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Junk from the ISS fell on a house in the U.S., NASA confirms

NASA has confirmed that a metal object that fell on a house in Florida last month was from the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsApr 16th, 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 News10 hr. 8 min. ago

Hubble spots magnificent barred galaxy NGC 2217

The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Roughly 65 million light-years from Earth, this barre.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 8 min. ago

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 News16 hr. 8 min. ago

Study provides new global accounting of Earth"s rivers

A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth's rivers, the rates at which it's flowing into the ocean, and how much both of those figures have fluctuated over time—crucial information for understand.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 36 min. ago

Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. These observations show a part of the iconic nebula in a whole new light, capturi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 36 min. ago

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

Blizzcon 2024 is No More as Blizzard Confirms the Event’s Cancellation

The company does state that  it will continue to give fans major updates regarding upcoming launches this year. The post Blizzcon 2024 is No More as Blizzard Confirms the Event’s Cancellation appeared first on Phandroid. It’s.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated 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

Forget about the TikTok ban; now the U.S. might ban DJI

DJI is staring at an uncertain future in the U.S. after the House Committee on Energy and Commerce introduced a bill that could get its drones grounded......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

China confirms target date for landing taikonauts on the moon

Space officials in China say they're on track to put the nation's first taikonauts on the lunar surface before the end of this decade......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 26th, 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 astronauts arrive for Boeing"s first human spaceflight

The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing's first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 25th, 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

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

Fujifilm"s next budget camera may house surprisingly powerful hardware

Fujifilm's rumored X-T50 will reportedly support in-body image stabilization and have a 40MP image sensor inside......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this decade to 2040......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

China’s space station was hit by space junk

China's space agency says it has successfully repaired damage to its space station after it was struck by space debris......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

We may have spotted the first magnetar flare outside our galaxy

Not all gamma-ray bursts come from supernovae. Enlarge / M82, the site of what's likely to be a giant flare from a magnetar. (credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team) Gamma rays are a broad category of high-energy.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

See incredible time lapses of two of space’s most famous objects

Two striking timelapses from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory show how two famous objects have changed over the last two decades......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024