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How NASA Is protecting Europa Clipper from space radiation

To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need to endure bombardment by radiation and high-energy particles surrounding Jupiter......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 24th, 2023

Researchers discover mysterious mini-Neptunes

Researchers discovered mini-Neptunes around four red dwarfs using observations from a global network of ground-based telescopes and the TESS space telescope. These four mini-Neptunes are close to their parent stars, and the three of them are likely t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Astronauts set for spacewalk: Starliner crew staying at ISS longer

A pair of NASA astronauts are scheduled to do a 6.5 hour spacewalk on the morning of June 13 outside the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Study explores the sun"s effects on the skin microbiome—it can create a damaged skin barrier

The impact of solar radiation on skin has long been understood but what about UV's effects on our skin's hidden world—its microbiome?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Quirky circling behavior in mice informs research on humans in space

During the Rodent Research-1 (RR-1) mission flown to the ISS in 2014, videos that were taken to observe the mice revealed an unusual behavior that researchers are still working to understand. Young (16-week-old) but not old (32-week-old) mice engaged.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Coming in hot: NASA"s Chandra checks habitability of exoplanets

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's (European Space Agency's) XMM-Newton, astronomers are exploring whether nearby stars could host habitable exoplanets, based on whether they emit radiation that could destroy potential conditions for li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Parabolic flight with exoskeleton: Researchers test fine motor skills in weightlessness

Fine motor tasks under space conditions are particularly challenging and must first be trained on Earth. Scientists from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) are investigating whethe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

While aiming for massive gas cloud, astronomers spot differences in thickness of Milky Way Galaxy

Space may appear vast and empty, but it's full of cosmological objects that are invisible to the human eye. From our vantage point on Earth, many of these objects fall between astronomers and what they hope to observe, impacting what they find. This.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Space Black 13-inch M4 iPad Pro all-time low, 16-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro $300+ off, Apple Mac Studio, Nomad gear, more

It’s time for more deals headlined by a new all-time low on the Space Black 13-inch M4 iPad Pro at $80 off the going rate alongside as much as $350 in savings on the matching M3 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro. From there, we switch gears to relatively rar.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Fish and chips on Mars: Research shows how colonists could produce their own food

Humans can't help being fascinated by space. That interest seems to be making the possibility of moving humanity to another planet, like Mars or the moon, more distinct, with NASA hoping to set up colonies in the next few decades......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

NASA"s Roman mission gets cosmic "sneak peek" from supercomputers

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory contributed to a project that sets the stage for two telescopes investigating one of astrophysics' biggest mysteries......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Drone test of planetary landing radar

This drone took to the sky over Finland to assess the suitability of one particular terrestrial technology for space: the radar systems found in many of today's cars, responsible for automated cruise control and other safe driving functions......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Auroras and radiation from solar storms spotted on Mars

If we ever want to send people to visit the red planet, we're going to need to learn more about radiation and how it's affected by events like solar storms......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Data from Inspiration4 astronauts suggests short space trips aren’t harmful to health

New research that was conducted on the four civilian astronauts of the Inspiration 4 mission shows the effects of short-duration spaceflight on the human body......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

How to watch NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024

NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk of 2024, and you can watch the event live when it takes place on Thursday, June 13......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Wind from black holes may influence development of surrounding galaxies

Clouds of gas in a distant galaxy are being pushed faster and faster—at more than 10,000 miles per second—out among neighboring stars by blasts of radiation from the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center. It's a discovery that helps illu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

"Flares" and "echoes" from the Milky Way"s monster black hole

Michigan State University researchers have made groundbreaking discoveries about the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. These findings, based on data from NASA's NuSTAR X-ray telescope, were presented at the 244th meeting.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Landing on Pluto may only be a hop, skip and jump away

There are plenty of crazy ideas for missions in the space exploration community. Some are just better funded than others. One of the early pathways to funding the crazy ideas is NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts. In 2017 and again in 2021, it fu.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Human bodies mostly recover from space, tourist mission shows

How bad for your health is space travel? Answering this question will be crucial not just for astronauts aiming to go to Mars, but for a booming space tourism industry planning to blast anyone who can afford it into orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Scientists spot more Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe, advancing our understanding of how galaxies were formed

University of Missouri scientists are peering into the past and uncovering new clues about the early universe. Since light takes a long time to travel through space, they are now able to see how galaxies looked billions of years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

As NASA watches Starship closely, here’s what the agency wants to see next

"What happens if I don't have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission?" Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private launch base in Sou.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024