Spiral Galaxy NGC 1566: The "Spanish Dancer" in Dorado | Hubble

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1566: The "Spanish Dancer" in Dorado | Hubble

This vibrant and dynamic-looking image features the spiral galaxy NGC 1566. It is sometimes informally referred to as the ‘Spanish Dancer Galaxy’. NGC 1566 is a weakly-barred or intermediate spiral galaxy, meaning that it does not have either a clearly present or a clearly absent bar-shaped structure at its center. The galaxy owes its nickname to the vivid and dramatic swirling lines of its spiral arms, which could evoke the shapes and colors of a dancer’s moving form. NGC 1566 lies around 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado, and is also a member of the Dorado galaxy group. 

Galaxy groups are assemblages of gravitationally bound galaxies. Groups differ from galaxy clusters in size and mass: galaxy clusters may contain hundreds of galaxies, whereas groups might contain several tens of galaxies. That said, there is not a precise delineation between the definition of a galaxy group and a galaxy cluster. Astronomers have proposed that the definitions be improved, with one suggestion that galaxy aggregations with less mass than 80 trillion Suns should qualify as galaxy groups.

Image Description: A spiral galaxy. The entire galaxy is displayed, centered and face-on to the viewer. It has two spiral arms that each make only a half-turn from start to finish, resembling the shape of a comma. Lanes of dark dust follow the arms into the center, and split into many fibers that swirl around the glowing galactic core. Bright pink blooms along the arms show areas of new star formation.

The Dorado group has had a fluctuating membership over the past few decades, with scientific papers changing its list of constituent galaxies. This is an example of why it is so challenging for astronomers to pin down members of groups, such as the Dorado group. We can imagine a photograph of an adult human and a large oak tree. We have foreknowledge of the approximate size of the person and the tree, so if we were to see a photo where the person appeared roughly the same size as the tree, then we would be able to guess that, in reality, the person was positioned much closer to the camera than the tree was, giving the false impression that they were the same size. When working out members of a galaxy group, astronomers are not necessarily equipped with the knowledge of the size of the individual galaxies, and so have to work out whether galaxies really are relatively close together in space, or whether some of them are actually much closer or much further away. This has become easier with more sophisticated observation techniques, but still sometimes presents a challenge.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, D. Calzetti and the LEGUS team, R. Chandar

Release Date: Oct. 30, 2023

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NASA's New Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: What Views Can We Expect?

NASA's New Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: What Views Can We Expect?

NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The mission will monitor hundreds of millions of stars in search of tell-tale flickers that betray the presence of planets, distant stars, small icy objects that haunt the outskirts of our solar system, and isolated black holes. Roman will likely set a new record for the farthest-known exoplanet, offering a glimpse of a different galactic neighborhood that could be home to worlds quite unlike the more than 5,500 that are currently known.

Have you played the Roman Space Observer Video Game yet? (retro 8-bit style): https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/game/

Roman’s long-term sky monitoring will enable these results. It represents a boon to what scientists call time-domain astronomy that studies how the universe changes over time. Roman will join a growing, international fleet of observatories working together to capture these changes as they unfold. Roman’s Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey will focus on the Milky Way, using the telescope’s infrared vision to see through clouds of dust that can block our view of the crowded central region of our galaxy.

When Roman launches, expected by May 2027, the mission will scour the center of the Milky Way for microlensing events that occur when an object, such as a star or planet, comes into near-perfect alignment with an unrelated background star from our viewpoint. Because anything with mass warps the fabric of space-time, light from the distant star bends around the nearer object as it passes close by. The nearer object, therefore acts as a natural magnifying glass, creating a temporary spike in the brightness of the background star’s light. This signal lets astronomers know there is an intervening object, even if they cannot see it directly.

In current plans, the survey will involve taking an image every 15 minutes around the clock for about two months. Astronomers will repeat the process six times over Roman’s five-year primary mission for a combined total of more than a year of observations.

