COVID-19 drug research and bio-mining launching to the International Space Station

 

ISS - International Space Station logo.

Dec. 4, 2020

For the past 20 years, astronauts have been performing experiments on the International Space Station. Science in low Earth orbit is not only hugely important in preparation for continued space exploration, the research also benefits life on Earth.

Kubik facility

We’ve seen discoveries that have advanced Earth-bound medicine, engineering and agriculture, and from this weekend onwards, microgravity will help us in our fight against COVID-19, with European commercial experiments set to launch to the International Space Station on the 21st SpaceX cargo mission.

COVID-19 medicine

Scientists will use Europe’s commercial ICE Cubes Service to test a COVID-19 medicine in microgravity in order to better understand how remdesivir interacts with its delivery substance cyclodextrin so that the drug’sefficiency can be improved. It will be the first time any COVID-19 related research takes place on the International Space Station.

ICE Cubes Facility

The experiment represents collaboration at its finest: The customers, InnoStudio and Cyclolab, are using the High Quality Protein Crystal Growth Service Kirara, operated by the Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), to run an experiment in the ICE Cubes Facility, managed by Space Application Systems, in ESA’s Columbus laboratory.

BioAsteroid

The University of Edinburgh’s BioAsteroid mission will use the Bioreactor Express Service to investigate how gravity affects the interaction between microbes and rock in a liquid in reduced gravity, with support from the UK Space Agency. BioAsteroid builds on recently published research of the BioRock experiment that looked at how microbes performed under different gravitational circumstances to extract resources from rocks. These microbes could give us key insights on our way to colonising the Moon and Mars.

BioAsteroid Experiment Unit

The BioAsteroid project is a great example of how working with commercial partners can drastically speed-up research. It took roughly a decade for its predecessor BioRock to make it from conception to the International Space Station and back, whereas BioAsteroid will be traveling to space within a year from its conception.

Benefits

Traditionally, research in orbit has been managed by governmental space agencies, working with scientists on the ground as the astronauts perform experiments on the International Space Station. But as the space industry expands, more commercial partners are getting involved.

These experiments demonstrate the benefits of working together with commercial partners. Researchers do not need to wait for a call for ideas or enter a selection process to be considered for an experiment aboard the International Space Station. This is an advantage for companies that are looking to be first on the market to present their results.

Human and robotic exploration benefits

Increased access, market benefits for commercial companies and shorter execution times all continue to increase the amount of space research and can therefore lead to new, more rapid discoveries. Discoveries that will help us explore farther into space, while at the same time providing benefits for people here on Earth, are good news for everyone.

Related links:

ICE Cubes Service: https://www.icecubesservice.com/

InnoStudio: https://innostudio.org/

Cyclolab: https://cyclolab.hu/

Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS): https://www.jamss.co.jp/en/

Space Application Systems: https://www.spaceapplications.com/

BioAsteroid: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2019/09/BioAsteroid

Bioreactor Express Service: http://www.bioreactorexpress.com/

International Space Station (ISS): https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/International_Space_Station

Images, Text, Credits: ESA/NASA.

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Hubble Gazes Upon Cosmic Wonderland

 

NASA - Hubble Space Telescope patch.

Dec. 4, 2020

This large expanse of space captured with the Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy SDSS J225506.80+005839.9. Unlike many other extravagant galaxies and stunning nebulae imaged by Hubble, this galaxy does not have a short, popular name, and is only known by its long name given in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which refers to its coordinates in the sky. This galaxy – visible in the center right portion of the image – and its many wondrous neighboring galaxies lie in the constellation of Pisces (the Fish).

This is a post-starburst galaxy, which is a product of galaxies that have merged within the past billion years. This merger event drove gas to the galaxy's center and created an abundance of new stars, of which the brightest are visible in the remnant galaxy's core. The visible shells and tails surrounding the galaxy are also a result of this merger event.

Residing far beyond our own Milky Way at a distance of about 500 million light-years, it is almost impossible to glimpse this galaxy without the assistance of Hubble, and, like thousands of similar faint and very distant galaxies, it was only discovered and cataloged in recent years. Many millions of galaxies still await our discovery as we build a wondrous picture of our night sky.

Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

For more information about Hubble, visit:

http://hubblesite.org/

http://www.nasa.gov/hubble

http://www.spacetelescope.org/

Text Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)/NASA/Lynn Jenner/Image, Animation Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Zabludoff.

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The sun sets on ESEO as ESA’s pioneering student satellite mission concludes

 

ESA - ESEO Mission logo.

