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NASA regains communications with Mars helicopter Ingenuity

Just a few days after losing contact with the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, NASA has announced that it has regained communications with the plucky helicopter......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsJan 21st, 2024

SpaceX Crew-9 launch delayed again because of Tropical Storm Helene

As Florida braces for the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene, the launch of NASA's Crew-9 mission from the Kennedy Space Center has once again been delayed......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News16 hr. 30 min. ago

In the room where it happened: When NASA nearly gave Boeing all the crew funding

"In all my years of working with Boeing I never saw them sign up for additional work for free." Enlarge / But for a fateful meeting in the summer of 2014, Crew Dragon probably never would have happened. (credit: SpaceX).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News20 hr. 58 min. ago

NASA is ready to start buying Vulcan rockets from United Launch Alliance

The second test flight of the Vulcan rocket is scheduled for liftoff on October 4. Enlarge / The first stage of ULA's second Vulcan rocket was raised onto its launch platform August 11 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Flori.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News21 hr. 58 min. ago

Bio-based insecticidal ingredients have the potential to drive ecologically safer pesticides

Fresh hope is on the horizon for ecologically safer pesticide ingredients, thanks to the ingenuity of a research team at the University of Delaware......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 30 min. ago

Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

An international group of researchers including University of Arizona astronomers, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, has observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet. The exoplanet, which is the size of Jupiter but only a t.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

How to watch SpaceX’s Crew-9 launch to the ISS on Thursday

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Thursday for the launch of the Crew-9 mission to the space station, though a storm in the area could cause a delay......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

NASA data help protect US embassy staff from polluted air

United States embassies and consulates, along with American citizens traveling and living abroad, now have a powerful tool to protect against polluted air, thanks to a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. State Department......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

Elon Musk shares new target date for Starship voyage to Mars

But it's worth noting that the SpaceX CEO's forecasts often slip......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

SpaceX launch to retrieve NASA astronauts highlights growing lead over Boeing in commercial space industry

SpaceX launch to retrieve NASA astronauts highlights growing lead over Boeing in commercial space industry.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

Scientists may have found signs of dark matter in Mars’s orbit

A wobble in Mars’ orbit could very well be a sign of dark matter, a new study posits. The study builds off the idea that … The post Scientists may have found signs of dark matter in Mars’s orbit appeared first on BGR. A wobbl.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

Jury awards $116M to the family of a passenger killed in a New York no-door helicopter crash

Jury awards $116M to the family of a passenger killed in a New York no-door helicopter crash.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 21st, 2024

NASA has a fine plan for deorbiting the ISS—unless Russia gets in the way

"If the deorbit vehicle is ready, do we go ahead and bring it home?" Enlarge / This photo of the International Space Station was captured by a crew member on a Soyuz spacecraft. (credit: NASA/Roscosmos) A little more tha.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 21st, 2024

Europa Clipper overcomes transistor issue and is ready for launch next month

This May, engineers working on NASA's Europa Clipper had to deliver the kind of news that no one wants to announce: there was a problem with the spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

One company appears to be thriving as part of NASA’s return to the Moon

"This has really been a transformational year for us." Enlarge / The second Intuitive Machines lander is prepared for hot-fire testing this week. (credit: Intuitive Machines) One of the miracles of the Apollo Moon landin.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Algorithm used on Mars rover helps scientists on Earth see data in a new way

A new algorithm tested on NASA's Perseverance Rover on Mars may lead to better forecasting of hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that impact millions globally......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Hubble lights the way with new multiwavelength view of galaxy NGC 1559

The magnificent galaxy featured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 1559. It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Reticulum, approximately 35 million light-years from Earth. The brilliant light captured in the curre.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

NASA"s Chandra finds galaxy cluster that crosses the streams

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing one another. This result shows that crossing the streams may lead to the creation of new structure......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

NASA watches a peanut-shaped asteroid drift past Earth

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly shaped asteroids that recently passed by Earth, and both look like over-sized peanuts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Detailed model suggests organic matter on Mars was formed from atmospheric formaldehyde

Although Mars is currently a cold, dry planet, geological evidence suggests that liquid water existed there around 3 to 4 billion years ago. Where there is water, there is usually life. In their quest to answer the burning question about life on Mars.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024