Tag: ISS

Ultra-luminous X-ray pulsar NGC 300 ULX1 experienced unprecedented spin evolution, study finds

Using NASA’s Swift space telescope and NICER instrument aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronomers have investigated the properties of an ultra-luminous X-ray pulsar known as NGC 300 ULX1. Results of this study, presented in a paper published May 9 on the arXiv preprint server, indicate that this object experienced an unprecedented spin evolution as its spin period decreased significantly during…

Stunning ISS pass above Rome

The International Space Station passing over Rome’s city lights on April 30, 2019. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/iss-over-rome-april2019-photo…

SpaceX, NASA tight-lipped on cause of crew capsule incident

NASA and SpaceX remained tight-lipped Thursday about what caused a mysterious but apparently serious incident last weekend during engine tests on the Crew Dragon capsule designed to carry US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-spacex-nasa-tight-lipped-crew-capsule.html…

How Facebook Mis-Captioned the Launch of a NASA Supply Rocket

An anonymous reader quotes Ars Technica:
An Antares rocket built by Northrop Grumman launched on Wednesday afternoon, boosting a Cygnus spacecraft with 3.4 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station. The launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, went flawlessly, and the spacecraft arrived at the station on Friday. However, when NASA’s International Space Station program posted the launch video to its Facebook…

Zero-gravity robot cleaner could automatically sterilise the ISS

Cleaning the International Space Station is laborious work, so hygiene firm GermFalcon has made a drone that works in zero-gravity to do the job instead Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2199921-zero-gravity-robot-cleaner-could-automatically-sterilise-the-iss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Microcavity experiment heads to ISS

The second Swinburne Haileybury International Space Station Experiment (SHINE) launched from Wallops Island, Virginia in the US aboard an Antares rocket at 6.46am (AEST), to make its way to the International Space Station (ISS). Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-microcavity-iss.html…

‘It Feels Awesome’: NASA Astronaut Learns She Will Spend Record-Breaking 328 Days in Space

Christina Koch has spent the past month orbiting Earth aboard the International Station. Earlier today, the NASA astronaut learned she won’t be coming home for another 10 months. Her prolonged stay—at an estimated 328 days—will establish a new record for the longest spaceflight completed by a woman.Read more…Source: https://gizmodo.com/it-feels-awesome-nasa-astronaut-learns-she-will-spend-1834118108…

Does a year in space make you older or younger?

The NASA Twins study – featuring astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly – was the perfect space experiment. Scott spent a year in space aboard the International Space Station. Mark remained on Earth. The results? Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/year-in-space-human-body-twins-study…

The International Space Station Is a Cesspool of Bacteria and Fungi, Study Finds

An extensive survey of bacteria and fungi on surfaces inside the International Space Station has revealed an astonishing number of microorganisms living among the astronauts—the health impacts of which aren’t entirely clear. Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/the-international-space-station-is-a-cesspool-of-bacter-1833885488