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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

Mars orbiter spots retired InSight lander to study dust movement

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught a glimpse of the agency's retired InSight lander recently, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft's solar panels. In the new image taken Oct. 23 by MRO's High-Resolution Imaging Science.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

DAVINCI mission"s many "firsts" aim to unlock Venus"s hidden secrets

NASA's DAVINCI—Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging—mission embodies the spirit of innovation and exploration that its namesake, Leonardo da Vinci, was famous for......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

New study says we"re unlikely to find liquid water on Mars anytime soon

More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to its lower, drier latitudes. This necessarily meant the existence of Martians to bu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

NASA orbiter captures one last image of retired InSight lander on Mars

An image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows one last view of the now-retired InSight lander mission......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the "new" kids in the solar system

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our solar system......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Webb finds planet-forming disks lived longer in early universe

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope just solved a conundrum by proving a controversial finding made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope more than 20 years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

All Strange Inscription picture locations in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Puzzles in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are quite vague, with nothing but your wits and our guide to help. Lets find those Strange Inscription pictures......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Anthropologists call for tracking and preservation of human artifacts on Mars

Are human spacecraft, landers, rovers and other space-exploration debris little more than trash littering the surface of Mars, or the modern equivalent of Clovis points—treasured artifacts marking Homo sapiens' lust for new frontiers?.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Watch the space station send the first wooden satellite into orbit

NASA has released footage showing the first-ever wooden satellite being deployed to orbit in a study to test its effectiveness as a space material......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

F1 Arcade trip report: Great sims make for a compelling experience

It's like Top Golf, but with F1 simulators instead. Formula 1’s recent popularity still feels a little strange to longtime fans of the sport, particularly in the US, where it h.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

NASA’s Mars rover just emerged from Jezero Crater. So, what next?

After a three-and-a-half month climb, NASA's Perseverance rover has finally reached the top of the Jezero Crater rim. So, what now?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

NASA honors Algerian parks with Martian namesakes

NASA's mapping of Mars now bears the names of three iconic Algerian national parks, Algerian physicist Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the US space agency's largest Mars probe mission, has told AFP......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

This insane AWOL short-throw projector is $1,000 off today!

The AWOL Vision LTV-2500 allows you to place the projector just inches from the wall, and delivers one heck of a picture! It’s also $1,000 off today......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

NASA successfully integrates Roman mission"s telescope, instruments

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's telescope and two instruments onto the instrument carrier, marking the completion of the Roman payload. Now the team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Gree.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Human settlement of Mars isn"t as far off as you might think

Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades. However, it has been seen by skeptics as a delusion at best and mere bluster at worst......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

NASA’s boss-to-be proclaims we’re about to enter an “age of experimentation”

"You can get into a rhythm of using all of these providers to get things up very quickly." ORLANDO, Florida—On Wednesday, Jared Isaacman made his first public appearance since h.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

NASA"s Lucy spacecraft prepares for second Earth gravity assist

On Dec. 12, at 11:15 p.m. EST, NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently in a two-year orbit around the sun, will skim Earth's atmosphere, passing only about 220 miles (360 kilometers) above the surface. This close flyby will result in a "gravity assist," pu.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Relive Orion’s historic homecoming exactly two years ago

The mission effectively marked the start of NASA's ambitious Artemis program, which plans to return astronauts to the moon by the end of this decade......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars

Engineers are already beginning to plan for possible follow-on missions. Eleven months after the Ingenuity helicopter made its final flight on Mars, engineers and scientists at NA.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

NASA learns how the Ingenuity helicopter ended up crashing on Mars

The Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for an incredible 72 flights. Now, NASA has shared findings of why the mission came to an end......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024