SciNewsElectric eels (Electrophorus electricus) leap from the water to directly electrify threats. The video presents an electric eel leaping to shock an imitation arm containing LEDs powered by the eel’s discharge and an electric eel leaping to shock an imitation predator.
Credit: Leaping eels electrify threats, supporting Humboldt’s account of a battle with horses Kenneth C. Cataniaa PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1604009113
Electric eels leap to shock predatorSciNews2016-06-06 | Electric eels (Electrophorus electricus) leap from the water to directly electrify threats. The video presents an electric eel leaping to shock an imitation arm containing LEDs powered by the eel’s discharge and an electric eel leaping to shock an imitation predator.
Credit: Leaping eels electrify threats, supporting Humboldt’s account of a battle with horses Kenneth C. Cataniaa PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1604009113SpaceX Starlink 108 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 September 2023SciNews2023-09-24 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-108 / Starlink 6-18) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 24 September 2023, at 03:38 UTC (23 September, at 23:38 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1060) previously supported sixteen missions: Transporter-2, GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat-5A, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6 and 11 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceXSpaceX Starlink 107 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 September 2023SciNews2023-09-20 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-107 / Starlink 6-17) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 20 September 2023, at 03:38 UTC (19 September, at 23:38 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Short Fall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1058) previously supported sixteen missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3 and 11 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceXElectron launches Acadia-2 (second stage anomaly)SciNews2023-09-19 | Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “We Will Never Desert You” mission, Capella Space’s Acadia-2 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 19 September 2023, at 06:55 UTC (18:55 NZST). Electron’s second stage experienced an anomaly and the mission was lost. Credit: Rocket LabLong March-2D launches Yaogan-39 02SciNews2023-09-17 | A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the second Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 17 September 2023, at 04:13 UTC (12:13 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 (遥感三十九号卫星) remote sensing mission entered the planned orbit. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)SpaceX Starlink 106 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 16 September 2023SciNews2023-09-16 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-106 / Starlink 6-16) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 16 September 2023, at 03:38 UTC (15 September, at 23:38 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1078) previously supported four missions: Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER and two Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceXSoyuz MS-24 hatch openingSciNews2023-09-15 | The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft hatch was opened on 15 September 2023, at 21:16 UTC (17:16 EDT). Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (Олег Кононенко), Nikolai Chub (Николай Чуб) and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara begin a six-and-a-half-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS). Credits: NASA/Roscosmos Soyuz MS-24 hatch opening #SoyuzMS24 Открытие люков Союз МС-24 #СоюзМС24Soyuz MS-24 dockingSciNews2023-09-15 | The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft autonomously docked to the Rassvet module of the International Space Station (ISS) on 15 September 2023, at 18:53 UTC (14:53 EDT). The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft, with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (Олег Кононенко), Nikolai Chub (Николай Чуб) and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, is scheduled for hatch opening at 20:45 UTC (16:45 EDT). Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Music: “Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Soyuz MS-24 docking to the ISS #SoyuzMS24 Стыковка Союз МС-24 с МКС #СоюзМС24Soyuz MS-24 launchSciNews2023-09-15 | A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle launched the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on 15 September 2023, at 15:44 UTC (20:44 local time, 11:44 EDT). Soyuz MS-24, with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (Олег Кононенко), Nikolai Chub (Николай Чуб) and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, is scheduled to autonomously dock to the Rassvet module of the International Space Station (ISS) at 18:56 UTC (14:56 EDT). Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Soyuz-2.1a launches Soyuz MS-24 Пуск Союз-2.1а с Союз МС-24 #SoyuzMS24 #СоюзМС24Summer 2023 - Hottest on RecordSciNews2023-09-14 | According to an analysis by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS), the summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterChandrayaan-3 observed by KPLO (Danuri)SciNews2023-09-12 | The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), also known as Danuri ( 다누리), has imaged ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E), on 27 August 2023. Credit: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)SpaceX Starlink 105 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 September 2023SciNews2023-09-12 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-105 / Starlink 7-2) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 12 September 2023, at 06:57 UTC (11 September, at 23:57 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) previously supported ten missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8 and five Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceXTianzhou-5 undockingSciNews2023-09-11 | According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft undocked from the front port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), departing the China Space Station(中国空间站), on 11 September 2023, at 08:46 UTC (16:46 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-5 is scheduled to be de-orbited on 12 September 2023. Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)Atlas V launches NROL-107 / SILENTBARKERSciNews2023-09-10 | A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 launch vehicle launched the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 10 September 2023, at 12:47 UTC (08:47 EDT). According to ULA, SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 is “a joint National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force (USSF) capability to improve space domain awareness”. Credit: United Launch Alliance Atlas V launches SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 #SILENTBARKER #NROL107Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40SciNews2023-09-10 | A Long March-6A launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-40 remote-sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 10 September 2023, at 04:30 UTC (12:30 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-40 satellite (遥感四十号卫星) has entered the preset orbit and “will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests”. