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Still kickin" since the "70s: NASA"s Voyager mission keeps exploring

NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the '70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraft has been before?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorg4 hr. 52 min. ago

Scientists have figured out why Martian soil is so crusty

On November 26, 2018, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission landed on Mars. This was a major milestone in Mars exploration since it was the first time a research station had been deplo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News4 hr. 20 min. ago

Moon waves goodbye to Hera

As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense departed its homeworld, it looked back to Earth to show the moon orbiting around it. In this sequence of images the terrestrial disk gradually shrinks as the spacecraft recedes away from it, and the moon mo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News4 hr. 20 min. ago

SpaceX launches space station resupply mission with sonic boom warning from booster return

SpaceX sent up 6,000 pounds of cargo on a resupply mission to the International Space Station on Monday night with the rocket booster's return trip bringing a sonic boom to parts of Central Florida......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News4 hr. 52 min. ago

Still kickin" since the "70s: NASA"s Voyager mission keeps exploring

NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the '70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraft has been before?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News4 hr. 52 min. ago

World"s first wooden satellite launched into space

The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News6 hr. 52 min. ago

Apple launches new internal study focused on building smart glasses

After announcing Vision Pro last year, Apple has reportedly been exploring more ways to provide AR and VR content to users – and it seems that the idea of smart glasses is growing within the company. A Bloomberg report on Monday revealed that Apple.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News17 hr. 51 min. ago

Apple is researching smart glasses with an internal study, report claims

Apple is reportedly using an internal study to gauge interest in smart glasses as the company continues to develop its own Apple Glass, an eventual successor to Apple Vision Pro.Apple is reportedly exploring Smart Glasses with an internal study.The a.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated News17 hr. 51 min. ago

Final Venus flyby for NASA"s Parker Solar Probe queues closest sun pass

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus's surface. The flyby will adjust Parker's trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 12 min. ago

Exploring how microbes in permafrost contribute to nitrous oxide emissions

Ecologist Christina Biasi is exploring the conditions under which tiny organisms contribute to permafrost soils emitting nitrous oxide. Her research could be essential for the development of future climate scenarios......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 12 min. ago

Exploring the extraordinary potential (and avoiding the pitfalls) of your local Buy Nothing group

You might have heard about your local Buy Nothing Project group on Facebook. If not, you probably know someone who's a member. We estimate at least one million Australians are involved as members or live in households with a member (probably their mu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Oh buoy! A new-generation satellite mission to study color of the ocean from space

Curtin University has joined forces with NASA, University of Miami, San José State University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology on a new-generation satellite mission to study the color of the ocean from space, providing vital in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Apophis: A new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that"s set to brush by Earth

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses),.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

After a long break, NASA suggests timing for next spacewalk

NASA suspended spacewalks aboard the ISS in June 2024 after a safety issue emerged with one of the astronaut's spacesuits just before a walk was about to begin......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

NASA’s monthly skywatching tips include a rare lunar occultation

November is a good month to view many of the planets in our neighborhood, and some folks will also be able to witness a rare lunar occultation......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Dystopika is a beautiful cyberpunk city builder without the ugly details

Your only mission in this dark, futuristic city builder? Make cool skylines. Some of my favorite games deny me the thing I think I want most. Elden Ring refuses to provide manag.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

International SWOT satellite spots planet-rumbling Greenland tsunami

The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, a collaboration between NASA and France's CNES (Center National d'Études Spatiales), detected the unique contours of a tsunami that sloshed within the steep walls of a fj.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

How NASA astronauts vote from space

How do you vote when you're 250 miles above the nearest polling station? NASA came up with an answer for its astronauts......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

What is happening with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft?

Among the options NASA and Boeing are considering: a Starliner cargo flight Boeing's Starliner spacecraft safely landed empty in the New Mexico desert about eight weeks ago, marki.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Watch NASA’s Mars video of a ‘googly eye’ during solar eclipse

NASA's Perseverance rover has captured remarkable footage of Mars' phobos moon during a recent solar eclipse on the red planet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Voyager 1 is alive: NASA spacecraft reawakens 15 billion miles away from Earth

Voyager 1 is alive: NASA spacecraft reawakens 15 billion miles away from Earth.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024