Triton is a moon of Neptune and it is also one of the most interesting moons in the Solar System. In this video i take a look at Triton Hopper, which is a lander that will also hop on the surface and fly, that is if it ever gets the chance to. My twitter: https://twitter.com/Dreksler_Astral Intro, outro and other clips in the video were made with Space Engine. Music: Kevin MacLeod - Martian Cowboy

Editor's note: The ICESat-2 launch date is Sept. 12, not Sept. 2. This week in space news, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will resupply the International Space Station with a launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida later this month. NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday.

Last week, NASA released some pretty cool Mars news: Curiosity found even more evidence to indicate the planet could’ve been habitable billions of years ago. Hosted by: Hank Green For special, curated artifacts of this universe, check out https://scishowfinds.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطا الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/360/6393/1068.full.pdf http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/nasa-rover-hits-organic-pay-dirt-mars http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6393/1096.full.pdf http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/360/6393/1093.full.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-finds-ancient-organic-material-mysterious-methane-on-mars https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/06/mars-organic-compounds-methane-curiosity-space-science/ https://gizmodo.com/curiosity-rover-finds-3-5-billion-year-old-organic-comp-1826637615 https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/06/08/sorry-methane-and-organics-on-mars-are-not-evidence-for-life https://www.livescience.com/62761-life-on-mars-organic-methane.html http://exploration.esa.int/mars/48088-mission-overview/ https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/instruments/ Images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Curiosity_Cradled_by_Gale_Crater.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MarsCuriosityRover-Drilling-01.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:East_Beach_1_2006.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Drawing-of-the-Mars-Science_Laboratory.png https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11697 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PIA19664-MarsInSightLander-Assembly-20150430.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_rover_being_tested_near_the_Paranal_Observatory.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JPL-Tech-Works-Mars-2020-Descent-Stage-PIA22342.jpg https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/images/wallpaper/PIA14156-1920x1200.jpg

Administrator Bridenstine chats with a couple of our astronauts, a massive dust storm on Mars, and astronauts at work outside the space station … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_0615_Administrator%20Bridenstine%20Chats%20with%20Astronauts%20on%20This%20Week%[email protected]%20%E2%80%93%20June%2015,%202018.html

Sand dunes in the north polar regions of Mars show light coatings of dust blown across dark basaltic sand. (Audio: www.tregibbs.com. Black and white images are 5 km across; enhanced color images are 1 km.) NASA/JPL/University of Arizona https://uahirise.org/ESP_053129_2650

SPACE — A team of scientists in India have discovered a sub-Saturn sized exoplanet, reports the Financial Times. Subscribe to TomoNews ►►http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-TomoNews Watch more TomoNews ►►http://bit.ly/MoreTomoNews TomoNews is your best source for real news. We cover the funniest, craziest and most talked-about stories on the internet. If you’re laughing, we’re laughing. If you’re outraged, we’re outraged. We tell it like it is. And because we can animate stories, TomoNews brings you news like you’ve never seen before. Top TomoNews Stories - The most popular videos on TomoNews! http://bit.ly/Top_TomoNews_Stories You Idiot! - People doing stupid things http://bit.ly/You-Idiot Recent Uploads - The latest stories brought to you by TomoNews http://bit.ly/Latest-TomoNews Ultimate TomoNews Compilations - Can't get enough of TomoNews? This playlist is for you! New videos every day http://bit.ly/Ulitmate_TomoNews_Compilations Thanks for watching TomoNews! Like TomoNews on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Follow us on Twitter: @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Follow us on Instagram: @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus Visit our website for all the latest videos: http://us.tomonews.com Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get top stories delivered to your inbox every day: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter

In this week's questions show, I explain how we now where gravitational waves are coming from, will there be planets around a white dwarf, what does it feel like where the space station is getting boosted, and if I'm an arrogant fool. 01:11 Gravitational wave directions 03:36 White dwarf planets 04:59 Antimatter farts 05:45 Our time in the Universe 07:51 Boosting the space station 08:57 Why am I an arrogant fool 12:06 Why do stars and planets look the same 15:05 Can the Grand Tour happen again 16:48 Best place for Martian fossils 18:45 Getting into astrophotography 22:46 Space dogfighting 25:08 Put Hubble in a museum Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Video Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/bh/podcast/universe-today-video/id794057165?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/video What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001

The last 6 months have seen some significant developments to the prospects of space tourism. Virgin Galactic are performing powered tests of the 3rd iteration of their suborbital spaceplane, Blue Origin have been demoing New Shepard as flown by Mannequin Skywalker. And on the other side of things, SpaceX confirmed it's no longer planning on using Falcon Heavy to send a pair of tourists around the moon.

