Earth to get a temporary ‘second Moon’ for two months

Dale Arasa - @inquirerdotnet 09/19/2024

On September 29, 2024, the Earth will have a temporary “second Moon” for two months as an asteroid called 2024 PT5, discovered by NASA on August 7, 2024, is expected to pass by. This marks a truly…

SpaceX makes history: First spacewalks by private citizens

Agence France Presse 09/13/2024

WASHINGTON, United States —A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as “a giant leap forward” for the space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech…

NASA to keep 2 astronauts in space until February

Associated Press 08/25/2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What…

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…

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