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Jan 1, 2022
A 238-year-old invention could help us survive Venus’ hellish atmosphere
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: evolution, space
The study of Venus presents an opportunity to model the evolution of planetary environments, which can serve as a reference for what could happen in the future.
Jan 1, 2022
With Webb’s Mid-Booms Extended, Sunshield Takes Shape
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: space
With the successful extension of Webb’s second sunshield mid-boom, the observatory has passed another critical deployment milestone. Webb’s sunshield now resembles its full, kite-shaped form in space.
Jan 1, 2022
Still Nervous about JWST? Friday and Saturday’s Sunshield Deployments will be Nail-biters
Posted by Alberto Lao in categories: engineering, space
Every part of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST’s) deployment is nerve-wracking, but some of the most nail-biting moments will happen on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
We’re on Day 5 of the Webb Telescope’s 30 Days of Terror, and so far, the observatory’s engineering team has successfully checked off all the boxes on its to-do list (get your own check-off list here.)
Jan 1, 2022
Stunning spiral galaxies and glittering stars are among Hubble’s stellar 2021 photos
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Jan 1, 2022
2021: a year physicists asked, ‘What lies beyond the Standard Model?’
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: physics, space
If you ask a physicist like me to explain how the world works, my lazy answer might be: “It follows the Standard Model.”
The Standard Model explains the fundamental physics of how the universe works. It has endured over 50 trips around the sun despite experimental physicists constantly probing for cracks in the model’s foundations.
With few exceptions, it has stood up to this scrutiny, passing experimental test after experimental test with flying colors. But this wildly successful model has conceptual gaps that suggest there is a bit more to be learned about how the universe works.
Jan 1, 2022
Elon Musk’s Banner Year: Milestones on Earth and in Space
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: economics, Elon Musk, internet, space, sustainability
This year, billionaire CEO Elon Musk reached several milestones across Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink. WSJ reporters Rebecca Elliott and Micah Maidenberg break down some of his biggest moments in 2021 and what’s to come in 2022. Illustration: Tom Grillo.
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Dec 31, 2021
Iran space launch fails to put payloads into orbit: Official
Posted by Muhammad Furqan in categories: education, space
Iran’s space launch on Thursday has failed to put its three payloads into orbit after the rocket was unable to reach the required speed, a defence ministry spokesman said in remarks carried on state television.
The attempted launch, which came as indirect United States-Iran talks take place in Austria to try to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal, drew criticism from the US, Germany and France.
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The space rock (7482) 1994 PC1, which is more than twice the height of the Empire State Building, will whiz by our planet on Jan. 18.
🌱 🤓 This week I helped with the latest experiment going on in the International Space Station plant habitat which cultivates several cotton genotypes. Each of these petri dishes contains undifferentiated masses of cotton cells known as a calli. Cotton is highly resistant to the process of plant regeneration, making it difficult to engineer stable, reproducing plants that have specific or enhanced traits such as drought resistance. The investigation could provide a better understanding of this behavior and could ultimately improve our ability to grow crop plants on Earth and in space.
Photo credit: Mark Vande Hei.