Astronomers expect the survey to reveal more than a thousand planets orbiting far from their host stars and in systems located farther from Earth than any previous mission has detected. This includes those that could lie within their host star’s habitable zone —the range of orbital distances where liquid water can exist on the surface—and worlds that weigh in at as little as a few times the mass of the Moon.

A similar type of shadow play will reveal 100,000 transiting planets between Earth and the center of the galaxy. These worlds cross in front of their host star as they orbit and temporarily dim the light we receive from the star. This method will reveal planets orbiting much closer to their host stars than microlensing reveals, and likely those that lie in the habitable zone.

All of these scientific discoveries will come from Roman’s Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey. It will account for less than a fourth of the observing time in Roman’s five-year primary mission. Its broad view of space will allow astronomers to conduct many of these studies in ways that have never been possible before, giving us a new view of an ever-changing universe.

Learn more about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope under development: https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov

Learn about Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018): "Mother of Hubble" https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/225/nancy-roman-1925-2018/

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Producer: Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Science writer: Ashley Balzer (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

Writer: Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Animator: Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Graphics: Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Narrator: Barb Mattson (University of Maryland College Park)

Scientist: Scott Gaudi (Ohio State University)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 24, 2023

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Ax-3 Mission Crew Media Roundtable | Axiom Space | International Space Station

Ax-3 Mission Crew Media Roundtable | Axiom Space | International Space Station

Axiom Space held a virtual media roundtable with the astronauts of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS). 

In an historic venture, three countries—Italy, Türkiye, and Sweden through the European Space Agency (ESA)—have united for Ax-3. Axiom Space’s Chief Astronaut Michael López-Alegría (dual citizen of the U.S. and Spain), former NASA astronaut and Axiom Mission 1 commander, will serve as the Ax-3 commander. Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists are Alper Gezeravcı of Türkiye and European Space Agency (ESA) project astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden.

As part of Ax-3, Türkiye is sending its first astronaut to space in a larger effort to expand the nation’s space exploration capabilities and establish a national human spaceflight program. Ax-3 will also be the first commercial spaceflight mission for an ESA-sponsored astronaut. For Italy, the Ax-3 mission represents a whole-of-country effort to foster its endeavor for safe, secure, and effective access to space. 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Ax-3 crew aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the ISS from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than January 2024. Once docked, the Ax-3 astronauts plan to spend up to 14 days on board implementing a full mission comprised of microgravity research, educational outreach, and commercial activities.

Learn more about Ax-3: https://axiom.space/ax3 

The Ax-3 Crew

Michael López-Alegría - Ax-3 Commander

Michael's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/michael-lopez-alegria

Walter Villadei - Ax-3 Pilot

Walter's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronaut/walter-villadei

Alper Gezeravcı - Ax-3 Mission Specialist

Alper's Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronauts/alper-gezeravci

Marcus Wandt - Ax-3 Mission Specialist

Marcus' Biography: https://www.axiomspace.com/astronauts/marcus-wandt

Learn more about Axiom: www.axiomspace.com

VIdeo Credit: Axiom Space

Duration: 45 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 27, 2023

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-8: Pre-flight Training in California | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8: Pre-flight Training in California | International Space Station

 

From left, are Mission Specialist Aleksandr Grebenkin from Roscosmos (Russia), and Pilot Michael Barratt, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, all from NASA

From left, are Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps Mission Specialist (NASA), Commander Matthew Dominick (NASA), Mission Specialist Aleksandr Grebenkin from Roscosmos (Russia), and Pilot Michael Barratt (NASA).

NASA Astronaut and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps

NASA Astronaut and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps

NASA Astronaut and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps

NASA Astronaut and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps on the left, and on the right, NASA Astronaut and Pilot Michael Barratt (NASA)

Astronaut and Commander Matthew Dominick and Astronaut and Pilot Michael Barratt of NASA

Mission Specialist Aleksandr Grebenkin from Roscosmos (Russia)

The four SpaceX Crew-8 crew members Alexander Grebenkin from Roscosmos (Russia), plus Jeanette Epps, Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick—all NASA astronauts, are pictured during training and inside a Dragon mockup crew vehicle at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

They will join Expedition 70 and 71 crew members aboard the International Space Station in early 2024 to conduct a wide-ranging set of operational and research activities.