A team of astronomers has discovered three infant planets around a newborn star. Two new papers published in Astrophysical Journal Letters Wednesday describe the finding. The astronomers in Chile used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The three infant planets were found around a young star located about 330 light-years from Earth. The star is twice the size of Earth's Sun and four million years old. https://gizmodo.com/new-technique-reveals-hidden-infant-planets-orbiting-a-1826798242 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

Original air date: Wednesday, June 13 at 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET, 1730 UTC) NASA's media teleconference discussed a massive Martian dust storm affecting operations of the agency’s Opportunity rover and what scientists can learn from the various missions studying this unprecedented event. The storm is one of the most intense ever observed on the Red Planet. As of June 10, it covered more than 15.8 million square miles (41 million square kilometers) -- about the area of North America and Russia combined. It has blocked out so much sunlight, it has effectively turned day into night for Opportunity, which is located near the center of the storm, inside Mars' Perseverance Valley. Participants in the teleconference included: · John Callas, Opportunity project manager, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California · Rich Zurek, Mars Program Office chief scientist, JPL · Jim Watzin, director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters, Washington · Dave Lavery, program executive at NASA Headquarters for the Opportunity and Curiosity rovers The public can send questions on social media by using #askNASA. For information about all of NASA's Mars missions, visit https://mars.nasa.gov

The wake of gas from its brown dwarf companion has magnified this tiny pulsar for closer scrutiny. You can get the whole story and more at Astronomy.com http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/05/astronomers-get-a-close-look-at-a-distant-pulsar Astronomy magazine is the world’s best-selling astronomy magazine, offering you the most exciting visually stunning thorough, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky-event coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and more. Astronomy.com features daily news and weekly observing tips, as well as our Picture of the Day. We also invite you to check out our blogs, podcasts, and more. All of this comes in an easy-to-understand user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level. Like Astronomy magazine on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AstronomyMagazine Follow Astronomy magazine on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AstronomyMag View Astronomy magazine's Picture of the Day on PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/astronomymag/astronomy-picture-of-the-day/

Laura Cicco, a resident of Kansas, is preemptively suing NASA over moon dust. Cicco claims she was given a vial moondust from Neil Armstrong. She is suing NASA so that they don't have the capability of seizing the artifact from her. Cicco even has a signed personal note from Armstrong reading: "To Laura Ann Murray - Best of Luck - Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11." NASA has yet to comment on the case, saying that it would be inappropriate to do so at this time. https://www.geek.com/science/woman-sues-nasa-for-possession-of-moon-dust-gifted-by-neil-armstrong-1742992/?source http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

On June 13, 2013, China's crewed Shenzhou 10 spacecraft made its successful docking with the Tiangong-1 space lab, marking the country's second mission to the mini-space station. This kicked off 12 days of docked operations for Shenzhou 10's three-person crew, which included Wang Yaping – China's second woman to fly in space. The astronauts performed many technological, physical and scientific experiments while on board, including on-orbit examinations of the Tiangong-1's crew's lungs, hearts and biochemistry conditions. While the medical impacts of the astronauts were the mission's main focus, it also marked a first for the Chinese: Wang beamed live science lessons for students during two space science lectures.

You will not believe these disgusting things about space travel you never thought about! These gross things about space will make you think twice about your dreams of becoming an astronaut and maybe make you think differently about the astronauts circling the Earth! These dirty space facts will make you realize how lucky you are to live firmly on the Earth with things like gravity to keep dust, dirt, and dead skin on the ground and out of your face. Think you know everything there is to know about how disgusting space is? Check out this list of 25 Disgusting Things About Space Travel You Never Thought About and find out! If your dream is to be a space cadet or blast off on a rocket ship, you should be prepared for these downright GROSS things about outer space! From racid mystery smells to crazy ways to get rid of waste, you won’t believe what the astronauts go through to live in space! Even simple things like going to the bathroom or passing gas just don’t work right in space, with astronauts having to go to extraordinary measures to make the most simple things (like a burp or a fart) happen. Probably the grossest thing that happens in space (although not in our top 10) is that astronauts have to drink their own urine and sweat in space! From weeks without baths to pulling dead bodies alongside the space ship, you won’t believe these gross facts about space travel. Make sure to watch this video until the end to get every disgusting space fact. Make sure to leave a comment to let us know what fact you think is the worst! Full List, Photo Credits, and Sources: https://list25.com/25-disgusting-things-about-space-travel-you-never-thought-about/ SUBSCRIBE - http://bit.ly/2uwq6BJ Follow us on: List25 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/list25 List25 Instagram: https://instagram.com/list25/ List25 Twitter - https://twitter.com/list25 List25 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/list25/ See more Top 25 lists on our website: http://list25.com If you enjoyed our video, you’ll enjoy these List25 videos as well: 25 Strange Things That Have Happened in Space - https://youtu.be/Xx6bhptI-bM 25 Incredible Planets We Could Live On Someday - https://youtu.be/0Eijde6oB4c Music Credits: Space Station Experience by Unicorn Heads

