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Growing rice in space. All this and more area news in this weeks episode of Space Bites.
Amazing Tarantula nebula by JWST
I think this one is my favorite of all the photos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Due to the fact that its an infrared instrument, Webb can peer through the gas and dust that obscure freshly forming stars, revealing thousands of stars never ever seen before.
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Rice is among the worlds staple crops, and now we understand itll grow in space too. Astronauts on board Chinas Tiangong effectively grew 2 rice ranges in the Wentian space laboratory. Their experiment started in July with a routine range and a dwarf variety of rice. The tall variety grew 29 cm, and the dwarf variety grew 5 cm, which matches the quantity of growth they d reach in the world. Its not almost growing food in space; scientists will be studying any genetic mutations from remaining in microgravity and exposed to radiation.
More about growing space rice.
Green Sand on Mars
This week Apple announced their brand-new iPhone 14 range of smart devices. The iPhone 14s Emergency SOS mode will send out messages through the Globalstar satellite network, meaning they can request help almost everywhere on Earth.
More about iPhones brand-new satellite function.
China Grows Rice in Space
Rice is one of the worlds staple crops, and now we know itll grow in area too. Astronauts on board Chinas Tiangong successfully grew 2 rice varieties in the Wentian space laboratory. Its not just about growing food in space; researchers will be studying any hereditary mutations from being in microgravity and exposed to radiation.
More on the Tarantula Nebula.
Another SLS Delay but Hopes for a September Launch
Growing rice in space. All this and more space news in this weeks episode of Space Bites.
NASAs Space Launch System ought to have blasted off on August 31st, 2022, however a hydrogen fuel leakage scrubbed the mission. NASAs next launch window is on September 23rd, but they have a due date. The batteries for its flight termination system will need to be switched out in the next couple of weeks, which indicates a trip back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
More about Artemis I Launching.
iPhone 14 Will Have Satellite Connection
Jezero Crater was picked as the landing website for the Perseverance Rover because its a region on Mars that was wet for a long time. Determination likewise discovered unexpected regions of volcanic rock on the craters sides.
More about water on Mars.
Rocket Lab Successfully Tests an Engine Returned from Space
RocketLab made headings in May when they effectively captured the first-stage booster from an Electron rocket with a helicopter. RocketLab fished the rocket out of the ocean, cleaned up the engine, and successfully fired it again, finishing the total period of a flight to orbit.
More about recycling Electron.
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