This will be Epps’ first trip to the International Space Station. She was selected as an astronaut in July 2009, and has served on the Generic Joint Operation Panel working on space station crew efficiency, as a crew support astronaut for two expeditions, and as lead capsule communicator in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Epps previously was assigned to NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1 mission. NASA reassigned Epps to allow Boeing time to complete development of Starliner while also continuing plans for astronauts to gain spaceflight experience for future mission needs.

This will also be the first spaceflight for Dominick, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017. 

This will be Barratt’s third trip to the space station. In 2009, Barratt served as a flight engineer for Expeditions 19 and 20 as the station transitioned its standard crew complement from three to six, and performed two spacewalks. He flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 2011 on STS-133, which delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module and fourth Express Logistics Carrier. He has spent a total of 212 days in space. 

Grebenkin, who graduated from Irkutsk High Military Aviation School, Irkutsk, Russia, majoring in engineering, maintenance, and repair of aircraft radio navigation systems, is flying on his first mission, too. He graduated from Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics with a degree in radio communications, broadcasting, and television.

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Official Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jeanette-j-epps/biography

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/matthew-dominick/

NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/michael-reed-barratt/biography

This is the eighth rotational mission to the space station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. It works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the orbital outpost on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

Find more information on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

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.

Image Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)

Image Date: Oct. 15, 2023

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Cosmonauts Oleg & Nikolai on Spacewalk | International Space Station

Cosmonauts Oleg & Nikolai on Spacewalk | International Space Station

Russian spacewalker Nikolai Chub

Russian spacewalkers Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub

Russian spacewalkers Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub

Russian spacewalker Oleg Kononenko

Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko (suit with red stripes) and Nikolai Chub (suit with blue stripes), from Russia's space agency Roscosmos, are pictured during a spacewalk to inspect a backup radiator, deploy a nanosatellite, and install communications hardware on the International Space Station's Nauka science module.

Oleg and Nikolai concluded their spacewalk Oct. 25, 2023, at 9:30 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 41 minutes. During the spacewalk, Kononenko and Chub inspected and photographed an external backup radiator on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. They also isolated the radiator from Nauka’s cooling system.

Furthermore, the two cosmonauts released a nanosatellite to test solar sail technology. Additionally, the cosmonauts installed a synthetic radar communications system. This was the sixth spacewalk in Kononenko’s career, and the first for Chub. It is the 268th spacewalk for space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.

On Nov. 1, 2023, NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli are scheduled to exit the station’s Quest airlock. U.S. Spacewalk 89 will be the first for both Moghbeli and O’Hara. Moghbeli will serve as extravehicular activity crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes. O’Hara will serve as extravehicular crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit.

Follow Expedition 70 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Remembering The Ring of Fire: 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse | NASA Goddard Recap

Remembering The Ring of Fire: 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse | NASA Goddard Recap

On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse crossed North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions of people in the Western Hemisphere were able to experience this “ring of fire” eclipse. NASA’s official broadcast and outreach teams were located in Kerrville, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to capture the event and celebrate with the communities in the path of annularity.

For more information:

• Interactive Eclipse Map Explorer: https://eclipse-explorer.smce.nasa.gov/

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producer: Ryan Fitzgibbons

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 27, 2023

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Planet Mars: A Martian Dust Devil Spins By | NASA's Perseverance Rover | JPL

Planet Mars: A Martian Dust Devil Spins By | NASA's Perseverance Rover | JPL

The dark lines we often see swirling over the surface of sand dunes are the tracks of dust devils on Mars. Here we have a chance to see one in action in this brief animation. 