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst spoke to European media from the International Space Station on 12 June 2018, just three days after docking with the orbiting outpost. The press conference was held at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, and was mainly in German. Alexander answered questions on climate, how it feel to be in space a second time, and the football World Cup. This is Alexander’s second six-month stay on the International Space Station. The mission is called Horizons as a symbol for the unknown and what lies beyond. The mission further cements ESA’s know-how for living and working off-planet. Alexander will be testing ways of operating and working with robots to develop techniques required for further human and robotic exploration of our Solar System such as commanding rovers while orbiting another planet. The Horizons science programme is packed with European research: Alexander will take part in over 50 experiments to deliver benefits to people on Earth as well as prepare for future space exploration. Many of these experiments will take place in Europe’s Columbus laboratory that is celebrating its 10th anniversary in space this year. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Follow Alexander and the Horizons mission on social media via http://bit.ly/AlexanderGerstESA and on http://bit.ly/HorizonsBlogESA.

Consider supporting Space Fan News: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy to ensure you get current space & astronomy news each week! In this episode the story this week comes from my alma mater, the University of Colorado at Boulder with a story that has many good and interesting things about it: it’s from CU, there may not actually be a Planet 9 that’s causing the strange outer solar system orbits, and the major work behind this study was done by a CU undergrad - that’s right, and undergraduate student is shedding light on a difficult problem. Space Fan News Theme by Stephen Dubois available for download here: http://ancienteyesmusic.com Space Fan News Background Music by Colour the Landscapes: https://colourthelandscapes.bandcamp.com/ Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Like DeepAstronomy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepAstronomy/ Like Space Fan News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpaceFanNews/

The Hubble Space Telescope has been in space for 28 years, producing some of the most beautiful and scientifically important images of the cosmos that humanity has ever taken. But let’s face it, Hubble is getting old, and it probably won’t be with us for too much longer. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is in the final stages of testing, and WFIRST is waiting in the wings. You’ll be glad to know there are even more space telescopes in the works, a set of four powerful instruments in design right now, which will be part of the next Decadal Survey, and helping to answer the most fundamental questions about the cosmos. Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Video Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/bh/podcast/universe-today-video/id794057165?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/video What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001 References: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/system/downloadable_items/784_Planetary_Science_Decadal_2013-2022.pdf https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/2130/coronagraph-explanation-2-minutes/ http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1417/ https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1407/new-planet-imager-delivers-first-science/ https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1404/a-four-planet-system-in-orbit-directly-imaged-and-remarkable/ https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/1015/flower-power-nasa-reveals-spring-starshade-animation/ https://wwwastro.msfc.nasa.gov/lynx/ http://sci.esa.int/cosmic-vision/55111-the-hot-and-energetic-universe/ https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/firs/ https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/luvoir/

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Suing for the moon! Gizmodo reports that Laura Murray Cicco filed a lawsuit against NASA last week. The lawsuit was preemptively filed against the agency … … to keep it from trying to seize the lunar moment NASA in the past has seized such items. The object in question is a vial of moon dust, gifted to Cicco by Neil Armstrong in the 70’s in an interview with the Washington Post, Cicco’s attorney Christopher McHugh says: Laura was rightfully given this stuff by Neil Armstrong, so it’s hers and we just want to establish that legally, McHugh hasn’t heard from NASA yet NASA has 60 days to respond. https://gizmodo.com/woman-sues-nasa-so-she-can-keep-her-vial-of-moon-dust-f-1826764287 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

On June 12, 1967, Venera 4 was launched into space on a mission to Venus, thus becoming the first spacecraft to transmit data from another planet's atmosphere. This was a Russian probe designed to study the atmosphere of Venus down to the surface. At first, scientists believed that the probe had transmitted until contact with the surface of Venus. But transmissions had ended at an altitude of 16 miles (or 27 kilometers), when the extreme temperatures and high atmospheric pressure crushed the probe. But from the data collected by Venera 4, we learned that the Venus' surface temperatures were 500 degrees Celsius and the pressure was 75 times more than Earth's. It also found that Venus' atmosphere was composed of 90 to 95 percent carbon dioxide with no nitrogen.

