2021 in science
A number of significant scientific events are scheduled to occur in 2021.
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Events
January
Predicted and scheduled events
- March 30 - The James Webb Space Telescope, "NASA’s most powerful and complex space telescope,"[1] is scheduled to launch.[2]
Date unknown
- The Large Hadron Collider will once again begin operation in early 2021;[3][4][5][6] the collider was shut down in December 2018 "to enable major upgrade and renovation works."[3]
- The race to lower launch costs in spaceflight continues with the planned maiden flights of Ariane 6 by Arianespace,[7] New Glenn by Blue Origin,[8] OmegA by Northrop Grumman,[9], Vulcan by United Launch Alliance[10] and various smaller rockets.
Astronomical events
- May 26 - a total lunar eclipse will occur[11] (see May 2021 lunar eclipse)
- June 10 - an annular solar eclipse will occur[12] (see solar eclipse of June 10, 2021)
- November 19 - a partial lunar eclipse will occur[13] (see November 2021 lunar eclipse)
- December 4 - a total solar eclipse will occur[14] (see solar eclipse of December 4, 2021)
Awards
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See also
References
- Chan, DM (September 2019). "Most powerful space telescope set for 2021 launch". Asia Times. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- NASA (27 June 2018). "NASA Completes Webb Telescope Review, Commits to Launch in Early 2021". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- CERN. "LHC prepares for new achievements". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Hays, Brooks. "CERN reveals plans for new experiment to search for dark matter particles". United Press International. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Tech2 News Staff (3 September 2019). "CERN'S LARGE HADRON COLLIDER GETS MAJOR UPGRADE, EXPERIMENTS TO RESUME IN 2021". Tech2. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Wetzel, James. "USCMS completes phase 1 upgrade program for CMS detector at CERN". Fermilab. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "Ariane 6 maiden flight likely slipping to 2021". SpaceNews. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- Boyle, Alan (10 October 2018). "Blue Origin resets schedule: First crew to space in 2019, first orbital launch in 2021". GeekWire. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "OmegA Factsheet" (PDF). Northrop Grumman. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Will Launch Private Moon Lander in 2021. Mike Wall, Space.com. 2 October 2019. Quote: "But Peregrine will fly on a different rocket, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur, which is still in development. The 2021 Peregrine mission will be the first for both the lander and its launch vehicle."
- NASA. "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2021 May 26" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- NASA. "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2021 Jun 10". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- NASA. "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2021 Nov 19" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- NASA. "Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Dec 04". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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