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X-ray Clues Reveal Destroyed Planet

In about 5 billion years, our Sun will run out of fuel and expand, possibly engulfing Earth. These end stages of a star’s life can be utterly beautiful – as is the case with this planetary nebula called the Helix Nebula. Astronomers study these objects by looking at all kinds of light. This images show X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (magenta), optical light data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (orange, light blue), infrared data from the European Southern Observatory VISTA telescope (gold, dark blue), and ultraviolet data from GALEX (purple) of the Helix Nebula.

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CRS-14 DRAGON BERTHS WITH INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

The CRS-14 Dragon capsule rendezvous and berthed with the International Space Station after a two-day trek to the orbiting outpost. Capture by the robotic Canadarm2 took place at 6:40 a.m. EDT (10:40 GMT) April 4, 2018, while the orbiting complex was fly some 250 miles (400 kilometers) above southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: NASA

La misión ASIM de la ESA, camino de la Estación Espacial Internacional

El INTA se ha responsabilizado del control térmico, la integración y pruebas del Monitor de Interacciones Atmósfera-Espacio.

A storm hunter and space junk collector on its way to the ISS

The 14th SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station that blasted off on 2 April has aboard some very interesting cargo amongst the supplies and equipment it is due to deliver. Picture: NASA

Dragon CRS-14 Arrives at ISS after Textbook Rendezvous for Critical Science Delivery

ASIM, the Atmosphere and Space Interactions Monitor, is a 314-Kilogram package taking up residence on the exterior of ESA’s Columbus module to employ a series of cameras, high-speed radiometers and specialized X- and Gamma-ray sensors to capture the ultra-fast signatures of Transient Luminous Events. Picture: Oleg Artemyev

Denmark’s Largest Space Project, The ASIM Climate Observatory, Has Arrived At The International Space Station

The site Ingeniøren reports on the success of getting one of the most anticipated Danish space projects in years off the ground.

SpaceX launches RemoveDEBRIS and ASIM to ISS

SpaceX has launched new technology to the International Space Station (ISS), with the RemoveDEBRIS mission to test different approaches to removing debris from the Earth’s orbit, while an international science package will study powerful lightning from space – Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM). Picture: ESA-David Ducros

Danish-led study blasts off on International Space Station mission

A mission with the climate observatory Asim has been successfully launched and is now on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). Picture: NASA

ASIM launched successfully from Cape Canaveral

The ASIM-observatory has been launched for the International Space Station, ISS, 2 April 2018. ASIM will observe gigantic lightning and Gamma-ray flashes powered by thunderstorms. Picture: NASA

Storm hunter launched to the International Space Station

ESA’s observatory to monitor electrical discharges in the upper atmosphere is on its way to the International Space Station. The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor is riding in the Dragon cargo vehicle that lifted off at 20:30 GMT (16:40 local time) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Picture: ESA