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NASA vows to battle "organizational silence" as problems arise amid Artemis delays

NASA was riding a high after the overall success of Artemis I when the uncrewed rocket made a test run to the moon and back in 2022, so the message remained full steam ahead to push for a crewed Artemis II flight in 2024 and the return of humans to t.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxFeb 19th, 2024

Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and "raised hell"

Thirteen years before any other woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics—or the NACA, NASA's predecessor—in a technical role, a young lab assistant named Pearl Young was making waves in the agency. Her legacy as an outspoken a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

NASA eyes launching SPHEREx sky-mapping mission in early 2025

NASA and SpaceX are targeting late February 2025 for the launch of the agency's next astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx will launch aboard.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

NASA astronaut Don Pettit talks photography from the space station

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is an exceptional space photographer, and he's just been talking about his work......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

ChatGPT unveils Sora with up to 20-second AI video generation

After nearly a year of delays and development setbacks, OpenAI has finally released its video-generation model, Sora, but only to select paying customers......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 9th, 2024

Astronaut’s photos from ISS make clouds look otherworldly

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has posted another set of stunning shots, this time showing clouds as you’ve never seen them before......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 9th, 2024

Fortnite faces community backlash over the addition of bots in OG mode

Fortnite OG has enabled bots, but players find the artificially-unintelligent NPCs pose next to no challenge and detract from the battle royale experience......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 8th, 2024

Saturday citations: The "donut effect"; basically immortal batteries; Neanderthals and H. sapiens

This week, researchers studying data from NASA's Dawn mission reported the identification of 11 sites on Ceres that suggest an internal reservoir of organic materials. A multidisciplinary team published an analysis of the dazzle camouflage patterns d.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

How the iPhone 16 won the battle of the camera button

Two new smartphones approach secondary camera controls in very different ways, forcing me to choose between a futuristic option or the luxury of a button......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

After critics decry Orion heat shield decision, NASA reviewer says agency is correct

"If this isn’t raising red flags out there, I don’t know what will." Within hours of NASA announcing its decision to fly the Artemis II mission aboard an Orion spacecraft with.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

Former flight director who reviewed Orion heat shield data says there was no dissent

"If this isn’t raising red flags out there, I don’t know what will." Within hours of NASA announcing its decision to fly the Artemis II mission aboard an Orion spacecraft with.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Detecting problems during protein synthesis with a firefly luciferase-based reporter

A newly developed luciferase-based reporter can detect problems in protein translocation and disulfide bond formation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), as reported by researchers at Science Tokyo. Inspired by natural mechanisms found in bacteria, th.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

NASA flights map critical minerals from skies above western US

On a crystal-clear afternoon above a desert ghost town, a NASA aircraft scoured the ground for minerals. The plane, a high-altitude ER-2 research aircraft, had taken off early that morning from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Cali.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

MAUVE: An ultraviolet astrophysics probe mission concept

For the past 30 years, NASA's Great Observatories—the Hubble, Spitzer, Compton, and Chandra space telescopes—have revealed some amazing things about the universe. In addition to some of the deepest views of the universe provided by the Hubble Dee.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Rocket Report: NASA delays Artemis again; SpinLaunch spins a little cash

A report in which we read some tea leaves. Welcome to Edition 7.22 of the Rocket Report! The big news is the Trump administration's announcement that commercial astronaut Jared Is.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Europe"s Vega-C rocket launches satellite into orbit after delays

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?

The Artemis II mission, as NASA currently envisions it, won't launch until April 2026. Two years ago next week, NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Cold storage and CO₂ extend life of Asian hornet baits for battling invasive species

A research group has found the key to solving one of the main problems in the fight against the Asian hornet: the limited time the baits can be used. This work, published in the Microchemical Journal, established that when stored under cold condition.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

NASA pushes back its Artemis moon missions due to heat shield issues

NASA is delaying its Artemis II and Artemis III missions to 2026 and 2027 respectively due to issues with the Orion capsule's heat shield......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA?

Expect significant changes for America's space agency. President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday his intent to nominate entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Hubble takes closest-ever look at a quasar

Astronomers have used the unique capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to peer closer than ever into the throat of an energetic monster black hole powering a quasar. A quasar is a galactic center that glows brightly as the black hole consumes.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024