Outer Space & Universe
Outer Space & Universe
Space, also known as outer space, is the near-vacuum between celestial bodies. It is where everything (all of the planets, stars, galaxies and other objects) is found.
On Earth, space begins at the Kármán line (100 km above sea level). This is where Earth's atmosphere is said to stop and outer space begins. This is not a firm boundary but is a convention used by scientists and diplomats.
Items in space are free to move back and forth; up and down; and left and right. These three dimensions are what make 3D space. Items also move forward through time, which is sometimes called the fourth dimension.
The majority of space contains very little matter and so most of it is a vacuum. Scientists do not know how big space is but we do know that space is extremely big, and is always expanding.
According to the big bang theory, all matter and energy in the Universe was compressed into a very small space. Then it exploded and started expanding. Space is still growing in size today; this means the distance from one galaxy to distant galaxies is getting longer.
Gravity is the force that keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth and the planets in orbit around the Sun. Gravity can stretch and bend space similar to how a heavy ball placed on a stretched sheet of rubber will cause the rubber to stretch. The scientist who discovered that space can bend is named Albert Einstein. How gravity bends space is part of his theory of general relativity.
Astronauts, Cosmonauts, Taikonauts and Spationauts
An astronaut is any person who is trained by NASA to travel and perform tasks in space. Although the space traveler may not necessarily be a United States citizen, each astronaut does go through a rigorous training regiment by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Other space travelers go by other names then astronaut depending on their country of origin.
In the United States, astronaut is derived from the Greek words ástron (star) and nautis (sailor). While, in Russia, a space traveler goes by the name космонавт (English: cosmonaut), which is derived from the Greek words kosmos (universe) and nautis (sailor). Westerners call a space traveler from China a taikonaut, based on the 1998 writings of Chiew Lee Yik and Chen Lan where the term tàikōng (great emptiness), Chinese for “space”. In China, the term yuháng yuán (universe navigator) is used for space traveler.
Only the United States of America (United States), Russia (earlier, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), and the People’s Republic of China (China) have sent manned spacecraft into space. Other countries have assisted these countries by sending their own space travelers on space missions. For instance, a French space traveler is called a spationaut (from the French word spationaute), which is derived from the Latin spatium (space) and Greek nautis (sailor). (plural in Greek nautes = sailors)
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Space to Ground: Hello, Goodbye: Sept. 1, 2023
Added 20 Views / 0 LikesNASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. Got a question or comment? Use #AskNASA to talk to us.Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:https://www.nasa.gov/iss-scien
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Space Development Agency’s Second Tranche 0 Mission Control Audio
Added 15 Views / 0 LikesThis is the vehicle trajectory and mission control audio without any additional commentary. There may be very long periods of silence. For our full hosted webcast, visit https://www.spacex.com/launches/
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India's Chandrayaan-3 rover 'spins' on moon in latest view
Added 16 Views / 0 LikesSee India's Chandrayaan-3 Pragyan rover's spin maneuver in imagery captured on Aug. 29, 2023. Credit: ISRO | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) Credit: Soft Landing by True Messenger / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsou
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India tests drogue parachutes on rocket sled for Gaganyaan mission
Added 14 Views / 0 LikesThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) tested drogue parachutes for the Gaganyaan mission in Aug. 2023. A rocket sled on rail tracks was used in the tests,Credit: ISRO
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Starlink Mission
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'Hidden X-ray Cosmos' to be studied by XRISM mission
Added 17 Views / 0 LikesLearn how the NASA/JAXA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) will study the 'X-ray Cosmos' in this explainer from the Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.
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International Space Station flies over Hurricane Idalia after it makes landfall in Florida
Added 19 Views / 0 LikesThe International Space Station flew over Hurricane Idalia a few hours after in made landfall on Aug. 30, 2023 as a dangerous category 3 storm. Credit: NASA
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Hurricane Idalia intensifies into category 4 storm in satellite views
Added 25 Views / 0 LikesNOAA's GOES-East satellite captured Hurricane Idalia on Aug 29-30, 2023. The storm intensified to a category 4 storm prior to landfall in Florida.Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: CIRA/NOAA | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)
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RED ALERT! Category 4 MAJOR HURRICANE Idalia officially predicted at Landfall!
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Hurricane Idalia: Pray for the best, prepare for the worst*.
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Hurricane Idalia seen from the International Space Station
Added 18 Views / 0 LikesThe International Space Station flew over Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 29, 2023. Credit: NASA
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Hurricanes Idalia and Frankin seen from space in amazing satellite time-lapses
Added 18 Views / 0 LikesNOAA's GOES-East satellite captured views of Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin and the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean from Aug 28-29, 2023. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: CIRA/NOAA | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)
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Japan to launch SLIM lunar lander to moon! See the mission animation
Added 18 Views / 0 LikesJAXA in launching a small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM " in late August 2023. See it travel to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: JAXA
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WTF? What if Hurricane Idalia gets REALLY Mean & Weird? (unofficial September 10th storm watch)
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RED ALERT! Time is running out to prepare for Super Blue Moon Major Hurricane Idalia!
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Atlas V rocket to launch 'Silent Barker' spysat for Space Force and NRO! See the flight profile
Added 17 Views / 0 LikesA United Launch Allliance Atlas V rocket is carrying the NROL-107 payload for "Silent Barker," a joint mission of the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). It is scheduled to launch on Tuesday (Aug. 29) at 8:34 a.m. EDT (1234 GMT)
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RED ALERT! NWS now predicts Idalia will make landfall as a Major Hurricane in Florida!
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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover is on the move in new footage
Added 14 Views / 0 LikesThe Chandrayaan-3 Pragyan rover continued its roll on the moon on Aug. 25, 2023. The rover was deployed to the surface on Aug. 23. Credit: ISRO | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) Credit: Soft Landing by True Messenger
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RED ALERT! Prepare for Major Hurricane Idalia & TWO more Hurricanes to hit the USA in next 2 weeks?
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RED ALERT! Stronger & East is newest Hurricane Idalia model trend! future bigStorm date just dropped
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