official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Tests on Earth appear to confirm how the Red Planet’s spider-shaped geologic formations are carved by carbon dioxide. Since discovering them in 2003 via images from orbiters, scientists have marveled at spider-like shapes sprawled across the southern hemisphere of Mars. No one is entirely sure how these geologic features areContinue reading “NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time”
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NASA Stennis Set to Continue ASTRA Mission with Sidus Space
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, announced Wednesday it will continue its historic in-space autonomous systems payload mission aboard an orbiting satellite through a follow-on agreement with Sidus Space, Inc. “We are excited to report the historic ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications) mission will continue,”Continue reading “NASA Stennis Set to Continue ASTRA Mission with Sidus Space”
Gateway Space Station in 3D
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Immerse yourself in the future of deep space science exploration and download a 3D model of Gateway. Click, drag, and explore the exterior of the lunar space station from multiple angles. International teams of astronauts will use Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon, to explore the scientificContinue reading “Gateway Space Station in 3D”
Margin’ up the Crater Rim!
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY To conclude its exploration of the mysterious margin unit before it ascends the rim of Jezero Crater, Perseverance made one last stop this past week to investigate these strange rocks at “Eremita Mesa.” Since beginning its steep drive up the crater rim, Perseverance has been traversing along the edge ofContinue reading “Margin’ up the Crater Rim!”
Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Editor’s Note:The following is the text of a letter from Expedition Three Commander Frank L. Culbertson (Captain, USN Retired), reflecting on the events of September 11. September 12, 2001; 7:34 p.m. I haven’t written very much about specifics of this mission during the month I’ve been here, mainly for twoContinue reading “Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001”
Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agency’s Artemis campaign. SpaceX, the commercial Human Landing System (HLS) provider for Artemis III and Artemis IV, recently tested a 1.2% scale model of the Super Heavy rocket,Continue reading “Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames”
Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay pointed at Earth, but after 47 years in space some of the fuel tubes have become clogged. Engineers working on NASA’s Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecraft’s thrusters, which keep the distant explorer pointed at Earth so thatContinue reading “Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap”
A Starry View
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision that lets us peer through the dusty veil of nearby star-forming region NGC 1333. We can see planetary mass objects, newborn stars, and brown dwarfs; some of the faintest ‘stars’ in this mosaic image are in fact newly born free-floating brown dwarfsContinue reading “A Starry View”
Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change. Name: Linette BoisvertTitle: Assistant Lab Chief, Cryospheric Sciences Branch, and Deputy Project Scientist for the Aqua SatelliteFormal Job Classification: Sea Ice ScientistOrganization: Cryospheric Science Branch, Science Directorate (Code 615) What do you doContinue reading “Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist”
15 Years Ago: Japan launches HTV-1, its First Resupply Mission to the Space Station
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Sept. 10, 2009, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its first cargo delivery spacecraft, the H-II Transfer Vehicle-1 (HTV-1), to the International Space Station. The HTV cargo vehicles, also called Kounotori, meaning white stork in Japanese, not only maintained the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo but also resupplied theContinue reading “15 Years Ago: Japan launches HTV-1, its First Resupply Mission to the Space Station”