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The incredible adventures of the Hera mission

Meet Hera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two briefcase-sized Cubesats—Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary—Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos and Dimorphos, an asteroid pair typical of the thousand.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJun 2nd, 2021

NASA announces a new class of space missions: Probe explorers

NASA has sent a whole host of spacecraft across the solar system and even beyond. They range from crewed ships to orbit and to the moon to robotic explorers. Among them are a range of mission classes from Flagships to Discovery Class programs. Now a.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Polar jet stream could reveal Saturn"s rotational period

A hexagon-shaped atmospheric phenomenon first spotted on Saturn by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has intrigued scientists since the 1980s. More recently, NASA's Cassini mission has periodically observed the hexagon and its embedded strong eastward jet that.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

We’re finally going to the Solar System’s most intriguing but unexplored frontier

If you've been waiting for a real mission of discovery into the unknown, this is it. I really hate to be the bearer of such bad news, but you and I will not live forever, dear rea.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

The ASUS ROG Strix G16 with GeForce RTX 4060 is $1,100 today — usually $1,400

Thanks to a Prime Big Deal Days offer the ASUS ROG Strix G16 with RTX 4060 gaming laptop is available at an incredible discount......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Hera probe heads off to see aftermath of DART"s asteroid impact

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is on its way to do follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after an earlier probe knocked the mini-asteroid into a different orbital path around a bigger space rock......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton

SpaceX returned to flight with its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, sending up the Hera probe for the European Space Agency on its way to a pair of asteroids, but SpaceX and NASA have called off plans to launch the Falcon Heavy later this week on NASA's Eu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

SpaceX’s Hera launch offers sublime view of Earth

A SpaceX rocket that launched a planetary defense mission on Monday captured a breathtaking view of Earth shortly after reaching orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

SpaceX launches Europe’s Hera asteroid mission ahead of Hurricane Milton

The launch of another important mission, NASA's Europa Clipper, is on hold due to Hurricane Milton. Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of mile.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid

Stormy weather has threatened to delay the launch of Europe's Hera spacecraft, which is scheduled to blast off on Monday, SpaceX has said......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

FAA gives SpaceX the OK to launch just one Falcon 9 on asteroid mission for Europe

The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday announced it was approving just one SpaceX Falcon 9 mission, although SpaceX has submitted its mishap report into why the second stage from last week's Crew-9 mission failed to hit its planned target on r.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

NASA scrubs Thursday’s launch of Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter moon

An approaching hurricane has forced NASA and SpaceX to call off Thursday's planned launch of the highly anticipated Europa Clipper mission......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Sentinel-2 data reveal significant seasonal variations in intertidal seagrass

With data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, researchers have revealed seasonal variations in intertidal seagrass across Western Europe and North Africa. As a key indicator of biodiversity, these new findings offer valuable insights for the cons.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Lunar mission data analysis finds widespread evidence of ice deposits

Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. W.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Mercury"s magnetic landscape mapped in 30 minutes

As BepiColombo sped past Mercury during its June 2023 flyby, it encountered a variety of features in the tiny planet's magnetic field. These measurements provide a tantalizing taste of the mysteries that the mission is set to investigate when it arri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

NASA powers down Voyager 2 plasma instrument to extend mission

To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

NASA"s instruments capture sharpest image of Earth"s radiation belts

From Aug. 19–20, ESA's (European Space Agency's) Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) mission made history with a daring lunar-Earth flyby and double gravity assist maneuver, a spaceflight first. As the spacecraft zipped past our moon and home planet.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Your next Samsung Galaxy Watch could have incredible battery life

Samsung is reportedly working on new battery tech that has the potential to change the game......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

SpaceX Mission Runs Into Mysterious Problem After Dropping Off Astronauts

SpaceX Mission Runs Into Mysterious Problem After Dropping Off Astronauts.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Roborock sends the first robot vacuum into space

In an incredible feat, the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra completed a trip to outer space, and made it back in working order. Read about the journey......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

Engineers investigate another malfunction on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX probably won't be grounded for long, but this could affect the launch of Europa Clipper. Enlarge / The Merlin vacuum engine on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fired for six minutes to place the Crew-9 mission into low-Earth orbit.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024