Shenzhou-15 & Shenzhou-16 Crews Meet in Earth Orbit | China Space Station

Shenzhou-15 & Shenzhou-16 Crews Meet in Earth Orbit | China Space Station

The Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft embarked on its journey to the China Space Station on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. It is the first crewed mission since the China Space Station entered its application and development stage.

Carried by a Long March-2F rocket, the Shenzhou-16 crew spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 9:31 a.m, Beijing Time, May 30. The spacecraft conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docked with the radial port of the China Space Station module Tianhe at 16:29 Beijing Time, forming a combination of three modules and three spacecraft.

Let's experience the meeting of the Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-16 crews in space in 80 seconds.

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 1 minute, 23 seconds

Release Date: May 30, 2023

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Saturn's Ocean Moon Enceladus: Large Water Vapor Plume Found | Webb Telescope

Saturn's Ocean Moon Enceladus: Large Water Vapor Plume Found | Webb Telescope

Researchers using the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space telescope recently discovered a plume jetting out from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus and extending more than 40 times the size of the moon itself. This animation illustrates how the moon’s water plumes feed the moon’s torus. By analyzing the Webb data, astronomers have determined roughly 30 percent of the water stays within this torus, and the other 70 percent escapes to supply the rest of the Saturnian system of water.

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, G. Villanueva (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center), A. Pagan (STScI), L. Hustak (STScI)

Duration: 21 seconds

Release Date: May 25, 2023

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Saturn's Ocean Moon Enceladus: Large Water Vapor Plume Found | Webb Telescope

Saturn's Ocean Moon Enceladus: Large Water Vapor Plume Found | Webb Telescope

A water vapor plume jetting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Saturn’s moon Enceladus feeds the water supply for the entire system of the ringed planet

Images from the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) show a water vapor plume jetting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, extending out 40 times the size of the moon itself. The inset, an image from NASA's Cassini orbiter, emphasises how small Enceladus appears in the Webb image compared to the water plume. Enceladus, a prime candidate in the search for life elsewhere in our Solar System, is a small moon about four percent the size of Earth.

Image 1 Description: The two-part graphic shows a clearer image of a bright white circular moon at top left in a box. It is labelled Enceladus (Cassini). The majority of the graphic shows Webb’s image, which appears pixelated. At the bottom is the label, plume (Webb).

Webb is allowing researchers, for the first time, to see directly how this plume feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings. By analyzing the Webb data, astronomers have determined roughly 30 percent of the water stays within a torus, a fuzzy doughnut of water that is co-located with Saturn’s E-ring, and the other 70 percent escapes to supply the rest of the Saturnian system with water.

Enceladus, at just 505 kilometers across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our Solar System in the search for life beyond Earth. A global reservoir of salty water sits below the moon’s icy outer crust, and geyser-like volcanoes spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moon’s surface informally called ‘tiger stripes’.

Webb’s NIRCam was built by a team at the University of Arizona and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center.

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, G. Villanueva (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center), A. Pagan (STScI)

Release Date: May 30, 2023

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Ax-2 Astronauts Farewell Ceremony | International Space Station

Ax-2 Astronauts: Farewell Ceremony | International Space Station

Record-breaking American astronaut Peggy Whitson and her Axiom Space Ax-2 crewmates John Shoffner (USA), Ali Alqarni (Saudi Arabia), and Rayyanah Barnawi (Saudi Arabia) say goodbye to the International Space Station in a farewell ceremony on May 29, 2023. The crew is returning to Earth on May 30, 2023, aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft.

Rayyanah Barnawi is making history as the first Arab woman aboard the International Space Station. She has become the 600th astronaut.

Expedition 69 Crew (May 2023)

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin & Andrey Fedyaev

Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen, Warren Hoburg

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit:  NASA TV

Acknowledgement: VideoFromSpace

Duration: 10 minutes

Broadcast Date: May 29, 2023

Release Date: May 30, 2023

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"Spring Sprouts" of The Martian North | NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

"Spring Sprouts" of The Martian North | NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

The sun is rising in Mars’ Northern Hemisphere, and spring activity is starting as the seasonal polar cap begins to sublimate (going from ice directly to gas). A layer of dry ice covers the sand dunes in this image.

Gas jets sprout through the ice layer carrying dust and sand from the surface, showing up as dark fans. At this time in early Martian spring, the fans are visible between the sand dunes. The ground between the dunes is on the scale of tens of centimeters, and ice in places where the sun hits more directly will thin fastest, releasing the jets. Later, the ice over and around the dunes will rupture and more fans will appear on the dunes.

