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NASA"s Juno mission spots two Jovian moons

On Nov. 29, 2021, NASA's Juno mission completed its 38th close flyby of Jupiter. As the spacecraft sped low over the giant planet's cloud tops, its JunoCam instrument captured this look at two of Jupiter's largest moons......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 29th, 2022

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......»»

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Pushing the limits of sub-kilowatt electric propulsion technology for space mission concepts

NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary exploration missions using small spacecraft. Not only will this technology enable new types of planetary science missions, one of NASA's commercial partners is alread.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News5 hr. 26 min. ago

NASA"s Chandra releases timelapse movies of Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A

New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky—the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A—are being released from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Each includes X-ray data collected by Chandra over about two decades. They show dramatic changes in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News5 hr. 26 min. ago

A NASA rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilized life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, NASA's Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to "search for potential evid.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News6 hr. 26 min. ago

How NASA Repaired Voyager 1 From 15 Billion Miles Away

The far-traveled space probe is once again transmitting usable data, after a glitch caused months of gibberish......»»

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SpaceX launch marks 300th successful booster landing

SpaceX sent up the 30th launch from the Space Coast for the year on the evening of April 23, a mission that also featured the company's 300th successful booster recovery......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News9 hr. 54 min. ago

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket just completed a milestone mission

SpaceX achieved its 300th successful touchdown of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster on Tuesday, nine years after landing the first one......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News16 hr. 54 min. ago

Recoding Voyager 1—NASA’s interstellar explorer is finally making sense again

"We're pretty much seeing everything we had hoped for, and that's always good news.” Engineers have partially restored a 1970s-era computer on NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft after five months of long-distance troubleshooting, building.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

NASA to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars—here"s why it must and will go ahead

NASA recently announced that it is seeking new ways to complete the return to Earth of rock cores drilled by the Perseverance Rover in the Jezero Crater on Mars. This has led to some anxiety among space scientists, who view the Mars Sample Return (MS.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Daily Telescope: The ambiguously galactic duo

Hubble continues to deliver the goods. Enlarge / This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 3783, a bright barred spiral galaxy about 130 million light-years from Earth. (credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. C. Ben.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Astronauts take major step toward Starliner’s first crewed flight

After numerous delays across many years, NASA is closer than ever to launching its first astronauts aboard the Boeing-made CST-100 Starliner spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan

Dragonfly will push the boundaries of engineering and science as it explores Titan. Enlarge / Artist's illustration of Dragonfly soaring over the dunes of Titan. (credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) NASA has fo.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

Voyager 1 spacecraft is still alive and sending signals to Earth

NASA has announced that it is back in contact with Voyager 1, around five months after communications with the spacecraft were disrupted......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

This Wi-Fi robot vacuum is discounted from $199 to $79

The iHome AutoVac Juno Robot Vacuum is an incredibly cheap robot vacuum which has many of the key benefits you need. It's on sale right now......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

NASA video maps all 72 flights taken by Mars Ingenuity helicopter

NASA has shared a video that maps all 72 of the flights taken on Mars by its trailblazing Ingenuity helicopter during its almost three-year mission......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

See a flyby of Io, a hellish moon with lakes of lava and an otherworldly mountain

NASA's Juno spacecraft has been investigating Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, and has observed some dramatic features......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Io: New image of a lake of fire, signs of permanent volcanism

Juno captures images of Io's violence as study says it has always been that way. Enlarge (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Thomas Thomopoulos) Ever since the Voyager mission sent home images of Jupite.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Two NASA sounding rockets launch from Alaska during solar flare

Two Black Brant IX sounding rockets launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, April 17, 2024, during an M-class solar flare for NASA's sounding rocket solar flare campaign......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

AI for Earth: How NASA"s artificial intelligence and open science efforts combat climate change

As extreme weather events increase around the world due to climate change, the need for further research into our warming planet has increased as well. For NASA, climate research involves not only conducting studies of these events, but also empoweri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From

Space law just got a little more complicated......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024