Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage From Perseverance Landing
New pictures from the Ingenuity helicopter offer a fresh perspective of the wreckage left behind when the Perseverance rover landed on Mars last year, NASA said on Wednesday. The Verge reports: Launched in 2020, the Perseverance rover successfully la.....»»
More delays for NASA"s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026
Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday......»»
Fuel leak forces US company to abandon moon landing attempt
A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon......»»
Supernal wants the S-A2 to deliver us from gridlock with quiet, electric aviation
The SA-2 will take off vertically and cruise at up to 120 mph on electricity alone, delivering the comfort of a plane and the agility of a helicopter......»»
Questions about NASA"s Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 100 contractors last week and will scale back part of the first-ever effort to bring pieces of Mars to Earth, after a cost-cutting order from NASA that lawmakers called "short-sighted and misguided.".....»»
The black spots on salmon filets found to contain melanin
More than 20% of the filets of Atlantic salmon may have unattractive black and red spots, which are often >1 cm and create substantial financial losses. The spots are far more abundant in reared than in wild salmon, and their causes are poorly unders.....»»
The situation with Astrobotic’s lunar lander appears to be quite dire
"We do not expect every launch and landing to be successful." Enlarge / Astrobotic's Peregrine lander is seen recently encapsulated inside the Vulcan rocket's payload fairing. (credit: United Launch Alliance) On Monday m.....»»
Rocket carrying American lunar lander arrives at launchpad
Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of the first American spacecraft to attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years, under a new partnership between NASA and private industry......»»
Add-on system in Mars water mining operations will screen for introduced and alien life
As noted at NASA's 2019 Carlsbad Conference, we have good reason to think that life could have started on Mars using the same geo-organic chemistry that started life on Earth. If Martian life persists today on Mars, it may be in near-surface ice, low.....»»
Rocket carrying American lunar lander rolls to launchpad
Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of the first American spacecraft to attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years, under a new partnership between NASA and private industry......»»
Navajo object to depositing human remains on Moon
The United States will soon launch its first spacecraft to attempt a soft lunar landing since the Apollo era, in a historic collaboration with the private sector—but not everyone is celebrating......»»
The best places to land in Fortnite (Chapter 5, Season 1)
While having accurate aim is key to winning in Fortnite, so is choosing a good drop spot. Here are the best Fortnite drop spots for chapter 5, season 1......»»
How many planets could be in the Kuiper Belt?
A recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters investigates the potential existence of Mars-sized free-floating planets (FFPs)—also known as rogue planets, starless planets, and wandering planets—that could have been captured by ou.....»»
Designing the "perfect" meal to feed long-term space travelers
Imagine blasting off on a multiyear voyage to Mars, fueled by a diet of bland, prepackaged meals. As space agencies plan for longer missions, they're grappling with the challenge of how to feed people best. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Food Scie.....»»
See the passing of a day on Mars with the Curiosity rover
On a quiet day the Curiosity rover captured the view around it using its forward and rear cameras, showing the progression of a Martian day......»»
Curiosity captures a martian day, from dawn to dusk
When NASA's Curiosity Mars rover isn't on the move, it works pretty well as a sundial, as seen in two black-and-white videos recorded on Nov. 8, the 4,002nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rover captured its own shadow shifting across the su.....»»
Apple Lands Top Spot in October 2023 Smartphone Sales Charts
Apple was able to secure four of the top five spots for US marketshare in October 2023. The post Apple Lands Top Spot in October 2023 Smartphone Sales Charts appeared first on Phandroid. Statistics firm Counterpoint Research recently publi.....»»
SpaceX loses record-setting rocket booster, but not in the way you think
It turns out that for SpaceX, landing a rocket booster upright on a droneship in the ocean upright is the easy part. It’s getting it back to land that’s tricky......»»
ESA is stockpiling simulated regolith for the ultimate lunar playground
Testing interplanetary landers means putting them in an environment as close to their destination as possible. Mars landers are often tested in the "Mars Yard" at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in South California, and now ESA is looking to build a.....»»
Japan moon lander enters lunar orbit
Japan's SLIM space probe entered the moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month......»»
Relive SpaceX’s first booster landing exactly 8 years ago
Exactly eight years ago, SpaceX nailed its first Falcon 9 landing, paving the way for a system that has significantly reduced the cost of space access......»»