Solar eclipse in US: What do scientists hope to learn from it?

Agence France Presse 04/08/2024

When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather invaluable data on everything from the Sun’s atmosphere to strange animal behaviors — and even possible effects on humans.…

New NASA astronauts graduate, eying Moon — and Mars

Agence France Presse 03/06/2024

After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and — if all goes well — to Mars.…

Odysseus moon lander hailed as success as it nears mission-ending slumber

Reuters 02/29/2024

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON — Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, neared a mission-ending slumber on Wednesday, six days after a lopsided touchdown that hindered its operation, though NASA and the…

Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

02/25/2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system — two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus. The distant tiny moons were spotted using powerful land-based telescopes in Hawaii and…

Moon landing try in half a century through US private robot spacecraft

Reuters 02/23/2024

A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines began its final descent from lunar orbit on Thursday to attempt the first U.S. moon landing in more than half a century and the first ever conducted…

NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

02/18/2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Officials reported Thursday that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121.6…

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

Reuters 01/28/2024

LOS ANGELES — NASA’s rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published on Friday.…

NASA helicopter ends mission after 3 years in Mars

Agence France Presse 01/26/2024

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after sustaining rotor damage during its last outing, the space agency said Thursday. The…

NASA finds ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’ in space

Dale Arasa 12/26/2023

NASA took a photo of a group of stars resembling the shape of a Christmas tree. Special gases constituted the green pine needle-like shapes of the interstellar holiday symbol. Also, the stars served as the fairy lights…

NASA asteroid samples, released from spacecraft, land on Earth

Associated Press 09/25/2023

NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out.…

Two supermoons in August mean double the stargazing fun

Associated Press 07/30/2023

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon. Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises in the…

NASA humanoid robot will oversee oil rigs for remote testing

Dale Arasa 07/13/2023

NASA’s new humanoid robot will prepare for space missions in The Land Down Under. On July 6, 2023, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it would test its human-like robot in Australia. Its first mission is…

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