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You Can Now Help NASA Hunt For Martian Clouds

NASA has a new tool where anyone can help advance its research by hunting for signs of Martian clouds in a massive data set. Trust us, it's more fun than it sounds.  The post You Can Now Help NASA Hunt For Martian.....»»

Category: topSource:  extremetechJun 30th, 2022

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 News16 hr. 10 min. ago

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

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

More than 2,100 people are evacuated as an Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash

More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 20th, 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

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 NewsApr 19th, 2024

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

Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger

Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated 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