Scientific vs science-like investigations. The Earth is not round. Technically, it’s an oblate spheroid. But for some people, the first statement is not even approximately correct. Flat Earthers believe that our planet resembles – not a slightly squashed grapefruit – but a thick pancake. A journalist who covered a Flat Earth convention describes the rationale behind this ever-more popular belief. So how do you establish science truth? We look at the difference between a truly scientific examination of extraordinary claims and approaches that feel and look science-y but aren’t. Find out how one man will use telescopes and balloons in the desert to demonstrate that the Earth is a globe, while a biologist runs a test on the waters of Loch Ness to see if it contains prehistoric reptile DNA. And what happens when amateur investigators chase ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot with science instruments, but without an understanding of the scientific method. Guests: James Underdown https://centerforinquiry.org/speakers/underdown_james/ – Executive Director of the Center for Inquiry in Los Angeles and of the Independent Investigations Group. The results of his experiment will be posted here. Alex Moshakis https://www.theguardian.com/profile/alex-moshakis-is-a-writer-and-editor-based-in-london--he-has-written-for-esquire--gq--the-guardian--t-magazine--and-wallpaper- – Journalist who writes for the Observer, the Guardian, and Esquire. His article on the U.K.’s first Flat Earth convention appeared in May, 2018 in the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/may/27/is-the-earth-pancake-flat-among-the-flat-earthers-conspiracy-theories-fake-news Harry Dyer https://harrytdyer.com/about/ – Lecturer in education at the University of East Anglia. His article about the flat earth convention is titled "I Watched an Entire Flat Earth Convention for my Research, Here is What I Learned." https://www.livescience.com/62506-flat-earth-convention.html Neil Gemmell https://gemmell-lab.otago.ac.nz/our-team/16-team/group-leader/12-professor-neil-gemmell – Professor in the Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, New Zealand Sharon Hill http://sharonahill.com/ – Geologist, science writer, speaker, and author of "Scientifical Americans: The Culture of Amateur Paranormal Researchers." https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077DS32FC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B077DS32FC&linkId=cdf63a1915c1d529214b941c3430a9a9 Descripción en español - http://musingsfromthecosmicshore.net/?p=2130 Download audio: http://radio.seti.org/episodes/skeptic-check-flat-earth Hosted by Seth Shostak and Molly Bentley, The Big Picture Science radio show and podcast engages the public with modern science research through lively and intelligent storytelling. Science radio doesn’t have to be dull. The only dry thing about our program is the humor. Read more at http://radio.seti.org/episodes/about_the_show Follow Big Picture Science in the Twitterverse https://twitter.com/BiPiSci ©2018 SETI Institute. All Rights Reserved 189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone 650.961.6633

I gotta admit, when I first saw this I thought it wasnt possible!! Pawing through the numbers it looks like this might be accessible. Although having crashed LOTS of aircraft, Im still very skeptical this thing will have a long life on Mars! to support this channel directly: https://www.patreon.com/Thunderf00t

Kennedy Space Center's upgraded crawler-transporter 2 was moved beneath the mobile launcher for testing. The center hosted its annual hurricane awareness briefing for the workforce to prepare for this year's storm season.

On June 11, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope celebrates a decade of using gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light in the cosmos, to study black holes, neutron stars, and other extreme cosmic objects and events. Fermi’s main instrument, the Large Area Telescope (LAT), has observed more than 5,000 individual gamma-ray sources. In 1949, Enrico Fermi — an Italian-American pioneer in high-energy physics and Nobel laureate for whom the mission was named — suggested that cosmic rays, particles traveling at nearly the speed of light, could be propelled by supernova shock waves. In 2013, Fermi’s LAT used gamma rays to prove these stellar remnants are at least one source of the speedy particles. Fermi’s all-sky map, produced by the LAT, has revealed two massive structures extending above and below the plane of the Milky Way. These two 'bubbles' span 50,000 light-years and were probably produced by the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy only a few million years ago. The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM), Fermi’s secondary instrument, can see the entire sky at any instant, except the portion blocked by Earth. The satellite has observed over 2,300 gamma-ray bursts, the most luminous events in the universe. Gamma-ray bursts occur when massive stars collapse or neutron stars or black holes merge and drive jets of particles at nearly the speed of light. In those jets, matter travels at different speeds and collides, emitting gamma rays. On Aug. 17, 2017, Fermi detected a gamma-ray burst from a powerful explosion in the constellation Hydra. At almost the same time, the National Science Foundation’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory detected ripples in space-time from the same event, the merger of two neutron stars. This was the first time light and gravitational waves were detected from the same source. Scientists also used another gamma-ray burst detected by Fermi to confirm Einstein’s theory that space-time is smooth and continuous.

A dust storm on Mars halts NASA’s Opportunity rover while it waits for weather to pass. Be Smarter. Faster. More Colorful and get the full story at http://www.usatoday.com Want even more?! Subscribe to USA TODAY's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh Like USA TODAY on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatoday Follow USA TODAY on Twitter: https://twitter.com/USATODAY

On June 10, 1854, Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann gave his classic lecture on curved space. Riemann was a 19th century mathematician from Germany. His landmark lecture included a workable definition of how someone might measure the curvature of space. In the first part of his talk, Riemann asked the question of how we might define an n-dimensional space. This resulted in the definition of Riemann space and laid the foundation for the field of Riemannian geometry. Next, Riemann discussed the dimension of real space and what geometry one should use to describe it. The lecture was extremely successful even though Riemann's ideas were so advanced that only few could truly understand them at the time. The lecture was published two years after his death in 1866, and is considered one of the most important works in geometry.

