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What happened to NASA’s spacecraft after it dropped off the Perseverance rover?

After delivering the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars, NASA's spacecraft was last seen disappearing into the martian dust. So where did it go?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsFeb 24th, 2021

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 News15 hr. 14 min. ago

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 News15 hr. 42 min. ago

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 News15 hr. 42 min. ago

Mars rover continues progress along upper Gediz Vallis ridge

Curiosity continues to make progress along the margin of upper Gediz Vallis ridge, investigating the broken bedrock in our workspace and acquiring images of the ridge deposit as the rover drives south......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News15 hr. 42 min. ago

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

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

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated News16 hr. 42 min. ago

NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit

If it were to happen, a revised Artemis III mission could echo Apollo 9. Enlarge / This image taken by NASA's Orion spacecraft shows its view just before the vehicle flew behind the Moon in 2022. (credit: NASA) Although.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News17 hr. 14 min. ago

Watch how NASA plans to land a car-sized drone on Titan

Watch the cool way in which NASA is aiming to land its car-sized Dragonfly drone on Titan, Saturn's largest moon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

NASA"s Juno gives aerial views of mountain and lava lake on Io

Scientists on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have transformed data collected during two recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon's most dramatic features: a mountain and an almost glass-smooth lake of cooling lava. Ot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA gives green light to mission to send car-sized drone to Saturn moon

NASA’s Mars helicopter mission is now officially over, but following it is an even more complex flying machine destined to explore Saturn’s largest moon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner

“This is a test flight, and a complicated one at that." Enlarge / Technicians inside United Launch Alliance's Vertical Integration Facility connect Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the top of its Atlas V rocket Tuesday. (credit.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space

China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head of the US space agency NASA said Wednesday, warning that Washington must remain vigilant......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA green-lights mission to send car-sized drone to Saturn moon

NASA’s Mars helicopter mission is now officially over, but following it is an even more complex flying machine destined to explore Saturn’s largest moon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

The camera on this Android phone is confusing, but I love it

The Tecno Camon 30 Premier's camera suffers from an overload of tech speak, so take a look at what happened after we let the camera speak for itself......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Final communications sent to the beloved Ingenuity Mars helicopter

NASA's hugely successful Mars helicopter Ingenuity will continue saving data in case future explorers should come this way again......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

NASA"s Roman space telescope"s "eyes" pass first vision test

Engineers at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, New York, have combined all 10 mirrors for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Preliminary tests show the newly aligned optics, collectively called the IOA (Imaging Optics Assembly), will direct.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

NASA to hoist its sail: Solar sail mission gets ready for launch

A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space—not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is targeting launch on Tuesday, April 23 (We.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Astronauts to patch up NASA"s NICER telescope

NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

NASA needs a new approach for its challenging Mars Sample Return mission

NASA is seeking new ideas for its Mars Sample Return mission after admitting that its previous plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth was too ambitious......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

NASA"s near space network enables PACE climate mission to "phone home"

The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made possible in part by innovative, data-storing technology from NASA's Near Space Network, which introduced two key en.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

NASA"s Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn"s moon Titan confirmed

NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn's organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to the completion of the final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024