Dec. 4, 2020

After almost two years in space, ESA’s European Student Earth Orbiter mission – ESEO – is coming to a close. Designed by students, for students, it has raised the bar for what can be achieved by university student teams.

Artist impression of ESEO flying over Europe

Numerous technical setbacks provided additional hurdles, but also extra opportunities for students to learn about the reality of working with advanced hardware and software in orbit around our planet.

A satellite by students, for students

ESEO was envisaged by ESA Academy’s hands-on space programme as a revolutionary educational project; nothing less than a fully-functional satellite, with scientific and technological payloads designed and operated entirely by university students. This provided a unique opportunity for students across Europe to gain significant practical experience in the design, development, launch and operations of a real space mission – for many, a dream come true.

The ESEO satellite shows its beauty

In total, more than 600 students from ESA Member States have been involved in ESEO, from the project’s beginnings and during each phase and iteration, developing the scientific and technology demonstration payloads, key sub-systems, and the entire ground segment. Throughout the project, students took part in workshops and lectures, were directly involved in the technical project reviews, and actively worked on the design, development, and testing of their hardware and software. "I came to the ESEO project when I was applying for the doctorate program in the field of space debris mitigation,” recalls Dr. Chiara Palla, who worked on ESEO during her time as a PhD student at Cranfield University. “In fact, at Cranfield we were developing a drag sail mechanism to de-orbit the satellite. ESEO provided the chance to fully design, manufacture and test the device. This was an invaluable opportunity to engineer real space hardware and get hands-on with a space mission cycle in a fully international environment. I'm really convinced that the experience gained from ESEO has been driving me to successfully perform new research and lead new teams."

To make ESEO a reality, ESA teamed up with Prime Industrial contractor SITAEL. This leading Transportation and Aerospace Group developed the satellite platform, then performed the integration and testing of the whole spacecraft, including the integration of the student-built payloads and subsystems. In addition, they provided valuable and much appreciated technical support to the student teams under ESA’s coordination. Viktor Qiao was a student from the Hungarian Langmuir Probe team. He explains, “When I joined the Laboratory of Space Technology at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, I was very lucky, because I was just in time to participate in the development of the Langmuir Probe for ESEO. It was the first engineering project that I worked on and I’ll never forget all the practical skills I learned, and the experience of working with ESA professionals and participating in the final test campaign. Working with SITAEL was an excellent opportunity to gain experience in engineering fields other than our own, such as mechanical and systems engineering. It also provided a glimpse into the day-to-day reality of work within the space industry. I’m now a PhD student, and I’ll always be proud of ESEO as the project that started my engineering career – hopefully only the first in a long list of projects to come."

A further valuable contribution by industry for the success of the ESEO project came from ST Microelectronics, which donated a set of Integrated Current Limiters used for the development of the power distribution board by the student team from BME Budapest.

A lasting legacy

Originally designed to be in orbit for just six months, project extensions have seen ESEO circling our planet for almost two years. The spacecraft performed commissioning of the platform but was unable to reach its nominal attitude, and therefore, ideal operational mode. Due to a variety of technical challenges and hurdles, the mission operators were only able to activate a subset of the payloads, leading to reduced success in achieving the science objectives.

Learn more about ESEO’s in-orbit challenges and successes:
https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO/ESEO_in_orbit_chronicle_of_challenges_and_successes

Despite – and indeed perhaps also thanks to – the setbacks, the educational return for the students involved over the lifecycle of ESEO has been truly vast, and ESEO’s overarching educational objective was achieved: for university students to acquire hands-on experience of the full life cycle of a real space project, real-life troubleshooting included, in order to prepare a well-qualified technical workforce for the European space sector.

“Remarkably, the participating students took a complicated space mission all the way from conception to operation in orbit,” says Hugo Marée, Head of the ESA Education Office. “The hurdles they overcame along the way have contributed to a great deal of learning, and given them unparalleled experience that will serve them well in their future careers in the space industry.”

ESEO Power Distribution Unit students, Hungary

ESEO’s mission may be over, but its story does not end here. ESA and SITAEL are preparing a second In-Flight Experience Workshop for students, with sessions themed on lessons learned during the operational phase of ESEO, as well as practical classes using an engineering model of the satellite. Furthermore, ESA is planning full training weeks based on the ESEO experience. Papers will also be published to disseminate ESEO’s learning among the wider community.

Alberto Lucci was a student at the University of Bologna working in ESEO’s Mission Control Centre. Like many of those involved, he now looks back on his time with ESEO as an inspirational and transformative experience. “Working on ESEO was like being on a roller coaster,” he remembers, “from the happiness of the first signal we received, to the concern for newfound issues, gasping with satisfaction at making recoveries, to the long nights spent executing operational procedures. This adventure will always be a milestone of my career. ESEO represented a chance for personal and professional growth: it taught me that with passion and expertise you can transform your dream into a career!”

