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Space launches, particularly early morning space launches, cause spectacular glowing clouds to appear in new places, according to new research published in the journal Advancing Earth and Space Science. About 50 miles (80 kilometers) above the ground floats the tallest clouds in Earth’s atmosphere. Called noctilucent, mesosphere, or polar mesosphere clouds, these crystallized pools of water vapor are high enough to reflect sunlight, even after sunset or even before sunrise. Because of their position in the upper atmosphere, when they are present at the right time, noctilucent clouds (i.e. “night rays”) sparkle with otherworldly light. They can make the sky at dusk or dawn look like the surface of the sea on a clear day — silvery ripples of light between patches of darkness. “You see it for about 30 minutes to an hour and a half after sunset, or before sunrise,” Cora Randall, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and one of the researchers on the new study,

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Falcon Heavy, but at a much higher price than the agency’s previous contract. NASA announced July 19 that it awarded SpaceX a contract to launch Roman on the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket in October 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The contract is worth $255 million for launch and other mission-related costs. Roman is the next major astrophysics mission after the James Webb Space Telescope. The spacecraft has a 2.4-meter main mirror, donated to NASA a decade ago by the National Reconnaissance Office, with wide-field instruments and a coronagraph to conduct research in cosmology, exoplanets, and general astrophysics. The spacecraft with a mass of about 4,200 kilograms will operate from the Earth-sun Lagrange L-2 point, a space region about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth in the direction away from the sun. It is the same location that JWST and several other astrophysical mission

NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its next major space telescope, a wide-field observatory that directly complements the new James Webb Space Telescope. Originally known as the Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST), NASA recently renamed the mission in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, the basic force behind the Hubble Space Telescope. Fittingly, the basic design of the Roman Space Telescope is reminiscent of Hubble in many ways, due to the fact that the mission existed solely because the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) chose to donate an unused billion-dollar spy satellite – a satellite which is effectively a secret version of Hubble facing Earth. However, thanks to decades of improvements in electronics, electromechanics, and the instrumentation side of spacecraft and space telescopes, the RST will be dramatically more capable than any similar Hubble telescope. And now, after years of battling for survival, the Roman Space Telescope of

She is known for her bold sense of style and ripped frames. And Christian Wilkins, 26, drew attention to his biceps and lean upper body as he attended the launch of David Jones’ New Zealand Design Edit initiative in Sydney on Wednesday. The son of veteran entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins wore a quirky yellow and white corset, and mingled with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Richard Wilkins’ son Christian Wilkins (pictured), 26, shows off his biceps and slim upper body in a yellow and white corset at a fashion launch event in Sydney, Wednesday Christian teamed a fashion-forward top with a pair of black faux leather pants and black nail-inspired shoes. She styled her long blonde hair and exuded confidence as she posed for photos. Christian, who forged his own career in the entertainment industry, was present with his father Richard, 68, and engaged in conversation with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 41. Christian teamed a fashion-forward top with