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NASA rover makes adventurous trip, then snaps stunning Mars picture

NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars captured a spectacular Martian vista after it made a journey through challenging terrain on the Red Planet's Mount Sharp. It was a long slog. But NASA's Curiosity rover did it.The space agency's car-sized robot, w.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableOct 9th, 2023

Jonny Kim’s Third Act: NASA Astronaut

Jonny Kim—a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor—is now a NASA astronaut who will soon launch to the International Space Station as flight engineer for the crew of Expedition 72/73.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated News12 hr. 52 min. ago

Don’t miss the last supermoon of 2024 this week

If you’re a fan of stunning night skies, Friday night is your last chance to witness a supermoon in 2024. Known as the Beaver Moon, … The post Don’t miss the last supermoon of 2024 this week appeared first on BGR. If you’re.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated News12 hr. 52 min. ago

Telescope for NASA"s Roman mission complete, delivered to Goddard

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery: the Optical Telescope Assembly, which includes a 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) primary mirror,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 52 min. ago

Swift Observatory studies a pair of gas-churning monster black holes

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a galaxy......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago

An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth somewhere near Purdue University and is one of the few meteorites that can be traced.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

"If we hold strong together, we will come through this." Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce. On Wednesday, the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Book examines the appeal of military rule

On a college trip to Nigeria, Assoc. Prof. Samuel Fury Childs Daly was struck by just how many people wore uniforms. There were different colors and every pattern of camouflage imaginable; some were conventional military uniforms, while others were b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Happy New Year on Mars

12 November 2024 marks the start of a new year on Mars. At exactly 10:32 CET/09:32 UTC on Earth, the Red Planet begins a new orbit around our sun......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Monitoring Webb"s mirrors for optimal optics

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched to space. Its mirror is composed of 18 individual segments that have been aligned so accurately, that they effectively work as a single giant (21.6-foot, or 6......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Range Rover’s first electric SUV has 48,000 pre-orders

There are already 48,000 pre-orders for the Range Rover Electric, the brand’s first fully electric vehicle to be launched before year end......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. This galaxy is a multi-talented light show, showing off an impressive array of different celes.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

NASA astronauts keep quiet about medical issue returning from ISS

Three NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station have declined to discuss a medical issue that occurred following landing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Planetary defense mission Hera blasts off toward Mars

The European Space Agency's Hera mission is on its way toward Mars, where it will get a gravity assist before going on to its asteroid target......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

NASA astronauts won"t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Score an awesome Hisense 55-inch QLED for only $230

Prepare yourself for breathtaking picture quality and top-shelf motion clarity with the Hisense 55-inch QD5N, on sale for $230 at Best Buy......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

How to build a home radio telescope to detect clouds of hydrogen in the Milky Way

If I ask you to picture a radio telescope, you probably imagine a large dish pointing to the sky, or even an array of dish antennas such as the Very Large Array. What you likely don't imagine is something that resembles a TV dish in your neighbor's b.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time

NASA wants to bring back supersonic air travel with its X-59 jet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Hera burns towards Mars

ESA's Hera mission has completed the first critical maneuver on its journey to the Didymos binary asteroid system since launch on 7 October......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Astronaut’s photo shows Earth as you’ve never seen it before

NASA's oldest serving astronaut has shared an image taken from the space station that shows Earth in a most unusual way......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Metro Awakening and Batman: Arkham Shadow are the future of VR gaming

Metro Awakening and Batman: Arkham Shadow are both stunning examples of how to bring a traditional gaming franchise to VR......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024