Related links:

ESA’s European Student Earth Orbiter: https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO/About_ESEO_-_the_European_Student_Earth_Orbiter

ESEO: https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO

SITAEL: https://www.sitael.com/

ESA Member States: https://www.esa.int/Education/ESA_Member_States_Canada_Latvia_and_Slovenia

Images, Text, Credit: European Space Agency (ESA).

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The second successful launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket in one day

 

ROSCOSMOS logo.

Dec. 3, 2020

Soyuz-2 launches Gonets-M & ERA-1

On Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 4:14 Moscow time, the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle (manufactured by the Progress rocket and space center, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region. the spacecraft block of the low-orbit commercial satellite communication system "Gonets-M" and the service platform of the nano-sized spacecraft "ERA-1" developed in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense, designed to test advanced microdevices and microsystems of orientation and astronavigation.

All prelaunch operations and the launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket took place in the normal mode. The means of the ground-based automated control complex of the Aerospace Forces monitored the launch and flight of the launch vehicle. Two minutes after the launch, the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket was taken for escort by ground-based facilities of the V.I. German Titov of the Aerospace Forces of the Aerospace Forces.

At the estimated time, the Fregat upper stage (manufactured by the Lavochkin association, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) routinely separated from the third stage of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle and two hours later successfully launched the spacecraft into the calculated orbit. After launching into orbit, the spacecraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense was assigned the serial number "Cosmos-2548", and the "Gonets-M" satellites were transferred to the control of the customer, who will control them during the orbital flight. Specialists of the Main Testing Space Center. German Titov carried out operations to de-orbit the Fregat upper stage.

Launch of the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket with spacecraft at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Pavel Cherenkov, General Director of the Gonets Satellite System (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), on the launch: “Congratulations to all colleagues and partners on the successful launch of three Gonets-M spacecraft. According to the information received, their separation from the upper stage took place normally, they were taken over by our duty shifts. After the specified flight operations are completed, they will be entered into the communication system. The replenishment of the grouping created an important resource for the viability of the system and created some redundancy opportunities.

For us, as an operator of the Gonets system, this is extremely important, since we can confidently guarantee our users the provision of services at the highest level. This year, we also commissioned four new regional stations, which dramatically improved the operation of the ground segment. Therefore, the Gonets system is ready to provide services for various segments with scalability both in terms of the list of services and the number of subscribers. "

Soyuz-2 launches Gonets-M & ERA-1

The officers of the Space Control Center of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces entered into the Main catalog of space objects of the Russian space control system information about the spacecraft launched into orbit, and began to analyze and process information about new space objects for their acceptance by ground means of the Main Center for Space Situation Intelligence Space Forces Aerospace Forces.

The Upper Stage "Fregat" ensures the efficient performance of all tasks related to the launch of one or several spacecraft into working orbits or trajectories departing from the Earth. The entire launching process is carried out autonomously, without interference from the Earth. The highest reliability and, practically, ideal launching accuracy, give the upper stage an undeniable competitive advantage over world analogues. This launch was the 90th for the Fregat upper stage.

Gonets-M satellite

The launch took place for the second time this year. Three satellites "Gonets-M", launched into orbit on September 28, 2020, have been successfully introduced by specialists of the "Gonets" satellite system into the communication system and are used for their intended purpose. The launches were carried out within the framework of the Federal Space Program of Russia for 2016–2025, which provides for the maintenance of the Gonets-D1M MSPSS orbital group in operational readiness and in the regular composition.

As part of the Gonets-D1M system, the Gonets-M spacecraft will serve for organizing personal communication services, including data transmission from mobile and stationary objects, as well as for industrial, environmental and scientific monitoring in hard-to-reach areas.

ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/29637/

Images, Video, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/Russian Defense Ministry/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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Crew Immersed in Space Science as Cargo Dragon Nears Launch

 

ISS - Expedition 64 Mission patch.

Dec. 3, 2020

Expedition 64 is getting ready for over 6,400 pounds of cargo due to arrive this weekend aboard the next-generation SpaceX Dragon space freighter. All seven International Space Station residents also were immersed in microgravity research throughout Thursday.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft has rolled out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is counting down to a Saturday lift off at 11:39 a.m. EST. Weather-permitting Dragon, would automatically dock just under 24 hours later to the Harmony module’s space-facing port adjacent to the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle.

