Tag: space
Armageddon test: NASA launching spacecraft in first-ever planetary defense asteroid deflecting test
The space agency will test deflecting an asteroid about 7 million miles away by flying a spacecraft into it, and Bruce Willis will not have to be there
Kamo`oalewa: Near-Earth Asteroid orbiting Terra may have broken off from our moon
Scientists estimate that the asteroid has been orbiting our sun near Earth as our second moon for about 500 years
Probe orbiting Jupiter providing colorful 3D view of planet’s atmosphere
The Juno Probe entered Jupiter’s orbit in 2016 and has been utilizing a specialized suite of instruments to record the belts and zones of clouds encircling Jupiter, as well as its polar cyclones and even the “Great Red Spot”
NASA releases interactive graphic novel ‘First Woman’
“First Woman” is the tale of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the Moon. While Callie is a fictional character, the first female astronaut and person of color will soon set foot on the Moon …Callie’s trailblazing path as the first woman on the Moon. Callie and her robot sidekick, RT, overcome setbacks, disappointment, and tragedy along the way. Image credit: NASA
Latest NASA resupply mission to ISS includes pizza delivery for seven astronauts
8,200 lbs. of cargo, including pizza for 7, is scheduled to arrive at the ISS on Thursday morning
First images shown here of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, from NASA’s June 7 flyby
“This is the closest any spacecraft has come to this mammoth moon in a generation …”
NASA schedules two new missions to revisit, explore and study Venus
Venus may have been the first habitable world in the solar system, complete with an ocean and Earth-like climate
Mars volcano eruptions could have helped support life on the Red Planet
interaction of magma and icy substrate could have provided favorable conditions for microbial life and raises the possibility of life still existing
Mars Ingenuity helicopter setting records during latest experimental flight on the Red Planet
The small chopper, specially designed for Mars’ thin atmosphere, rose 16 feet, and flew 328 feet at a speed of 6.6 feet per second
Oxygen now being extracted and manufactured on the Red Planet with help from Mars Rover
Oxygen on Mars will be needed to propel rockets and astronauts from the Red Planet
