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Congress fires warning shot at NASA after SpaceX Moon lander award

"This bill, in the main, is not supposed to be about space." Enlarge / Committee Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens to former US Sen. Bill Nelson, President Biden’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, on April 21, 2021. (cre.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaMay 13th, 2021

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

Computer model helps support theory of asteroid Kamo"oalewa as ejecta from the moon

A small international team of planetary scientists has found evidence supporting the theory that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa is ejecta from the moon. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group describes their data-dri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

NASA video maps all 72 flights taken by Mars Ingenuity helicopter

NASA has shared a video that maps all 72 of the flights taken on Mars by its trailblazing Ingenuity helicopter during its almost three-year mission......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

See a flyby of Io, a hellish moon with lakes of lava and an otherworldly mountain

NASA's Juno spacecraft has been investigating Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, and has observed some dramatic features......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

CNN, record holder for shortest streaming service, wants another shot

New CNN head thinks CNN+ "was abandoned rather briskly."  Enlarge (credit: Getty) On March 29, 2022, CNN+, CNN's take on a video streaming service, debuted. On April 28, 2022, it shuttered, making it the fastest shutdow.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Io: New image of a lake of fire, signs of permanent volcanism

Juno captures images of Io's violence as study says it has always been that way. Enlarge (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Thomas Thomopoulos) Ever since the Voyager mission sent home images of Jupite.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Two NASA sounding rockets launch from Alaska during solar flare

Two Black Brant IX sounding rockets launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, April 17, 2024, during an M-class solar flare for NASA's sounding rocket solar flare campaign......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

AI for Earth: How NASA"s artificial intelligence and open science efforts combat climate change

As extreme weather events increase around the world due to climate change, the need for further research into our warming planet has increased as well. For NASA, climate research involves not only conducting studies of these events, but also empoweri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From

Space law just got a little more complicated......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit

If it were to happen, a revised Artemis III mission could echo Apollo 9. Enlarge / This image taken by NASA's Orion spacecraft shows its view just before the vehicle flew behind the Moon in 2022. (credit: NASA) Although.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Nissan cuts profit and sales outlook on sliding volume, overly optimistic plans

Nissan issues a profit warning, cutting profit and sales forecasts, as volume misses expectations and the automaker compensates suppliers for its over-optimistic plans.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Struggling Nissan cuts profit and sales outlook on sliding volume, over-optimistic plans

Nissan issues a profit warning, cutting profit and sales forecasts, as volume misses expectations and the automaker compensates suppliers for its over-optimistic plans.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Watch how NASA plans to land a car-sized drone on Titan

Watch the cool way in which NASA is aiming to land its car-sized Dragonfly drone on Titan, Saturn's largest moon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites

First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission in January 2020. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is reportedly working with at least one ma.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA"s Juno gives aerial views of mountain and lava lake on Io

Scientists on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have transformed data collected during two recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon's most dramatic features: a mountain and an almost glass-smooth lake of cooling lava. Ot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

SpaceX tallies 1st of two launches over two days from Space Coast

SpaceX launched Wednesday evening the first of a pair of Space Coast rockets in two days, both carrying batches of the company's Starlink satellites......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it

The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the peak, it might be tough to see clearly......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA gives green light to mission to send car-sized drone to Saturn moon

NASA’s Mars helicopter mission is now officially over, but following it is an even more complex flying machine destined to explore Saturn’s largest moon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches

"It looked like a giant smoke monster." Enlarge / Is that sooty rocket lifting off with the CRS-3 mission in 2014 a reused booster? No, it is not. (credit: SpaceX) Ten years ago today, when a Falcon 9 rocket took off fro.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space

China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head of the US space agency NASA said Wednesday, warning that Washington must remain vigilant......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024