Image above: The upgraded version of SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft is seen before it rolls out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image Credit: SpaceX.

The Cargo Dragon’s main payload is the NanoRacks Bishop airlock that will be robotically attached to the Tranquility module. Bishop will increase the capacity for external space research at the space station benefitting public and private organizations.

The orbiting lab was humming today with a host of advanced space science looking at a variety of microgravity phenomena to enhance life for humans on and off the Earth.

Flight Engineers Michael Hopkins and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov swapped fuel bottles inside the Combustion Integrated Rack than enables safe investigations of flames and fuels on the station. Eye exams were on the slate this afternoon for astronauts Kate Rubins and Soichi Noguchi who also serviced botany and cell biology research gear.

Image above: JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Expedition 64 astronaut Soichi Noguchi relaxes at the end of the work day inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world." The orbiting lab was flying above the South Pacific at the time this photograph was taken on Nov. 27, 2020. Image Credit: NASA.

NASA Flight Engineer Shannon Walker serviced samples inside the Materials Science Laboratory before setting up the Fiber Optic Production study inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox. Her crewmate, Engineer Victor Glover collected and stowed biological samples for the Food Physiology study exploring how diet affects the immune system in space.

Finally, station Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos wrapped up a 24-hour session that monitored his heart activity. The two-time station resident also explored ways to improve the workspace inside the station.

Related links:

Expedition 64: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition64/index.html

Harmony module: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/harmony

NanoRacks Bishop airlock: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/New_Doorway_to_Space

Tranquility module: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/tranquility/

Advanced space science: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html

Combustion Integrated Rack: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=317

Botany: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7793

Cell biology: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=333

Materials Science Laboratory: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=1854

Fiber Optic Production: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7630

Microgravity Science Glovebox: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=341

Food Physiology: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7870

Improve the workspace: https://www.energia.ru/en/iss/researches/develop/22.html

Space Station Research and Technology: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/overview.html

International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

Images (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia/Yvette Smith.

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NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations

 

NASA - Artemis Program logo.

Dec. 3, 2020

NASA Asks Commercial Companies to Collect Moon Rocks

Video above: NASA is taking a critical step forward in its lunar exploration goals by selecting commercial companies to collect lunar resources as part of the Artemis program. Video Credit: NASA.

NASA has selected four companies to collect space resources and transfer ownership to the agency: Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado; Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California; ispace Europe of Luxembourg; and ispace Japan of Tokyo. Overall, the new NASA contracts with these companies totals $25,001.

Space resources will play a key role in NASA’s Artemis program and future space exploration. The ability to extract and use extraterrestrial resources will ensure Artemis operations can be conducted safely and sustainably in support of establishing human lunar exploration. Moreover, in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) will play a vital role in a future human mission to Mars. Like many other operations, ISRU activities will be tested and developed on the Moon, building the required knowledge to implement new capabilities that will be necessary to overcome the challenges of a human mission to Mars.

“These awards expand NASA’s innovative use of public-private partnerships to the Moon. We’re excited to join with our commercial and international partners to make Artemis the largest and most diverse global human space exploration coalition in history,” said Mike Gold, NASA’s acting associate administrator for international and interagency relations. “Space resources are the fuel that will propel America and all of humanity to the stars.”

A great deal of work remains to be done to develop robust ISRU capabilities. Both robotic and human explorers will test new technologies and techniques.

NASA Asks Commercial Companies to Collect Moon Rocks

“Leveraging commercial involvement enhances our ability to safely return to the Moon in a sustainable, innovative, and affordable fashion,” said Phil McAlister, director of Commercial Spaceflight Development at NASA Headquarters. “A supportive policy for the recovery and use of space resources provides a stable and predictable investment environment for commercial space innovators and entrepreneurs.”

Companies will collect a small amount of lunar regolith from any location on the Moon and provide imagery to NASA of the collection and the collected material, along with data that identifies the collection location. Subsequent to receiving such imagery and data, an “in-place” transfer of ownership of the lunar regolith to NASA will take place. After ownership transfer, the collected material becomes the sole property of NASA for the agency’s use under the Artemis program.

NASA solicited fixed price quotes using simplified acquisition procedures and selected companies using the “low-priced, technically acceptable” selection method. The agency evaluated quotes and assigned a pass-fail rating based on their ability to satisfactorily meet the requirements of the solicitation. Companies were then selected from the acceptable proposals, in accordance with the agency’s available budget, starting with the lowest-priced proposals. Details about the selection are:

- Lunar Outpost proposed collection for $1 following arrival of a lander to the lunar South Pole in 2023.