This image was acquired on December 24, 2020, by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) at an altitude of 271 km from the planet's surface. The image is less than 1 km across. 

The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado. 

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.

“For 17 years, MRO has been revealing Mars to us as no one had seen it before,” said the mission’s project scientist, Rich Zurek of JPL.

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Narration: Tre Gibbs

Duration: 47 seconds

Caption Credit: Candy Hansen 

Capture Date: Jan. 22, 2021

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"Spring Sprouts" of The Martian North | NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

"Spring Sprouts" of The Martian North | NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

The sun is rising in Mars’ Northern Hemisphere, and spring activity is starting as the seasonal polar cap begins to sublimate (going from ice directly to gas). A layer of dry ice covers the sand dunes in this image.

Gas jets sprout through the ice layer carrying dust and sand from the surface, showing up as dark fans. At this time in early Martian spring, the fans are visible between the sand dunes. The ground between the dunes is on the scale of tens of centimeters, and ice in places where the sun hits more directly will thin fastest, releasing the jets. Later, the ice over and around the dunes will rupture and more fans will appear on the dunes.

This image was acquired on December 24, 2020, by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) at an altitude of 271 km from the planet's surface. The image is less than 1 km across. 

The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado. 

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.

“For 17 years, MRO has been revealing Mars to us as no one had seen it before,” said the mission’s project scientist, Rich Zurek of JPL.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Caption Credit: Candy Hansen 

Image Date: Dec. 24, 2020

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Shenzhou-16 Mission: Long March Rocket Launch | China Space Station

Shenzhou-16 Mission: Long March Rocket Launch | China Space Station

The Shenzhou-16 crew spacecraft was successfully launched by a Long March-2F Y16 launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on May 30, 2023, at 01:31 UTC (09:31 China Standard Time). Shenzhou-16 is the fifth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station: Jing Haipeng (景海鹏, commander), Zhu Yangzhu (朱杨柱) and Gui Haichao (桂海潮).

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)/China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 6 minutes

Release Date: May 29, 2023

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China's Shenzhou-16 Mission & Crew | China Space Station

China's Shenzhou-16 Mission & Crew | China Space Station

A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft with three astronauts on board, successfully blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday morning, May 30, 2023.

The Shenzhou-16 manned mission, the first since the China Space Station entered its application and development stage, will conduct a fast automated rendezvous in orbit and dock at the radial port of the Tianhe core module, forming a combination of three modules and three spaceships. China unveiled its crew members for the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission on Monday, May 29, 2023 with the astronauts meeting the press a day before their scheduled launch. 

Taikonauts Jing Haipeng (Commander), Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao will carry out the mission to the China Space Station (CSS), the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at the press conference. Gui Haichao makes history as China's first civilian astronaut and payload specialist.

Gui Haichao, born in November 1986, was also selected as a member of China's third batch of astronauts in 2020, serving as a payload specialist.

"The word 'astronaut' was sacred and far from me in the past, and I've been dreaming of moving my research work into space one day," he said. "I didn't hesitate to sign up when I learned in 2018 that the country was about to select payload specialists."

With Gui's arrival, the China Space Station will welcome its first payload specialist.

The Shenzhou-15 crew will return to north China's Dongfeng landing site after completing an in-orbit rotation mission with the Shenzhou-16 crew.

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Release Date: May 29, 2023

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China's Shenzhou-16 Crew Training | China Space Station

China's Shenzhou-16 Crew Training | China Space Station

China unveiled its crew members for the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission on Monday, May 29, 2023, with the astronauts meeting the press a day before their scheduled launch. 

Taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao will carry out the mission to the China Space Station (CSS), the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference. Gui Haichao makes history as China's first civilian astronaut.

What did they do in their training? 

The Shenzhou-16 manned mission, the first since the China Space Station entered its application and development stage, will conduct a fast automated rendezvous in orbit and dock at the radial port of the Tianhe core module, forming a combination of three modules and three spaceships.

The Shenzhou-15 crew will return to north China's Dongfeng landing site after completing an in-orbit rotation mission with the Shenzhou-16 crew.

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 3 minutes, 34 seconds

Release Date: May 29, 2023

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Star Forming Region N90: Wide-field View (ground-based image)

Star Forming Region N90: Wide-field View (ground-based image)

This image shows the area around nebula N90. N90 is a rich star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way.