Dr. Ken Edgett, a staff scientist at Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, California, describes a dust devil as follows: "A dust devil is something that happens both on Earth and on Mars and looks somewhat like a mini-tornado. As with tornadoes, dust devils are spinning columns of air. Such a column is called a vortex—you might see the same effect when you let water run down a bathtub drain . . . Unlike tornadoes, dust devils aren't usually associated with storms." 

Celebrating 2+ Years on Mars

Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for return to Earth.

Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity)

Launch: July 30, 2020    

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Perseverance Rover

AI-Processing: PipploIMP

Duration: 5 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 27, 2023

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NASA's Space to Ground: A Stroll in Space | Week of Oct. 27, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground: A Stroll in Space | Week of Oct. 27, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub concluded their spacewalk Oct. 25, 2023, at 9:30 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 41 minutes. During the spacewalk, Kononenko and Chub inspected and photographed an external backup radiator on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, as well as isolated the radiator from Nauka’s cooling system.

The two cosmonauts also released a nanosatellite to test solar sail technology. Furthermore, the cosmonauts installed a synthetic radar communications system. This was the sixth spacewalk in Kononenko’s career, and the first for Chub. It is the 268th spacewalk for space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.

On Nov. 1, 2023, NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli are scheduled to exit the station’s Quest airlock. U.S. Spacewalk 89 will be the first for both Moghbeli and O’Hara. Moghbeli will serve as extravehicular activity crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes. O’Hara will serve as extravehicular crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit.

Follow Expedition 70 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 2 minutes, 34 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 27, 2023

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Our World: The Stories Moon Rocks Tell | NASA 360

Our World: The Stories Moon Rocks Tell | NASA 360

More than 50 years ago the Apollo missions brought moon rocks, core samples, pebbles, sand, and dust back to Earth. While scientists have been studying these lunar samples for years, researchers at the Astromaterials Acquisition &  Curation Office are using new instruments and modern technology to study and analyze six preserved core samples. Astromaterials 3D, an interactive virtual library, also gives everyone the chance to virtually manipulate and look inside of 3D rocks samples. 

What can we learn from analyzing and studying moon rocks with cutting edge technology? Moon rocks can unravel the stories and mysteries about the Moon, Earth, and our solar system.

Video Credit: NASAeClips

Duration: 5 minutes, 41 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Shenzhou-17 Crew Enters China's Tiangong Space Station Hours after Launch

Shenzhou-17 Crew Enters China's Tiangong Space Station Hours after Launch

The Shenzhou-17 crew entered the Tianhe Core Module of China's space station on October 26, 2023, at 11:34 UTC (19:34 China Standard Time) They met with another astronaut (taikonaut) trio, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. 

The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship was launched into space atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:14pm Thursday (Beijing Time) on October 26, 2023, sending the crew of three astronauts—Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin—to the space station for a six-month mission.

The Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft made a fast, automated rendezvous and docked with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 17:46 (Beijing Time). Hours later, the Shenzhou-16 crew aboard the space station, opened the hatch at 7:34pm (Beijing Time). The three space station occupants greeted the new arrivals and they took group pictures.

Tang, commander of the Shenzhou-17 mission, experienced a historic moment as one of the first batch of Chinese astronauts launched into orbit aboard the Shenzhou-12 mission to China's space station in June 2021. He is the first taikonaut to visit China's space station twice.

Now, the space complex Tang is revisiting has been extended into a versatile space lab with two additional modules and more sophisticated experimental facilities. He also set a new record for the shortest interval between two spaceflight missions by Chinese astronauts. According to the China Manned Space Agency, the six astronauts will live and work together for about four days to complete planned tasks and handover work. The Shenzhou-16 crew is expected to return to Earth on Oct. 31, 2023.

Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station. Shenzhou-17 is also the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Shenzhou-17 Crew:

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-16 Crew:

Jing Haipeng (Commander) 

Zhu Yangzhu (Mission Specialist)

Gui Haichao (Mission Specialist)

Video Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV) Video News Agency

Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 26, 2023

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Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Docking | China Space Station

Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Docking | China Space Station

China has sent its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. The Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft made a fast, automated rendezvous and docked with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 09:46 UTC (17:46 China Standard Time) on Oct. 26, 2023.