Space Weather quiets down this week as we watch region 2712 rotate off the Sun's west limb. This means solar flux has taken a nose-dive and amateur radio propagation has dropped to poor conditions. Luckily, this dimming of the Sun's brightness should only last a few days until a new active region rotates into Earth view. GPS users should enjoy clean signals this week, even at low latitudes, due to the low solar flux. A remnant coronal hole crossing the Sun's face could bring us a short burst of fast solar wind next week. Aurora views to high latitudes are possible. Learn more about how the Sun affects you this week. For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. Aurora Photography: Jake Stehli, Sweet Briar Lake, Judson, North Dakota, USA: https://twitter.com/eljakeo30/status/1003337988091383809 Tim Grimsey, Tasmania: https://twitter.com/astropixie/status/1002757109576957952 Dragonfly Connection, Central Alberta, Canada: https://twitter.com/AnnBond_007/status/1003111950883041280 NEOC Starcam, Mt Katahdin, Maine, USA: https://twitter.com/TheUmno/status/1003108813954797568 Andre Brandt, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/andrebrandtfoto/status/1002579669856768000 Ben Shirely, Invercargill, New Zealand: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZaurora/permalink/2159387957408624/ Aotearoa People, Smails Beach, New Zealand: https://twitter.com/AotearoaPeople/status/1002517276367572992 Michele Mccue, Central British Columbia, Canada: https://twitter.com/MccueMichele/status/1002460248383209472 Stefan Walker, Buffalo, Minnesota, USA: https://twitter.com/stefanwalker89/status/1002456597686378497 Debbie Center, Nevis, Minnesota, USA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatlakesaurorahunters/permalink/2468132483212439/ Anton Shkaplerov, ISS, Low Earth Orbit https://twitter.com/Anton_Astrey/status/1002632662719352832 Anne-Marie Gutschlag, Otatara, New Zealand: https://twitter.com/AnneMarie224/status/1003523557542920192 Jonny Harrison, Ross Ives Shelf, Antartica: https://twitter.com/JonnyHarrisonNZ/status/1003462060309544961 Jill Jones, Queenstown, New Zealand: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1837188476340820&set=gm.2160445013969585&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Solar Imaging and Analysis: SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/ Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/ Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: https://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/standard_movie.html GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/ LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch Solar Wind: DISCOVR solar wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: https://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261 NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap/ Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wing-kp USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/ USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/ NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://sol.spacenvironment.net/raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/ None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

SPACE — China Is working on a newly planned station dated for a 2019 launch. Beijing expects the "China Space Station" to be operational by 2022. The space station will be able to host up to six astronauts over 180-day periods.This is around the same time span that astronauts will spend on the International Space Station. China says their planned space station will orbit Earth at altitudes of between 340 kilometers and 450 kilometers. The ISS orbits at around 400 kilometers. China's space station may outlast the ISS, as that craft's future is unclear after 2025. Reportedly, the U.S. government is considering pulling its funding or privatizing it. According to Yahoo News, the U.S. has banned China from using the ISS since 2011. Subscribe to TomoNews ►►http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-TomoNews Watch more TomoNews ►►http://bit.ly/MoreTomoNews TomoNews is your best source for real news. We cover the funniest, craziest and most talked-about stories on the internet. If you’re laughing, we’re laughing. If you’re outraged, we’re outraged. We tell it like it is. And because we can animate stories, TomoNews brings you news like you’ve never seen before. Top TomoNews Stories - The most popular videos on TomoNews! http://bit.ly/Top_TomoNews_Stories You Idiot! - People doing stupid things http://bit.ly/You-Idiot Recent Uploads - The latest stories brought to you by TomoNews http://bit.ly/Latest-TomoNews Ultimate TomoNews Compilations - Can't get enough of TomoNews? This playlist is for you! New videos every day http://bit.ly/Ulitmate_TomoNews_Compilations Thanks for watching TomoNews! Like TomoNews on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Follow us on Twitter: @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Follow us on Instagram: @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus Visit our website for all the latest videos: http://us.tomonews.com Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get top stories delivered to your inbox every day: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter

Two studies published June 7 in the journal Science suggests NASA's Curiosity rover found methane and organic matter on Mars.

