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Auroras captured from space station – ‘5 Objects’ seen Cosmonaut Ivan Vagner recently captured footage of the auroras over the Antarctic. "5 objects" appeared in the the time-lapse according to Vagner in a tweet. The imagery was sent to Roscosmos for analysis. Vagner’s tweet: https://twitter.com/ivan_mks63/status/1296030323806003205?s=20 Credit: Space.com / footage courtesy: Roscosmos / Ivan Vagner / […]

SpaceX boat catches rocket fairing half in giant net in amazing aerial views! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket payload fairing half was caught by the private spaceflight company’s Ms. Tree ship in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 19, 2020. It was used for the11th Starlink mission launch. — Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-rocket-payload-fairing-catch-video-starlink-11.html Credit: Space.com / footage […]

Watch SpaceX deploy Planet Skysats after launch A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 58 Starlink satellites and three Planet SkySats from Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 18, 2020. Two of the three Planet SkySats can be seen deployed in this video. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-11-planet-skysats-launch-august-2020.html Credit: SpaceX as per our monitoring […]

SpaceX deploys Starlink satellites, catches nosecone half Watch SpaceX deploy 58 Starlink satellites after a successful launch on Aug. 18, 2020. Also, the private spaceflight company’s Ms. Tree ship caught a payload fairing half from the mission in the Atlantic Ocean. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-11-planet-skysats-launch-august-2020.html Credit: SpaceX as per our monitoring this Story originally appeared on […]

Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink and Planet satellites with 6X used rocket SpaceX launched 58 Starlink satellites and three Planet SkySats atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. It was the sixth flight for the Falcon 9 rocket first stage. […]

What is a ‘Black Moon’? The second new moon in a single month is known as the Black Moon. It occurs about once every 32 months. Find out more here: https://www.space.com/34162-black-moon-guide.html as per our monitoring this Story originally appeared on *VideoFromSpace* What is a ‘Black Moon’? 143

‘Mars-Crosser’ asteroid discovered by schoolgirls – See its orbit in animation Asteroid 2020 OE6 was discovered by two Indian schoolgirls named Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya. This orbit animation of the space rock spans the next 5 years. — Full Story (https://www.space.com/indian-schoolgirls-discover-mars-crosser-asteroid.html) Credit: Space.com / orbit animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech / produced & edited by Steve Spaleta(http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta) […]

Fly over NASA Mars Perseverance rover’s landing site – Jezero Crater ESA Mars Express data and imagery has been used to create an animated flyover of Jezero Crater on the Red Planet. If all goes well, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover will land in the crater in February 2021. — How NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover […]

Blastoff! Space tug and 2 satellites launch atop Ariane 5 rocket An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket carrying Japanese broadcasting satellite BSAT-4b and two satellites for Intelsat: the Galaxy 30 communications satellite and Mission Extension Vehicle 2 (MEV-2) launched from the the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Aug. 15, 2020. Full Story:(https://www.space.com/ariane-5-rocket-mev-2-space-tug-satellite-launch-success.html) The […]

Complexities of near-light-speed travel explained in cute NASA animation If the technology to deliver near-light-speed velocities were created for space travel, there might be a few things you might want to consider before jumping on the ship. [How Fast Does Light Travel? | The Speed of Light](https://www.space.com/15830-light-speed.html) Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Chris Smith […]