The Shenzhou-17 crew was successfully launched by their Long March-2F Y17 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on October 26, 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14am China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three taikonauts (astronauts) on a mission to the China Space Station: Hongbo Tang (汤洪波, Commander), Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) (Mission Specialist) and Xinlin Jiang (江新林) (Mission Specialist). 

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 is the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

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

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 1 minute, 43 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 26, 2023

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Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Long March Rocket Launch | China Space Station

Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Long March Rocket Launch | China Space Station

China has sent its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. The Shenzhou-17 crew was successfully launched by their Long March-2F Y17 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on October 26, 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14am China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three taikonauts (astronauts) on a mission to the China Space Station: Hongbo Tang (汤洪波, Commander), Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) (Mission Specialist) and Xinlin Jiang (江新林) (Mission Specialist). 

Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station.

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 is the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

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

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 26, 2023

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Pre-launch Ceremony for Shenzhou-17 Taikonauts | China Space Station

Pre-launch Ceremony for Shenzhou-17 Taikonauts | China Space Station

China is sending its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. A send-off ceremony for the three Shenzhou-17 taikonauts traveling to the China Space Station was held Thursday morning, Oct. 26, 2023, local time at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Three taikonauts, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, have been selected for the mission to the China Space Station (CSS), and Tang Hongbo is the commander.

After the ceremony, the Long March-2F Y17 rocket successfully launched the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station.

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Orbital Sunrise Casts Elongated Cloud Shadows | International Space Station

Orbital Sunrise Casts Elongated Cloud Shadows | International Space Station

An orbital sunrise casts elongated cloud shadows in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the Peru-Ecuador border in South America.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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's Johnson Space Center (JSC) 

Image Date: Oct. 13, 2023

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China's Shenzhou-17 Crew Announced | China Space Station

China's Shenzhou-17 Crew Announced | China Space Station

China is sending its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. On October 25, 2023, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced the crew for the Shenzhou-17 mission: Hongbo Tang (汤洪波, Commander), Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) and Xinlin Jiang (江新林). 

The Long March-2F Y17 rocket is scheduled to launch the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China no earlier than October 26, 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14am China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station.

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

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

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Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Mars: Gullies - Northwest Rim of Hale Crater | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mars: Gullies - Northwest Rim of Hale Crater | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

This image covers part of the northwest rim of Hale Crater on Mars. Gullies have formed down the interior rim of the crater in this location.

Bright material deposits are evident along the walls of certain gullies. These deposits might be the result of transport or exposure of finer-grained sediments, variations in the brightness of dust or materials, or the presence of ice or fresh deposits within the gullies.

Image cutout is less than 1 km (under 1 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 255 km (159 mi). 

While the origin of these gullies is not clear, several have attributes similar to their counterparts on the Earth that result from flowing water. These include upper regions where gully tributaries have eroded into the source rocks, sinuous or “snake-like” channel middle reaches, and down slope regions where gullies distribute and terminate in deposits of sediment and debris.

Bright material deposits are evident along the walls of some gullies. These deposits might be the result of transport or exposure of finer-grained sediments, variations in the brightness of dust or materials, or the presence of ice or fresh deposits within the gullies.

Hale is an elliptical-shaped crater, approximately 150 by 125 kilometers, just north of the Argyre Basin.

The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured this image. “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.

Latitude (centered): -35.093°

Longitude (East): 322.414°

Spacecraft altitude: 255.2 km (158.6 miles)

More About MRO

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages MRO for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Caltech, in Pasadena, manages JPL for NASA. The University of Arizona, in Tucson, operates HiRISE, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., in Boulder, Colorado. The Context Camera was built by, and is operated by, Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego.

For more information on MRO, visit:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mro

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/mission/index.html

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

Image Date: July 28, 2009

Caption Credit: Shawn D. Hart and Ginny Gulick 

Release Date: Oct. 24, 2023

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