NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

October 30, 2024

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

What created this huge space bubble? Blown by the wind from a star, this tantalizing, head-like apparition is cataloged as NGC 7635, but known simply as the Bubble Nebula. The featured striking view utilizes a long exposure to reveal the intricate details of this cosmic bubble and its environment. Although it looks delicate, the 10 light-year diameter bubble offers evidence of violent processes at work. Seen here above and right of the Bubble's center, a bright hot star is embedded in the nebula's reflecting dust. A fierce stellar wind and intense radiation from the star, which likely has a mass 10 to 20 times that of the Sun, has blasted out the structure of glowing gas against denser material in a surrounding molecular cloud. The intriguing Bubble Nebula lies a mere 11,000 light-years away toward the boastful constellation Cassiopeia.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

S. Korea's space agency join hands with NASA to conduct studies on Artemis program

12:00 October 30, 2024

South Korea's national space agency said Wednesday it will join hands with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct studies related to the moon exploration Artemis program.

The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has signed a study agreement on the Artemis program with NASA, aimed at conducting research projects for sustainable exploration of the Moon and preparations for Mars exploration, according to its officials.

South Korea is the fifth nation to sign such an agreement with NASA, according to the Korean space agency.

Under the agreement, KASA and NASA will collaborate to conduct feasibility studies on lunar landers, space communications, positioning, navigation and timing, tools and applications to support astronauts, and space-based life sciences and medical operations.

The projects also include lunar surface science and autonomous power, robotics and mobility systems, as well as activities in the cis-lunar space, which refers to the region of space between the Earth and the Moon.

South Korea is one of the 47 countries that have signed the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led international agreement for lunar exploration.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241030003400320

NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation

Oct 29, 2024

In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a different docking port Sunday, Nov. 3.

Live coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. EST on NASA+ and will end shortly after docking.

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NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will undock the spacecraft from the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:35 a.m., and redock to the module’s space-facing port at 7:18 a.m.

The relocation, supported by flight controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Mission Control team at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, will free Harmony’s forward-facing port for a Dragon cargo spacecraft mission scheduled to launch no earlier than Monday, Nov. 4.

This will be the fifth port relocation of a Dragon spacecraft with crew aboard following previous moves during the Crew-1, Crew-2, Crew-6, and Crew-8 missions.

Learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook, ISS Instagram, and the space station blog.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission launched Sept. 28 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station Sept. 29. Crew-9, targeted to return February 2025, is the company’s ninth rotational crew mission as a part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-its-spacex-crew-9-dragon-station-relocation/

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Gays Against Groomers: TRUMP or KAMALA: Which Candidate Will Protect Children, and Which Will Hurt Them?

Oct 22, 2024

Spoiler Alert - Trump will protect them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjJ5tsUSH1c