Space is the worst. It’s got hostile radiation, a total lack of atmosphere, near absolute zero temperatures, problematic gravity wells, and worse. In order to keep your spacecraft alive in that environment, you need electricity to keep it warm. Not to mention all the power to run scientific instruments and the transmitters to send that data home. Getting enough power in space is a big problem. Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Video Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/bh/podcast/universe-today-video/id794057165?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/video What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001 References: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/solar_arrays-about.html http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/05/30_efficiency_solar_cell https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/technology/is_severe_environments.html https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/voyager-mission-anniversary-rtg-radioisotope-thermoelectric-generator/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4818 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+to+voyager+1+in+light+hours https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/instruments/rtg/ https://mars.nasa.gov/files/mep/MMRTG_Jan2008.pdf https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/19/17138924/nasa-discovery-program-radioisotope-thermoelectric-generators-plutonium-238 http://spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=51241 http://www.businessinsider.com/nuclear-powered-satellites-space-2016-3 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ns_kilopower_fs_180111.pdf http://www.nnl.co.uk/media/1921/nnl-tech-conference-15-fcs-zara-hodgson.pdf http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/01/the-nuclear-disaster-of-kosmos-954/ https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/kilopower/

According to a new model, days on Earth used to really fly by, and today Pluto has wind-swept dunes made of very weird sand. For special, curated artifacts of this universe, check out https://scishowfinds.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطا الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/360/6392/992.full.pdf http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-pluto-methane-dunes-20180531-story.html#nws=mcnewsletter www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1717689115 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/uow-ttm053118.php http://www.indiana.edu/~geol105/images/gaia_chapter_4/milankovitch.htm https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/bayesian-analysis-python https://towardsdatascience.com/probability-concepts-explained-bayesian-inference-for-parameter-estimation-90e8930e5348 ------ Images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_formation.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/space-station-crew-sees-lots-of-clouds/ https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/galileo-earth-and-moon http://www.eso.org/public/usa/videos/eso1436c/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nh-pluto-in-true-color_2x_JPEG-edit-frame.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arbol_de_Piedra.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sahara_desert.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pluto-01_Stern_03_Pluto_Color_TXT.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_Planitia#/media/File:Mountainous_Shoreline_of_Sputnik_Planum_(PIA20198).png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_hazes_over_backlit_Pluto.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA19947-NH-Pluto-Norgay-Hillary-Mountains-20150714.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-s-brilliant-heart https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/sun-rising-background-on-landscape-hill-and-tree-gm815511810-132059067

DescriptionAfter launching June 6 in their Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 56-57 Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Serena Aunon-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency arrived at the International Space Station June 8 to complete a two-day journey, docking their vehicle to the Rassvet module on the Russian segment of the complex. A few hours after docking, Prokopyev, Aunon-Chancellor and Gerst opened hatches and were greeted by station Commander Drew Feustel of NASA and Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold of NASA and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. As the hatches were opened, the families of the newly arrived crewmembers and American, Russian and European space officials viewed the activities from the Russian Mission Control Center outside Moscow and offered their congratulations to the newest residents of the outpost.

What if the future influences the past? It could, according to this new quantum theory. Special thanks to Dianna from Physics Girl for her help with this episode! If you haven’t yet, go check out her channel. She’s awesome. https://www.youtube.com/user/physicswoman This Is The Only Place Antimatter Can Survive In The Universe - https://youtu.be/XD8Q3Mb1Q4I Read More: Physicists provide support for retrocausal quantum theory, in which the future influences the past https://phys.org/news/2017-07-physicists-retrocausal-quantum-theory-future.html “Recently some physicists have been looking into this idea, called ‘retrocausality,’ because it can potentially resolve some long-standing puzzles in quantum physics.“ The Quantum Mechanics of Fate http://nautil.us/issue/9/time/the-quantum-mechanics-of-fate “Physicists as renowned as John Wheeler, Richard Feynman, Dennis Sciama, and Yakir Aharonov have speculated that causality is a two-headed arrow and the future might influence the past.” Scientists Finally Prove Strange Quantum Physics Idea Einstein Hated https://gizmodo.com/scientists-finally-prove-strange-quantum-physics-idea-e-1798433666 “That concept is also known as entanglement, and it’s what allows particles that have once interacted to share a connection regardless of the separation between them.” ____________________ Elements is more than just a science show. It’s your science-loving best friend, tasked with keeping you updated and interested on all the compelling, innovative and groundbreaking science happening all around us. Join our passionate hosts as they help break down and present fascinating science, from quarks to quantum theory and beyond. Seeker explains every aspect of our world through a lens of science, inspiring a new generation of curious minds who want to know how today’s discoveries in science, math, engineering and technology are impacting our lives, and shaping our future. Our stories parse meaning from the noise in a world of rapidly changing information. Visit the Seeker website https://www.seeker.com/videos Elements on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SeekerElements/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel Seeker on Twitter http://twitter.com/seeker Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Seeker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Seeker http://www.seeker.com/ This episode of Seeker was co-hosted by Trace Dominguez Written by: Victoria Barrios

