Monday, May 22, 2023

The Carina Nebula | European Southern Observatory

The Carina Nebula | European Southern Observatory


Color-composite image of the Carina Nebula, revealing exquisite details in the stars and dust of the region. Several well known astronomical objects can be seen in this wide field image: to the bottom left of the image is one of the most impressive binary stars in the Universe, Eta Carinae, with the famous Keyhole Nebula just adjacent to the star. The collection of very bright, young stars above and to the right of Eta Carinae is the open star cluster Trumpler 14. A second open star cluster, Collinder 228 is also seen in the image, just below Eta Carinae. The Carina Nebula also bears the NGC 3372 designation. 

On this image, North is up and East is to the left. The field of view is 0.55 x 0.55 degrees, covering a 72 x 72 light-year region at the distance of the nebula.


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: Feb. 8, 2012


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Axiom Space Ax-2 Crew Dragon Hatch Opening | International Space Station

Axiom Space Ax-2 Crew Dragon Hatch Opening | International Space Station

The hatch of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft was opened on May 22, 2023, at 11am EDT). The crew of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-2 Mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Peggy Whitson (USA), Pilot John Shoffner (USA) and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) and Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia).

Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission is the second all-private human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-2 crew will participate in educational outreach and conduct innovative research experiments while on the orbiting laboratory.

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com

Credit: Axiom Space/NASA/SpaceX

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: May 22, 2023


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Supernova Discovered in Nearby Spiral Galaxy M101

Supernova Discovered in Nearby Spiral Galaxy M101

"A nearby star has exploded and humanity's telescopes are turning to monitor it. The supernova, dubbed SN 2023ixf, was discovered by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki three days ago and subsequently located on automated images from the Zwicky Transient Facility two days earlier. SN 2023ixf occurred in the photogenic Pinwheel Galaxy M101, which, being only about 21 million light years away, makes it the closest supernova seen in the past five years, the second closest in the past 10 years, and the second supernova found in M101 in the past 15 years. 

Rapid follow up observations already indicate that SN 2023ixf is a Type II supernova, an explosion that occurs after a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses. The featured image shows home spiral galaxy two days ago with the supernova highlighted, while the roll-over image shows the same galaxy a month before. SN 2023ixf will likely brighten and remain visible to telescopes for months. Studying such a close and young Type II supernova may yield new clues about massive stars and how they explode."


Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks

Craig's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/craigstocksphotography/

Release Date: May 22, 2023


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Jellyfish Galaxy JW39 | Hubble

Jellyfish Galaxy JW39 in Coma Berenices | Hubble

The jellyfish galaxy JW39 hangs serenely in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy lies over 900 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, and is one of several jellyfish galaxies that Hubble has been studying over the past two years.

Despite this jellyfish galaxy’s serene appearance, it is adrift in a ferociously hostile environment; a galaxy cluster. Compared to their more isolated counterparts, the galaxies in galaxy clusters are often distorted by the gravitational pull of larger neighbors, which can twist galaxies into a variety of weird and wonderful shapes. If that was not enough, the space between galaxies in a cluster is also pervaded with a searingly hot plasma known as the intracluster medium. While this plasma is extremely tenuous, galaxies moving through it experience it almost like swimmers fighting against a current, and this interaction can strip galaxies of their star-forming gas.

This interaction between the intracluster medium and the galaxies is called ram-pressure stripping, and is the process responsible for the trailing tendrils of this jellyfish galaxy. As JW39 has moved through the cluster the pressure of the intracluster medium has stripped away gas and dust into long trailing ribbons of star formation that now stretch away from the disc of the galaxy.

Image Description: A spiral galaxy. It is large in the center with a lot of detail visible. The core glows brightly and is surrounded by concentric rings of dark and light dust. The spiral arms are thick and puffy with grey dust and glowing blue areas of star formation. They wrap around the galaxy to form a ring. Part of the arm is drawn out into a dark thread above the galaxy, and dust from the arm trails off to the right.

Astronomers using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 studied these trailing tendrils in detail, as they are a particularly extreme environment for star formation. Surprisingly, they found that star formation in the ‘tentacles’ of jellyfish galaxies was not noticeably different from star formation in the galaxy disc.


Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team

Release Date: May 22, 2023


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Sunday, May 21, 2023

Axiom Space Ax-2 Falcon 9 Launch to International Space Station | SpaceX

Axiom Space Ax-2 Falcon 9 Launch to International Space Station | SpaceX





First Falcon 9 LZ-1 first-stage landing for a human spaceflight mission

First Falcon 9 LZ-1 first-stage landing for a human spaceflight mission

First Falcon 9 first-stage LZ-1 landing for a human spaceflight mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 21 2023, at 5:37 ET.  The Ax-2 crew includes Commander Peggy Whitson (USA), Pilot John Shoffner (USA) and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) and Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia). The “Freedom” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on May 22, 2023, at 9:24 EDT. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the SpaceX Crew-4 mission.

Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission is the second all-private human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-2 crew will participate in educational outreach and conduct innovative research experiments while on the orbiting laboratory.

Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)

Release Date: May 21, 2023


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Ax-2 Mission: In-Flight Crew Update from Earth Orbit | SpaceX

Ax-2 Mission: In-Flight Crew Update from Earth Orbit | SpaceX

This was the first live, on-orbit update from the Ax-2 crew. Crew starts talking at 9 minute and 30 seconds mark.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 21 2023, at 5:37 ET.  The Ax-2 crew includes Commander Peggy Whitson (USA), Pilot John Shoffner (USA) and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) and Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia). The “Freedom” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on May 22, 2023, at 9:24 EDT. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the SpaceX Crew-4 mission.

Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission is the second all-private human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-2 crew will participate in educational outreach and conduct innovative research experiments while on the orbiting laboratory.

Credit: SpaceX

Duration: 18 minutes

Release Date: May 21, 2023


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Axiom Space Ax-2 Mission Launch to International Space Station | SpaceX

Axiom Space Ax-2 Mission Launch to International Space Station | SpaceX

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 21 2023, at 5:37 ET.  The Ax-2 crew includes Commander Peggy Whitson (USA), Pilot John Shoffner (USA) and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) and Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia). The “Freedom” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on May 22, 2023, at 9:24 EDT. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the SpaceX Crew-4 mission.


Credit: Axiom Space/NASA/SpaceX

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: May 21, 2023


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Ax-2 Mission Crew: USA & Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space

Ax-2 Mission Crew: USA & Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space
Ax-2 Mission Commander Peggy Whitson (USA)

Ax-2 Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia)

Ax-2 Mission Specialist Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia)

Ax-2 Mission Pilot John Shoffner (USA)


Tune in on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 5:37 p.m. ET  on http://axiomspace.com to watch the historic launch of Ax-2—the second private mission to the International Space Station.

Mission Commander Peggy Whitson  (United States) Axiom Space Biography

Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) Axiom Space Biography

Mission Specialist Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia) Axiom Space Biography

Pilot John Shoffner (United States) Axiom Space Biography

"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com

Credit: Axiom Space
Release Date: May 15, 2023

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Ax-2 Mission Patch: USA & Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space

Ax-2 Mission Patch: USA & Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space


Ax-2 Mission Patch: International Crew
Full mission patch description available here:

Tune in on Sunday, May 21, 2023 on http://axiomspace.com to watch the historic launch of Ax-2—the second private mission to the International Space Station.

Mission Commander Peggy Whitson  (United States) Axiom Space Biography

Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) Axiom Space Biography

Mission Specialist Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia) Axiom Space Biography

Pilot John Shoffner (United States) Axiom Space Biography

"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com

Credit: Axiom Space
Release Date: May 15, 2023

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Ax-2 Mission to the International Space Station: Crew Photos | Axiom Space

Ax-2 Mission to the International Space Station: Crew Photos | Axiom Space
Ax-2 Mission Commander Peggy Whitson (USA) & Pilot John Shoffner (USA) Dress Rehearsal

Ax-2 Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) Dress Rehearsal

Ax-2 Crew: Mission Specialist Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia), Mission Commander Peggy Whitson (USA), Pilot John Shoffner (USA), Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia)


Ax-2 Mission Commander Peggy Whitson (USA)

Ax-2 Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia)

Ax-2 Mission Specialist Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia)

Ax-2 Mission Pilot John Shoffner (USA)

Tune in on Sunday, May 21, 2023, starting at 2:09 PM ET on http://axiomspace.com to watch the historic launch of Ax-2—the second private mission to the International Space Station.

Mission Commander Peggy Whitson  (United States) Axiom Space Biography

https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/peggy-whitson


Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia) Axiom Space Biography

https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/ali-alqarni


Mission Specialist Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia) Axiom Space Biography

https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/rayyanah-barnawi


Pilot John Shoffner (United States) Axiom Space Biography

https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/john-shoffner


"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com


Credit: Axiom Space

Release Date: May 15, 2023


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Ax-2 Mission to the International Space Station | Axiom Space

Ax-2 Mission to the International Space Station | Axiom Space

Tune in on Sunday, May 21, 2023, 2:09 PM ET on http://axiomspace.com to watch the historic launch of Ax-2—the second private mission to the International Space Station.

"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com


Credit: Axiom Space

Duration: 42 seconds

Release Date: May 15, 2023


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Shenzhou-15 Astronaut Zhang Lu Talk on Science Payloads | China Space Station

Shenzhou-15 Astronaut Zhang Lu Talk on Science Payloads | China Space Station

Shenzhou-15 astronaut Zhang Lu gave an online public lecture about how an extravehicular mission involving the automatic transfer of a particle detector experiment to the exterior of the China Space Station is performed.


Credit: CCTV Video News Agency

Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds

Release Date: May 20, 2023


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NASA's Artemis II Moon Crew Visits U.S. Capitol

NASA's Artemis II Moon Crew Visits U.S. Capitol

NASA astronauts, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA Astronaut Christina Hammock Koch pose for a photograph at the conclusion of a media gathering, May 18, 2023, on the Capitol Hill grounds in Washington. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others.

Learn more about the upcoming Artemis II Mission:

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii


1. Victor Glover is part of the 2013 class of NASA astronauts and was the pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. He has logged 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 different aircraft, and will pilot NASA's Orion spacecraft around the Moon.

NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Official Biography

2. Mission specialist Christina Koch visited the International Space Station in 2019, where she took part in the first all-woman spacewalk. She began her career as an electrical engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-hammock-koch/biography

3. Representing the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on Artemis II to the Moon is Jeremy Hansen from London, Ontario. Jeremy Hansen was an air force pilot before joining CSA, and currently works with NASA on astronaut training and mission operations. This will be Hansen’s first space mission.

Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen Official Biography

https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian/active/bio-jeremy-hansen.asp

4. Reid Wiseman lived and worked aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer in 2014. He also commanded the undersea research mission NEEMO21, and most recently served as chief of NASA's astronauts.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/reid-g-wiseman

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/g-reid-wiseman/biography


Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Image Date: May 18, 2023


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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Ax-2 Mission Pilot Profile: John Shoffner | Axiom Space

Ax-2 Mission Pilot Profile: John Shoffner | Axiom Space

The Pilot for Ax-2 is private astronaut John Shoffner. A STEM advocate, business pioneer, and life-long space enthusiast, he has been a pilot since age 17. Shoffner participates in extreme sports, from hang gliding to base jumping to high-performance racing. 

Ax-2: The second private mission to the International Space Station

"The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts are part of the latest class of space pioneers and Axiom Space's next crew to expand access to the International Space Station (ISS) and low-Earth orbit. Aboard the orbiting laboratory, the four-person, multinational crew will conduct extensive research, investigate novel technologies, and engage with audiences around the world as champions of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Their efforts will continue to lay the groundwork and establish the key capabilities needed to build out and operate Axiom Station, the world's first commercial space station."

"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com


Credit: Axiom Space
Duration: 2 minutes, 28 seconds
Release Date: May 20, 2023

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Ax-2 Mission Specialist Profile: Ali Alqarni of Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space

Ax-2 Mission Specialist Profile: Ali Alqarni of Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space

Ax2 Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni will represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Alqarni will make history as the second Saudi male astronaut and one of the first Saudi astronauts to visit the International Space Station.

Ax-2: The second private mission to the International Space Station

"The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts are part of the latest class of space pioneers and Axiom Space's next crew to expand access to the International Space Station (ISS) and low-Earth orbit. Aboard the orbiting laboratory, the four-person, multinational crew will conduct extensive research, investigate novel technologies, and engage with audiences around the world as champions of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Their efforts will continue to lay the groundwork and establish the key capabilities needed to build out and operate Axiom Station, the world's first commercial space station."

"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com


Credit: Axiom Space
Duration: 2 minutes, 44 seconds
Release Date: May 20, 2023

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Ax-2 Mission Specialist Profile: Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space

Ax-2 Mission Specialist Profile: Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia | Axiom Space

Serving as Mission Specialist, Rayyanah Barnawi is representing the Saudi Space Commission. Rayyanah Barnawi has a master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Ax-2: The second private mission to the International Space Station

"The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts are part of the latest class of space pioneers and Axiom Space's next crew to expand access to the International Space Station (ISS) and low-Earth orbit. Aboard the orbiting laboratory, the four-person, multinational crew will conduct extensive research, investigate novel technologies, and engage with audiences around the world as champions of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Their efforts will continue to lay the groundwork and establish the key capabilities needed to build out and operate Axiom Station, the world's first commercial space station."

"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com


Credit: Axiom Space
Duration: 2 minutes, 44 seconds
Release Date: May 20, 2023

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