Space men at work

Image: If you are spacewalking and you know it, raise your hand. ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet (left) and JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide (right) performed a spacewalk on Sunday 12 September to prepare another section of the International Space Station for its solar panel upgrade. The new solar arrays, called IROSA or ISS Roll-Out Solar Array, …

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Take a Deep Look into the Milky Way Halo

New analysis shows the best view of the Milky Way halo to date, providing a window into our galaxy’s future star formation. The post Take a Deep Look into the Milky Way Halo appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Announcing Earth observation hackathon winners

In June 2021, more than 4300 participants from 132 countries and territories came together to solve challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. ESA, NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are pleased to announce CleverChart and TRACER as the winners of the Open Science Award.

Kibo | Space Station 360 (in French with English subtitles available)

Video: 00:02:59 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes you on a tour of the International Space Station like no other. Filmed with a 360 camera, the Space Station 360 series lets you explore for yourself alongside Thomas’s explanation – this is the Kibo module. Kibo is the Japanese module, also known as the Japanese Experiment Module …

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