An exploration of recent reports of organic molecules found in a layer of rock on Mars along with another report of seasonal changes in Methane levels on Mars that could be due to the activities of life. https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Papers: "Background levels of methane in Mars’ atmosphere show strong seasonal variations" Webster et al, 2018 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6393/1093 "Organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater, Mars" Eigenbrode et al, 2018 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6393/1096 Music: Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

NASA discusses new science results from NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. The media and public are invited to ask questions. Michelle Thaller, assistant director of science for communications, in NASA's Planetary Science Division will host the chat. Participants include: Paul Mahaffy, director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland Jen Eigenbrode, research scientist at Goddard Chris Webster, senior research fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Ashwin Vasavada, Mars Science Laboratory project scientist, JPL The public can send questions on social media by using #askNASA. For information about NASA's Curiosity rover, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/msl All chats are moderated. Inappropriate language or posts that harass other individuals will be removed. Be courteous Use respectful language Protect your private information No spam, sexually explicit or discriminatory material Stay on topic

NASA announced today that the curiosity Mars rover has discovered organics on Mars and has discovered Methane changes through out the Martian seasons. Exciting news for the search for life on Mars! Follow and Like my upcoming new series on Facebook Watch with Space.com "Spacing Out!" - https://www.facebook.com/SpacingOutEverydayAstronaut/ Show your support and join our discord channel by becoming a Patron - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut Everyday Astronaut hats, prints, shirts and more at - https://everydayastronaut.com/shop/ SpaceX models by Oli Braun http://twitter.com/oli_braun and his store - https://www.buzzspacemodels.com/

Since arriving at Mars in 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover has drilled into rocks in search of organics - molecules containing carbon. Organics are the building blocks of all life on Earth, though they can also come from non-living sources. The surface of Mars readily destroys these molecules, making them difficult to detect. Now, Curiosity has discovered ancient organics that have been preserved in rocks for billions of years. This finding helps scientists better understand the habitability of early Mars, and it paves the way for future missions to the Red Planet. This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12951 Graphics from the NASA-TV broadcast of this discovery are available at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12967 Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Dan Gallagher Music provided by Killer Tracks: "Crystalline" by Enrico Cacace & Manuel Bandettini, "Based On True Events" by Eric Chevalier, "Mirrored Cubes" by Laurent Dury, "Lost In The Sky" by Matthews Samar If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/NASAExplorer Credits Interviewee: Jennifer Eigenbrode (NASA/GSFC) Producer: Dan Gallagher (USRA) Scientists: Jennifer Eigenbrode (NASA/GSFC) Paul Mahaffy (NASA/GSFC) Editor: Dan Gallagher (USRA) Science Writer: William Steigerwald (NASA/GSFC) Videographer: Rob Andreoli (AIMM) Production Assistant: John Caldwell (AIMM) Animators: Lisa Poje (Freelance) Josh Masters (USRA) Walt Feimer (KBRwyle) Michael Lentz (USRA) Chris Smith (SLAC) John Blackwell (LPI) Project Support: Molly Wasser (ADNET Systems Inc.) Technical Support: Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems Inc.)

The National Symphony Orchestra Pops and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Preforming Arts hosted a celebration for NASA's 60th Anniversary June 1, 2018. This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_0606_The%20National%20Symphony%20Orchestra%20Pops%20Celebrates%20NASA%E2%80%99s%2060th%20Anniversary.html

In this week's questions show, I talk about entry level telescopes, why we can see galaxies billions of light years away but not objects on the Moon, and why events that won't happen billions of years into the future still make us kind of sad. 00:40 Good starter telescope 02:10 Is Fraser ignorant or stupid?! 02:45 Why can't we zoom into the Moon? 05:23 Mysteriously unsubscribed from the channel 06:22 Orbit first or land directly? 07:56 How does laser propulsion work? 09:55 Is the Universe practically finite? 10:51 Stop saying anything's impossible. 12:26 Interstellar civilization is impractical. 14:49 Deep future makes me sad. 17:15 Will Laniakea be in our Local Group? 18:39 Are we still trapped if we invent warp drives? Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Video Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/bh/podcast/universe-today-video/id794057165?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/video What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001

