NASA unveils its December 2024 night sky guide, promising a dazzling display of planetary alignments, prominent constellations like Orion, and the peak of the Geminid meteor shower. Get ready for breathtaking celestial views!
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After a series of technical challenges, including a critical communication system failure, NASA’s Voyager 1 probe is back online and resuming its interstellar mission, showcasing remarkable engineering ingenuity and the resilience of a 47-year-old spacecraft.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams provides a reassuring update on her health and well-being during her extended space mission aboard the ISS. She addresses concerns about weight loss, details her rigorous fitness routine, and shares a Thanksgiving message from space. Learn about the unexpected delay in her return to Earth.
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams shares her unique Thanksgiving celebration aboard the ISS, detailing her space-faring feast and reflecting on the extended mission due to a Boeing Starliner technical snag. Learn about her journey and anticipated return to Earth.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her Expedition 72 crewmates celebrated Thanksgiving aboard the International Space Station (ISS), sharing a heartwarming video message and details of their unique space-faring feast. Their mission, initially a week-long test flight, has extended to an eight-month endeavor.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has secured a significant $256.6 million contract from NASA to launch the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan in July 2028. This ambitious mission will utilize a rotorcraft lander to explore Titan’s unique environment and search for signs of past life.
A small asteroid, nicknamed a ‘mini-moon,’ has been orbiting Earth for several months. Discovered by the ATLAS system, this 10-meter wide rock, officially designated 2024 PT5, is now departing our planet’s vicinity after a brief, gravitationally-influenced visit. Scientists believe it originated from the moon, and future close encounters are predicted for 2055 and 2084.
Compasses rely on Earth’s magnetic field. But what happens in the vastness of space? This article explores how compasses function beyond Earth, revealing the surprising influence of celestial bodies and the sun’s powerful heliosphere.
A groundbreaking theory suggests NASA’s Viking 1 mission may have inadvertently destroyed any Martian life it encountered due to its water-based testing methods. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes that the water used in the experiments could have killed salt-dependent microbes, potentially explaining the mission’s negative results. This raises crucial questions about future Mars exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life.
A leading astrobiologist claims NASA’s Viking 1 mission’s water-based life detection methods may have inadvertently destroyed any Martian life they encountered. He proposes a revolutionary ‘follow the salts’ strategy, inspired by research in the Atacama Desert, to better search for life on Mars.