ESA astronaut rad-detectors on Artemis
Next Monday's Artemis launch will be an uncrewed first flight, headed into orbit around the moon. Yet technology previously worn by ESA astronauts on the International Space Station has also been hard-mounted aboard the NASA-ESA Orion module......»»
NASA, industry improve lidars for exploration, science
NASA engineers will test a suite of new laser technologies from an aircraft this summer for Earth science remote sensing. Called "lidar," the instruments could also be used to improve models of the moon's shape and aid the search for Artemis landing.....»»
How to watch three crew members launch to the ISS on Thursday
This Thursday will see the launch of one NASA astronaut and two other crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). Here's how to watch......»»
Daily Telescope: A colorful star trail through the largest window in space
Expect more of this later in 2024 as a veteran astronaut heads back into orbit. Enlarge / Cities on Earth shine alongside distant stars. (credit: Don Pettit/reddit) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little to.....»»
Thomas Stafford, who flew to the Moon and docked with Soyuz, dies at 93
Stafford and his Apollo 10 shipmates still hold the speed record on a crew spacecraft. Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford, a three-star Air Force general known for a historic handshake in space with a Soviet cosmonaut nearly 50 ye.....»»
Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93
Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93......»»
Rocket Report: Starship heats up in third flight; Chinese lunar launch failure
"Frustration with Artemis’s high price tag is justifiable." Enlarge / Starship made its third test flight in mid-April. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 6.35 of the Rocket Report! It's been a big week for rocket fa.....»»
NASA lights "beacon" on moon with autonomous navigation system test
For 30 total minutes in February, NASA lit a beacon on the moon—successfully testing a sophisticated positioning system that will make it safer for Artemis-era explorers to visit and establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface......»»
Operational modal analysis of the Artemis I dynamic rollout test
Operational modal analysis (OMA) techniques have been used to identify the modal characteristics of the Artemis I launch vehicle during the Dynamic Rollout Test (DRT) and Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) configuration prior to launch. Forces induced during.....»»
Researchers devise new ways to engineer carbon-based semiconductors for electronics of the future
It might look like a roll of chicken wire, but this tiny cylinder of carbon atoms—too small to see with the naked eye—could one day be used for making electronic devices ranging from night vision goggles and motion detectors to more efficient sol.....»»
Giving particle detectors a boost: New device acts like a superconductivity switch
In particle colliders that reveal the hidden secrets of the tiniest constituents of our universe, minute particles leave behind extremely faint electrical traces when they are generated in enormous collisions. Some detectors in these facilities use s.....»»
We"re working out how to solve crimes in space—the final frontier of forensic science
NASA's Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade......»»
Amazing Earth photos shared by outgoing ISS astronaut
Check out these amazing Earth images captured from the International Space Station by outgoing astronaut Andreas Mogensen......»»
First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon
Like her ancestors before her, Emirati astronaut Nora AlMatrooshi has spent much of her life gazing up at the stars and dreaming of flying to the moon......»»
Back on Earth: NASA"s Orion capsule put to the test before crewed mission
The Orion spacecraft that traveled around the moon and back during 2022's Artemis I mission completed a different round trip when it recently returned to Ohio for testing......»»
Just add AI for expert astronaut ultrasound
Ultrasound devices are commonplace in modern orbital medical kits, helping to facilitate rapid diagnoses of astronaut ailments or bodily changes. However it takes real-time guidance from experts on the ground to acquire medically useful ultrasound im.....»»
Artemis II lunar crew rehearses splashdown in the Pacific
The four NASA astronauts set to fly by the moon next year have been out training for the final stage of the mission: the splashdown......»»
To the moon and back: NASA"s Artemis II crew rehearses splashdown
Their mission around the moon is not expected until September 2025 at the earliest, but the four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission are already preparing for their splashdown return......»»
Measuring the properties of light: Scientists realize new method for determining quantum states
Scientists at Paderborn University have used a new method to determine the characteristics of optical quantum states. For the first time, they are using certain photon detectors—devices that can detect individual light particles—for so-called hom.....»»
Scientists deliver portable total chemical analysis without pumps and tubes
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have engineered a new micro total analysis system that quantifies a target chemical in a microfluidic chip without pumps, tubes, and expensive detectors. The compound reacts with other chemicals to produ.....»»
Astronaut captures stunning images of a snowy Grand Canyon
At the end of his space station mission, Andreas Mogensen has taken time out of his science work to snap some striking photos of a snow-covered Grand Canyon......»»