In humanity's search for life outside our Solar System, one of the best places to look is Alpha Centauri, a system containing the three nearest stars beyond the Sun. A new study that has involved monitoring of Alpha Centauri for more than a decade by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory provides encouraging news about one key aspect of planetary habitability. It indicates that any planets orbiting the two brightest stars in the Alpha Cen system are likely not being pummeled by large amounts of X-ray radiation from their host stars. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system located just over four light years, or about 25 trillion miles, from Earth. While this is a large distance in terrestrial terms, it is three times closer than the next nearest Sun-like star. The stars in the Alpha Centauri system include a pair called "A" and "B," that we'll call AB, which orbit relatively close to each other. Alpha Cen A is a near twin of our Sun in almost every way, including age, while Alpha Cen B is somewhat smaller and dimmer but still quite similar to the Sun. The third member, Alpha Cen C (also known as Proxima), is a much smaller red dwarf star that travels around the AB pair in a much larger orbit that takes it more than 10 thousand times farther from the AB pair than the Earth-Sun distance. Proxima currently holds the title of the nearest star to Earth, although AB is a very close second. The Chandra data reveal that the prospects for life in terms of current X-ray bombardment are actually better around Alpha Cen A than for the Sun, and Alpha Cen B fares only slightly worse. Proxima, on the other hand, is a type of active red dwarf star known to frequently send out dangerous flares of X-ray radiation, and is likely hostile to life.

At a distance of only 25 trillion miles, the Alpha Centauri star system is a prime target in humanity's search for life outside our Solar System. Astronomers would like to know what kind of environment exists around the two stars in Alpha Centauri that closely resemble our Sun. To learn about this, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has been monitoring the Alpha Centauri system every six months for over a decade. Chandra is the only X-ray observatory capable of resolving the two Sun-like stars to determine which star is doing what. A new study indicates these two stars are likely not pummeling any orbiting planets with large amounts of X-ray radiation. This is promising news for the sustainability of life on any planets astronomers find around these two nearby stars in the future.

On June 6, 1995, American astronaut Norman Thagard broke NASA's space endurance record at the time of 84 days, 1 hour and 16 minutes while aboard the Russian space station Mir. Thagard, a veteran of four shuttle flights, was considered the first American cosmonaut and the first American to ride to space aboard a Russian vehicle. He launched aboard a Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft to the Russian Mir-18 on March 18, 1995, and landed on NASA's shuttle Atlantis on July 7th of that year. He ultimately spent 115 days in space on the flight. The current single-mission space endurance record is held by Valery Polyakov at 437.7 days.

Serena Auñón-Chancellor (NASA), Alexander Gerst (ESA) , and Sergey Prokopyev (Roscosmos) launched to the International Space Station on June 6, 2018. Credit: NASA

SpaceX has officially said that it will need more time before it’s first moon mission. SpaceX had originally planned to send a pair of tourists around the moon. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company wants to slow down their plans. The trip was scheduled for later this year, but the company won’t be able to meet that timeline. This is pretty common for SpaceX, which struggles frequently to meet deadlines. The company hasn't provided a new timeline yet on when the trip could be taking place. https://www.geek.com/science/spacex-delays-its-inaugural-moon-mission-1742089/?source http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit Tech using http://wochit.com

According to a report by the Washington Post, NASA has confirmed that Jim Bridenstine has begun speaking with companies about the privatizing the International Space Station and how best to transform low-Earth orbit into a place of business. Gizmodo reports that Bridenstine said in a recent interview, "We’re in a position now where there are people out there that can do commercial management of the International Space Station. I’ve talked to many large corporations that are interested in getting involved in that through a consortium, if you will.” https://gizmodo.com/nasas-administrator-is-talking-to-private-companies-abo-1826573440 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

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When most people think of NASA technology, they think of technology used in space exploration to the Moon, Mars or the most distant galaxies in the universe. But did you know NASA technologies also benefit life on right here on Earth, in the form of commercial products? "NASA spinoffs" are in your everyday life – they can be found all around you, from your smartphone and household appliances, to your car and even in baby formula. NASA is making sure our technological innovations go beyond their original use to benefit the public as new commercial products and services, right here on Earth, right now. As we like to say at NASA, "there’s more space in your life than you think." Since 1976, NASA has profiled more than 2,000 NASA spinoffs in the annual NASA Spinoff publication. Learn about more spinoffs in this year’s publication at https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/index.html. To learn more about NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist, visit https://www.nasa.gov/oct.

Astronomers using ALMA and the VLT have discovered that starburst galaxies in both the early and the nearby Universe contain a much higher proportion of massive stars than is found in more peaceful galaxies. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1817a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO. Directed by: Nico Bartmann. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Stephen Molyneux and Richard Hook. Music: written and performed by Stan Dart (www.stan-dart.com). Footage and photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst talks from Baikonur Cosmodrome, just a couple of days before his second launch to the International Space Station for the Horizons mission. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Follow Horizons launch: http://bit.ly/FollowHorizonsLaunch

SpaceX successfully launched the SES-12 satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Monday, June 4, 2018 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Liftoff occurred at 12:45 a.m. EDT. The SES-12 satellite was deployed about 32 minutes after liftoff. Falcon 9’s first stage for the SES-12 mission previously supported the OTV-5 mission from Launch Complex 39A in September 2017. SpaceX did not attempt to recover Falcon 9’s first stage after launch.