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Asteroid impacted by spacecraft is reshaped like an M&M ‘with a bite taken out’

In 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. Now astronomers have found that the impact may have reshaped the asteroid significantly......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsFeb 27th, 2024

NASA wants Starliner to make a quick getaway from the space station

Starliner is set to land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico shortly after midnight. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to undock from the International Space Station on Friday evening. (credit: NASA) B.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missions

Boeing could earn nearly $2 billion more from NASA if it fully executes on the Starliner contract. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket before liftoff in June to begin the Crew.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Boeing Starliner to depart space station tomorrow without its crew

Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft is set to depart from the International Space Station on Friday, September 6......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Newly Spotted Asteroid Burns Up Over Philippines

Newly Spotted Asteroid Burns Up Over Philippines.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth"s atmosphere over the Philippines

A small asteroid discovered on Wednesday harmlessly burned up in Earth's atmosphere the same day, NASA said......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make

"We still have a lot of work to do to close out the heat shield investigation.” Enlarge / The Artemis II Orion spacecraft being prepared for tests at NASA’S Kennedy Space Center in Florida in June 2024. (credit: NASA / Rad S.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Security Bite: Apple addresses privacy concerns around Notification Center database in macOS Sequoia (Update)

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art App.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Porous gas-adsorbing materials reveal hidden softness

A team of researchers has reshaped our understanding of developing gas storage materials known as porous coordination polymers (PCPs), which is also known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of solar system"s biggest moon, study finds

Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a Kobe University researcher has realized that the solar system's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed that the asteroid was around 20 t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Strange Noises Are Coming from Inside Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft

Speakers inside the spacecraft are producing a pulsing noise, and neither astronauts nor Mission Control can identify its cause......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsSep 2nd, 2024

Engineers smash rocks to see what occurs when top layer of an asteroid-like object is hit with extreme external force

Johns Hopkins engineers have uncovered new details about how granular materials such as sand and rock behave under extreme impacts—findings that could someday help protect the Earth from dangerous asteroids......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 2nd, 2024

The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises

"I don't know what's making it." Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station on June 13. (credit: NASA) On Saturday NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some strange noises e.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 1st, 2024

Understanding how human activity impacts zooplankton is essential for managing and protecting lakewater

Freshwater ecosystems are impacted by human activities, including climate change, pollution and invasive species......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 31st, 2024

NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments

"I am deeply proud of our entire crew." Enlarge / Nick Hague, left, and Zena Cardman train inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft mock-up in November 2023. (credit: NASA) On Friday NASA publicly announced a decision that has r.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Boeing will try to fly its troubled Starliner capsule back to Earth next week

The two astronauts who launched on Starliner will stay behind on the International Space Station. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station at the conclusion of an unpiloted test flight.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Naval Research Laboratory"s LARADO instrument to detect lethal orbital debris, integrated on STP satellite

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation (LARADO) instrument was successfully integrated and tested on the Space Test Program Satellite 7 (STPSat-7) spacecraft at National Aeronautics and Space Admin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

NASA reveals date for attempted return flight of troubled Starliner

NASA has announced a target date for the return flight of Boeing Space's troubled Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

How a salt giant radically reshaped Mediterranean marine biodiversity

A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5 million years ago. An international team led by Konstantina Agiadi from the University of Vienna has now been able to quantify ho.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

New Horizons spacecraft measurements shed light on the darkness of the universe

Just how dark is deep space? Astronomers may have finally answered this long-standing question by tapping into the capabilities and distant position of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, by making the most precise, direct measurements ever of the total.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

NASA"s Europa Clipper gets set of super-size solar arrays

The largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for planetary exploration just got its "wings"—massive solar arrays to power it on the journey to Jupiter's icy moon Europa......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024