NASA’s Lucy spacecraft snaps first close-ups of weird peanut-shaped asteroid

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft snaps first close-ups of weird peanut-shaped asteroid

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has actually recorded its very first high-resolution pictures of an asteroid, exposing a bizarrely shaped 150-million-year-old area rock. The asteroid Donaldjohanson formed when 2 smaller sized items…

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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has actually discovered the biggest natural (carbon-containing) particles ever discovered on the red world. The discovery is among the most considerable findings in the look for…

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived

An illustration of the Parker Solar Probe skimming the sun more detailed than ever in the past. (Image credit: NASA/JHUAPL) NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is investing Christmas Eve on a…

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NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Deploying Its Instruments

NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Deploying Its Instruments

NASA’s Europa Clipper– the biggest spacecraft NASA has actually ever established for a planetary objective– is currently 20 million km (13 million miles) from Earth. An artist’s idea of NASA’s…

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For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

“This reduction is spread across essentially all areas of the Lab including our technical, project, business, and support areas,” Leshin composed. “We have taken seriously the need to re-size our…

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NASA’s Juno Orbiter Discovers New Volcano on Io

NASA’s Juno Orbiter Discovers New Volcano on Io

Utilizing images from the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, planetary researchers have actually found a fresh volcano with several lava circulations and volcanic deposits covering a location about 180…

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With NASA’s plan faltering, China knows it can be first with Mars sample return

With NASA’s plan faltering, China knows it can be first with Mars sample return

Concerns to paradise– “China is most likely to end up being the very first nation to return samples from Mars.” Stephen Clark – Sep 6, 2024 6:58 pm UTC Expand…

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NASA’s newly unfurled solar sail has started ‘tumbling’ end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show

NASA’s newly unfurled solar sail has started ‘tumbling’ end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show

An artist’s analysis of NASA’s fully-deployed Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) in orbit around Earth. (Image credit: NASA) A NASA spacecraft that just recently unfurled a cutting edge solar…

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NASA’s Starliner decision was the right one, but it’s a crushing blow for Boeing

NASA’s Starliner decision was the right one, but it’s a crushing blow for Boeing

Failing– It’s not likely Boeing can fly all 6 of its Starliner objectives before retirement of the ISS in 2030. Stephen Clark – Aug 25, 2024 2:16 am UTC Expand…

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