting out a…
These SpaceX moon and sunrise Starlink satellite launch photos are just incredible
A stunning SpaceX Starlink satellite fleet launch on May 18 included amazing views of the moon and sunrise.…
The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its final destination
After a month of travelling through space, the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its parking spot 1.5…
Space Perspective raises $17 million
Space Perspective has raised an additional $17 million to further development of its stratospheric passenger balloon system that…
Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes first “nail-biting” docking at space station
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov captured this view of the Starliner spacecraft approaching the International Space Station. Credit: Sergey…
<i>The Sky This Week:</i> See Callisto’s shadow transit
The Moon also reaches Last Quarter and noctilucent cloud season beings from May 20 to 27. Space News…