- ispace Japan proposed collection for $5,000 following arrival in 2022 of a lander to Lacus Somniorum on the Moon’s northeastern near side.

- ispace Europe proposed collection for $5,000 following arrival in 2023 of a lander to the lunar South Pole.

- Masten Space Systems proposed collection for $15,000 following arrival in 2023 of a lander to the lunar South Pole.

Companies will receive 10% of their total proposed price upon award, will receive 10% upon launch, and the remaining 80% upon successful completion. NASA’s payment is exclusively for the lunar regolith. The agency will determine retrieval methods for the transferred lunar regolith at a later date.

Companies must take all actions to perform the contracts in full compliance with the Registration Convention, Article II, and other provisions of the Outer Space Treaty, as well as in accordance with NASA’s other relevant international obligations. NASA will continue to publicly release data and scientific discoveries gained through safe and sustainable lunar exploration to benefit all of humanity.

Related links:

NASA’s Artemis program: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram

Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis

Commercial Space: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/index.html

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Hubble Captures Fading of the Stingray Nebula

 

ESA - Hubble Space Telescope logo.

Dec. 3, 2020

Hubble Captures Fading of the Stingray Nebula

Astronomers have caught a rare glimpse of a rapidly fading shroud of gas around an aging star. Archival data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the nebula Hen 3-1357, nicknamed the Stingray nebula, has faded precipitously over just the past two decades. Witnessing such a swift rate of change in a planetary nebula is exceedingly without precedent, researchers say.

Hubble’s Observation of the Stingray Nebula in 1996

Even though the Universe is constantly changing, most processes are too slow to be observed within a human lifespan. However, the Stingray Nebula is now offering scientists a special opportunity to observe a system’s evolution in real time.

Images captured by Hubble in 2016, when compared to Hubble images taken in 1996, show a nebula that has drastically dimmed in brightness and changed shape. Bright blue shells of gas near the centre of the nebula have all but disappeared, and the wavy edges that earned this nebula its aquatic-themed name are virtually gone. The young nebula no longer pops against the black velvet background of the distant Universe.

Hubble’s Observation of the Stingray Nebula in 2016

Researchers discovered unprecedented changes in the light emitted by glowing gas — nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen — that is being blasted off by the dying star at the centre of the nebula. The oxygen emission, in particular, dropped in brightness by a factor of nearly 1000.

“In most studies, the nebula usually gets bigger," said Bruce Balick of the University of Washington, USA, who led the new research. "Here, it’s fundamentally changing its shape and getting fainter, and doing so on an unprecedented timescale.”

Wide-Field View of the Stingray Nebula

“Because of Hubble’s optical stability, we are very, very confident that this nebula is changing in brightness,” said team member Martin Guerrero of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía in Granada, Spain. "That easy to see since, unlike the nebula, all of the other stars in the Hubble image - including a distant companion star - stayed constant in brightness."

The researchers note that while speculating on causes for this surprising finding, it’s important to explore the properties of the dying star at the centre of the Stingray nebula, which influences the structure and brightness of the nebula.

Hubble Captures Fading of the Stingray Nebula

A 2016 study by Nicole Reindl of the University of Leicester, UK, and a team of international researchers, also using Hubble data, noted that the star at the centre of the Stingray nebula, SAO 244567, is special in its own right.

Observations from 1971 to 2002 showed the temperature of the star skyrocketing to almost ten times hotter than the surface of our Sun. Reindl speculates the temperature jump was caused by a brief flash of helium fusion that occurred outside the core of the central star. After that the star began to cool again, returning to its previous stage of stellar evolution.

Zooming Into the Stingray Nebula

The team studying the rapid fading of the Stingray nebula can only speculate at this time what’s in store for the future of this young nebula.

More information:

The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.

Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

The international team of astronomers in this study consists of B. Balick, M. Guerrero, and G. Ramos-Larios

Links:

Images of Hubble: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/category/spacecraft/

Hubblesite release: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-55

Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia — IASS-CSIC release: https://www.iaa.csic.es/noticias/nebulosa-mantarraya-mas-joven-conocida-se-apaga

Science paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.01701

ESA Hubblesite: http://www.spacetelescope.org/

Image Credits: NASA, ESA, B. Balick (University of Washington), M. Guerrero (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía), and G. Ramos-Larios (Universidad de Guadalajara)/ESA/Hubble, Public Information Officer/Bethany Downer/ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin/Videos: NASA, ESA, B. Balick (University of Washington), M. Guerrero (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía), and G. Ramos-Larios (Universidad de Guadalajara), M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble)/Digitized Sky Survey, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Music: Astral Electronic.

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