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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

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon take one of its shortest journeys on Thursday

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is about to take a very short journey at the International Space Station and you can watch a live stream of the maneuver......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

New space company seeks to solve orbital mobility with high delta-v spacecraft

"If we’re going to have a true space economy, that means logistics and supply services." Enlarge / What a Supernova spacecraft might look like in orbit. (credit: Portal Space Systems) Over the course of the last seven.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Genetic adaptations have impacted the blood compositions of two populations from Papua New Guinea, finds study

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a wide range of environments, each presenting unique challenges to human survival. Highlanders and lowlanders of PNG are striking examples of populations facing distinct environmental stress. Whereas the highlanders encount.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

How to watch the first crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft

NASA has just released the targeted flight schedule for the first crewed test mission involving Boeing's Starliner spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Taking the bite out of snake venom

More effective treatments for snakebites that afflict millions of people worldwide every year are emerging from EU research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

NASA scientists gear up for solar storms at Mars

In the months ahead, two of NASA's Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how solar flares—giant explosions on the sun's surface—could affect robots and future astronauts on the Red Planet......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Probing the effects of interplanetary space on asteroid Ryugu

Analyzing samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Space Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has revealed new insights into the magnetic and physical bombardment environment of interplanetary space. The results of the study, carried out by.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Security Bite: Did Apple just declare war on Adload malware?

Following the release of new betas last week, Apple snuck out one of the most significant updates to XProtect I’ve ever seen. The macOS malware detection tool added 74 new Yara detection rules, all aimed at a single threat, Adload. So what is it ex.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet

NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 again in a way that makes sense......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center as first crew for Boeing"s Starliner spacecraft

It's not just another ride for a pair of veteran NASA astronauts who arrived to the Space Coast ahead of their flight onboard Boeing's CST-100 Starliner......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

NASA still doesn’t understand root cause of Orion heat shield issue

“When we stitch it all together, we’ll either have flight rationale or we won’t." Enlarge / NASA's Orion spacecraft descends toward the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2021, at the end of the Artemis I mission. (credit: NASA).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

NASA gives Starliner’s first crewed launch the go-ahead

With the first crewed test flight of the new Boeing Starliner spacecraft less than two weeks away, NASA has given the go-ahead for the launch......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

NASA"s Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles

Riding aboard NASA's Psyche spacecraft, the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration continues to break records. While the asteroid-bound spacecraft doesn't rely on optical communications to send data, the new technology ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Hera asteroid mission"s side-trip to Mars

ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense will make a swingby of Mars next March, borrowing speed to help reach its target Didymos binary asteroid system......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Psyche spacecraft sends data back to Earth using lasers for the first time

NASA's experimental laser communication system, riding along with the Psyche spacecraft, has transmitted Psyche data from over 140 million miles away......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Pushing the limits of sub-kilowatt electric propulsion technology for space mission concepts

NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary exploration missions using small spacecraft. Not only will this technology enable new types of planetary science missions, one of NASA's commercial partners is alread.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Recoding Voyager 1—NASA’s interstellar explorer is finally making sense again

"We're pretty much seeing everything we had hoped for, and that's always good news.” Engineers have partially restored a 1970s-era computer on NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft after five months of long-distance troubleshooting, building.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

How to disable VBS in Windows 11 to improve gaming

Windows 11's security features can cause a drop in gaming performance. If you want to make sure yours isn't impacted, here's how to turn off VBS in Windows 11......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Astronauts take major step toward Starliner’s first crewed flight

After numerous delays across many years, NASA is closer than ever to launching its first astronauts aboard the Boeing-made CST-100 Starliner spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Voyager 1 spacecraft is still alive and sending signals to Earth

NASA has announced that it is back in contact with Voyager 1, around five months after communications with the spacecraft were disrupted......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024