Passant Rabie

New York

News Reporter at Gizmodo

Award-winning journalist with an interest in space, rockets, and lasers. The Beyoncé of astrophysics. Space Reporter at Gizmodo [email protected]

Articles

Texas Republicans Want to Move NASA HQ to Houston to Save It From 'Bureaucratic Micromanagement'

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Passant Rabie

NASA’s lease for its headquarters building expires in 2028, and the agency is searching for a new space to house its workforce.
Google Earth Captures Trippy Image of Satellite Appearing 4 Times Over Texas

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Passant Rabie

Satellite imagery collected for Google Earth has revealed some strange things in the pastâ€”from phantom islands to mysterious shipwrecksâ€”but zooming in on a rural area in northern Texas recently showed a satellite in orbit and exhibiting a colorful apparition. Reddit users pointed out an image of a satellite flying over the Hagerman Wildlife Refuge near Gainesville, Texas, in the GoogleEarthFinds subreddit.
Jupiter Is Getting Slammed by Ammonia Slushees, Scientists Confirm

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Passant Rabie

In 2020, a group of scientists came up with an explanation for strange inconsistencies in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere. They suggested that ice-encrusted mushballs rain down during intense thunderstorms on the gas giant. At the time, however, the notion of ammonia-packed slushee hailstones seemed too weird to be true, so they spent the next several years trying to prove it wrong. But Jupiter’s mushballs could not be denied.
Jupiter Is Getting Slammed by Ammonia Slushees, Scientists Confirm

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Passant Rabie

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Juno Gave NASA Controllers Quite the Scare During Recent Jupiter Flyby

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Passant Rabie

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Juno Gave NASA Controllers Quite the Scare During Recent Jupiter Flyby

1 week ago | gizmodo.com | Passant Rabie

For nearly a decade, a large probe has braved the harsh Jovian environment to bring us mesmerizing, close-up views of Jupiter and its moons. But sometimes, the gas giant gets the best of it. The Juno mission recently went into an unexpected safe mode during a scheduled flyby of Jupiter, temporarily powering down its science instruments.
A New Comet Is Streaking Across the Morning Sky. Catch It Before the Sun Does

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Passant Rabie

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A New Comet Is Streaking Across the Morning Sky. Catch It Before the Sun Does

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Passant Rabie

A recently discovered comet is currently gracing our morning skies, with its signature green glow and long tail trailing behind. Comet SWAN25F is speeding toward the Sun for a dangerously close approach, which might either destroy it or make it visible to the naked eye. In the meantime, the bright comet can be spotted with a telescope or a pair of binoculars as it streaks across the sky.
World’s Oldest Satellite Has Been in Space for 67 Years. Engineers Want to Bring It Home

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Passant Rabie

An awkward-looking, spherical satellite the size of a grapefruit launched in March 1958, and was boosted into a high elliptical orbit. The satellite, named Vanguard-1, was a test of launch capabilities during the early days of the historic space age. Other satellites of its time have reentered through Earth’s atmosphere, burning up in a fiery death, but Vanguard-1 is still in orbit, silently zooming through the void of space.
Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting Our Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Passant Rabie

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent origin story. Using the Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, a team of astronomers was able to identify the physical properties of asteroid 2024 YR4 and uncover its potential origin. The menacing asteroid may have broken off from a larger space rock following a collision.