Distance: 200,000 light years

This is a color composite made from Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2) exposure. The field of view is 3.1x2.8 degrees.

Credit: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble), the ESA/ESO/NASA/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: Jan. 8, 2007

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Open Star Cluster NGC 602 in The Small Magellanic Cloud | NASA Chandra

Open Star Cluster NGC 602 in The Small Magellanic Cloud | NASA Chandra

NGC 602 is a young, bright open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)—a satellite galaxy close to the Milky Way. It is embedded in a nebula known as N90.

Distance: 200,000 light years

Credit: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: April 8, 2013

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Zoom into Star Forming Region N90 & Star Cluster NGC 602 | Hubble

Zoom into Star Forming Region N90 & Star Cluster NGC 602 | Hubble

Bright blue newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in the center of a fascinating star-forming region known as N90. NGC 602 is a young, bright open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. It is embedded in the nebula N90.

Distance: 200,000 light years

The high energy radiation blazing out from the hot young stars in N90 is eroding the outer portions of the nebula from the inside, as the diffuse outer reaches of the nebula prevent the energetic outflows from streaming away from the cluster directly. Because N90 is located far from the central body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, numerous background galaxies in this picture can be seen, delivering a grand backdrop for the stellar newcomers. The dust in the region gives these distant galaxies a reddish-brown tint.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and G. Bacon and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Duration: 27 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 31, 2014

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Star Forming Region N90 & Star Cluster NGC 602 | Hubble

Star Forming Region N90 & Star Cluster NGC 602 | Hubble

This image depicts bright blue newly formed stars that are blowing a cavity in the center of a fascinating star-forming region known as N90.

Distance: 200,000 light years

The high energy radiation blazing out from the hot young stars in N90 is eroding the outer portions of the nebula from the inside, as the diffuse outer reaches of the nebula prevent the energetic outflows from streaming away from the cluster directly. Because N90 is located far from the central body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, numerous background galaxies in this picture can be seen, delivering a grand backdrop for the stellar newcomers. The dust in the region gives these distant galaxies a reddish-brown tint.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Release Date: Jan. 8, 2007

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Shenzhou-15 Crew Makes History with Six-Month Mission | China Space Station

Shenzhou-15 Crew Makes History with Six-Month Mission | China Space Station

The Shenzhou-15 crew is finishing their six-month long duration stay at the China Space Station. The trio, Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, started their mission with fanfare. Their time at the China Space Station has earned them even more respect.

Shenzhou-15 Crew Members: 

Fei Junlong (commander), Zhang Lu (taikonaut), and Deng Qingming (taikonaut)

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 1 minute, 33 seconds

Release Date: May 28, 2023

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The Milky Way & Bioluminescent Plankton in Earth's Indian Ocean

The Milky Way & Bioluminescent Plankton in Earth's Indian Ocean

A shoreline glowing with blue bioluminescent plankton is shown, with a stand of trees in the distance. Above all is a starry sky which includes red nebulae and the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy.

What glows there? The answer depends: sea or sky? In the sea, the unusual blue glow is bioluminescence. Specifically, the glimmer arises from Noctiluca scintillans, single-celled plankton stimulated by the lapping waves. The plankton use their glow to startle and illuminate predators. This mid-February display on an island in the Maldives was so intense that the astrophotographer described it as a turquoise wonderland. In the sky, by contrast, are the more familiar glows of stars and nebulas. The white band rising from the artificially-illuminated green plants is created by billions of stars in the central disk of our Milky Way Galaxy. Also visible in the sky is the star cluster Omega Centauri, toward the left, and the famous Southern Cross asterism in the center. Red-glowing nebulas include the bright Carina Nebula, just right of center, and the expansive Gum Nebula on the upper right.

Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek/Institute of Physics in Opava, Sovena Jani

Petr Horálek's website: www.petrhoralek.com

Release Date: May 29, 2023

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India's GSLV-F12 Rocket Launches Navigation Satellite NVS-01 | ISRO

India's GSLV-F12 Rocket Launches Navigation Satellite NVS-01 | ISRO

A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk II (GSLV-F12) launched the NVS-01 navigation satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota, on May 29, 2023, at 05:12 UTC (10:42 IST). NVS-01 (~2232 kg) is the first of the second-generation satellites envisaged for the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) services.

Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: May 29, 2023

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