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)SpaceX Starlink 104 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 9 September 2023SciNews2023-09-09 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-104 / Starlink 6-14) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 9 September 2023, at 03:12 UTC (8 September, at 23:12 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported six missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e and three Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceXGalactic 03 - Virgin Galactic’s third commercial spaceflightSciNews2023-09-08 | Galactic 03 - Virgin Galactic’s third commercial spaceflight – was launched from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on 8 September 2023, at 08:34 local time. VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo, transported three private passengers: Ken Baxter, Timothy Nash and Adrian Reynard; as well as Beth Moses (Chief Astronaut Instructor). The flight reached an apogee of 55 miles (88,5 km). Credit: Virgin Galactic #VSSUnity #Galactic03 VSS Unity’s third commercial spaceflight VSS Unity third commercial launchLong March-4C launches Yaogan-33 03SciNews2023-09-07 | A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-33 03 (遥感三十三号03) remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 6 September 2023, at 18:14 UTC (7 September, 02:14 local time). According to official sources, the satellite has successfully entered the planned orbit and “will be mainly used in the fields of scientific experimental research, marine and land resource census, agricultural product production estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation”. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)H-IIA launches XRISM and SLIMSciNews2023-09-06 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’s H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 (H-IIA F47) launched the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on 6 September 2023, at 23:42:11 UTC (7 September, at 08:42:11 JST). Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA F47 launches XRISM and SLIM クリズム スリム #H2AF47 #XRISMAriane 6 core stage hot fire testSciNews2023-09-06 | ArianeGroup conducted a hot fire test of the core stage of the Ariane 6 launch vehicle, on the launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 5 September 2023. During the test, a simulation of an entire launch sequence was performed, ending with 4 seconds of stabilized operation of the core stage’s Vulcain 2.1 engine. A core stage long hot-fire test will be performed in the future, including about 8 minutes (470 seconds) of operation for the Vulcain 2.1 engine. Credit: ESA/Arianegroup/CNESChandrayaan-3 observed by NASA’s LROSciNews2023-09-06 | NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has imaged ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E). Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University Music: “Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Chandrayaan-3 landing site observed by NASA’s LROCeres-1S Y1 - the first sea launch of Ceres-1SciNews2023-09-05 | The first Ceres-1S launch vehicle (Y1, “The Little Mermaid” mission) launched four Tianqi satellites (Tianqi-21 ~ 24/ 天启星座21~24) from a sea platform located near Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, on 5 September 2023, at 09:34 UTC (17:34 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). Credit: Galactic Energy/China Central Television (CCTV) Ceres-1S launches four Tianqi satellitesChandrayaan-3 - Vikram lander hops on the MoonSciNews2023-09-04 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, performed a hop experiment on 3 September 2023. The lander fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away, in the South Pole region of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E).
#Chandrayaan3 #Pragyan #PragyanRoverSpaceX Crew-7 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landingSciNews2023-08-26 | For SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 26 August 2023, at 07:27 UTC (03:27 EDT). The “Endurance” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 27 August 2023. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1081) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Endurance” Crew Dragon previously supported two missions: Crew-3 and Crew-5. Credit: NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Crew-7 and Falcon 9 landing SpaceX Crew-7 launch (mission control audio) #CrewDragon #Crew7Ceres-1 launches Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02ASciNews2023-08-25 | A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y8, CORNFIELD CHASE) launched the Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 25 August 2023, at 04:59 UTC (12:59 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A satellite (吉林一号宽幅02A, also known as “Hong Kong University of Science and Technology XiongBin-1”/香港科大-雄彬一号) is a “large, wide, high-resolution multispectral optical remote sensing satellite” and was placed into the planned orbit. Credit: Galactic Energy/China Central Television (CCTV)Chandrayaan-3 rover on the MoonSciNews2023-08-25 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover (Pragyan) has descended onto the lunar surface on 23 August 2023, observed by the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander (Vikram). Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) #Chandrayaan3 The Chandrayaan-3 rover descends onto the lunar surfaceThe Chandrayaan-3 lander observed by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiterSciNews2023-08-25 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has been observed by ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter using the Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (OHRC), on 23 August 2023, at 22:17 IST. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) The Chandrayaan-3 lander observed by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter #Chandrayaan3 Chandrayaan-3 lander on the MoonProgress MS-24 dockingSciNews2023-08-25 | The Progress MS-24 spacecraft autonomously docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, on the International Space Station, on 25 August 2023, at 03:45 UTC (24 August, at 23:45 EDT). Progress MS-24 (ISS Progress 85 mission) delivers about three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Music: “Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Progress MS-24 docking to the ISS Стыковка Прогресс МС-24 с МКСChandrayaan-3 landing - Onboard camera viewSciNews2023-08-24 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has captured the descent onto the surface of the Moon using its Landing Imager Camera, on 23 August 2023. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon Chandrayaan-3 onboard camera view On-board camera view of Chandrayaan-3 landingElectron launches Acadia-1SciNews2023-08-24 | Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “We Love The Nightlife” mission, Capella Space’s Acadia-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 23 August 2023, at 23:45 UTC (24 August, at 11:45 NZST). Credit: Rocket Lab #WeLoveTheNightLifeChandrayaan-3 - first image from the lunar surfaceSciNews2023-08-23 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has transmitted an image captured by the Landing Imager Camera after the landing. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission performed a soft landing in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST). Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) #Chandrayaan3Chandrayaan-3 landing on the MoonSciNews2023-08-23 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission performed a soft landing in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST). Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 soft landing on the Moon #Chandrayaan3 Chandrayaan-3 Lunar LandingProgress MS-24 launchSciNews2023-08-23 | A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle launched the Progress MS-24 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station (ISS Progress 85 mission) on 23 August 2023, at 01:08:10 UTC (06:08 local time; 22 August, at 21:08 EDT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Progress MS-24 will deliver about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station, being scheduled for a two-day, 34-orbit journey to the station, with docking on 25 August 2023, at 03:50 UTC (24 August, at 23:50 EDT). Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Soyuz-2.1a launches Progress MS-24 Пуск Союз-2.1а с Прогресс МС-24SpaceX Starlink 100 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 22 August 2023SciNews2023-08-22 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-100 / Starlink 7-1) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 22 August 2023, at 09:37 UTC (02:37 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported fourteen missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3 and five Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX