In October this year, NASA will launch one of the most advanced spacecraft ever assembled. His target? Europa is the fourth largest moon of Jupiter. Europa Clipper missionThe satellite, which aims to reach Europa by 2030, is equipped with a range of instruments that could help scientists understand the moon’s complex geology and composition. researchers… Read More »
When a malfunction occurs in the loneliest spacecraft in the universe, it’s not just a matter of turning it off and on again. Voyager 1, the first human-made object to leave the Solar System in 2012, went silent in November, meaning no science or engineering data would be sent back to Earth. The probe was… Read More »
Late last year, NASA scientists launched a highly anticipated space mission. Essentially, they launched a spacecraft towards an asteroid that may have been made entirely of metal; It’s a rare combination – at least near our solar system. The robot adventurer’s name is Psyche, and her namesake is the giant rock that guides her journey:… Read More »
Saying goodbye is never easy, especially from a distant world. The Ingenuity Mars helicopter team met one last time on Tuesday, April 16, to inspect transmissions from the small rotorcraft, the first robot to explore the skies of a non-Earth world. The meeting, held in a control room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in… Read More »
Shape of the asteroid dimorphos Changed at NASA’s request DARTS GAME The spacecraft deliberately crashed into it in 2022 as part of testing humanity. planet defense Abilities. DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, was designed to see if we could redirect a potentially hazardous asteroid away from us. Soil. Sent to one person binary asteroidWhere… Read More »
Working as a team, three lunar rovers conducted their trials at the famous “Mars Yard” at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ahead of their launch to the moon later this year or early next year. Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Research or DIALThe rovers are a trio of suitcase-sized robotic wheeled explorers where collaboration is the… Read More »
NASA/ESA Allegation: The largest reservoir of water in space is equivalent to 140 trillion times the water in Earth’s oceans. Evaluation: Rating: True They are known to be extremely active and luminous beings in space. quasars. With almost a million quasars One in particular, identified by astronomers as of August 2023, is said to host… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. As humans, we like to “dare great things.” This is the motto of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, taken from a quote by Theodore Roosevelt. As a species… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. As humans, we like to “dare great things.” This is the motto of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, taken from a quote by Theodore Roosevelt. As a species… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission, which completed 72 historic flights on Mars in three years, has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity took off on April 19, 2021, becoming the first aircraft to operate and… Read More »