#NASA has visualized what supernovae and colliding galaxies ‘sound’ like

#NASA has visualized what supernovae and colliding galaxies ‘sound’ like

“#NASA has visualized what supernovae and colliding galaxies ‘sound’ like” If you’ve ever wondered what space sounds like, NASA has you covered. The space agency has posted several videos of what two supernovae and a colliding cluster of galaxies “sound” like, thanks to its “data sonification” program. The Bullet Cluster, a cluster of galaxies 3.7 billion light-years from…

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#Virgin Galactic aborts mission after malfunction

#Virgin Galactic aborts mission after malfunction

“#Virgin Galactic aborts mission after malfunction” A Virgin Galactic spacecraft didn’t get very far during a test flight on Saturday — instead gliding safely back to its New Mexico launch site after its rocket motor failed to ignite in mid-air. “The ignition sequence for the rocket motor did not complete. Vehicle and crew are in…

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#Virgin Galactic preparing for test flight from spaceport

#Virgin Galactic preparing for test flight from spaceport

“#Virgin Galactic preparing for test flight from spaceport” ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The window opened Friday for Virgin Galactic’s first rocket-powered test flight from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico as the company prepares for commercial flights next year, but the exact timing of the launch will depend on the weather. Virgin Galactic posted on social…

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#Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second

#Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second

“#Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas on Tuesday. SpaceX came close to launching a prototype of the rocketship that company chief Elon Musk is designing to carry people to Mars. The…

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#Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia

#Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia

“#Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia” TOKYO — A Japanese capsule carrying the world’s first asteroid subsurface samples shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. The spacecraft Hayabusa2 released…

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#Elon Musk pledges to put humans on Mars by 2026

#Elon Musk pledges to put humans on Mars by 2026

“#Elon Musk pledges to put humans on Mars by 2026” SpaceX may have only just put humans into space for the first time, but that isn’t stopping CEO Elon Musk from making bold new promises. The billionaire Tesla executive on Tuesday said that he is “highly confident” that SpaceX will be able to send humans…

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