Tag: NASA
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Hubble Telescope snaps a doomed star’s destruction
Hubble's data, combined with other observations of the doomed star from space- and ground-based telescopes, may give astronomers an early warning.
October 28, 2021 -
NASA aims to launch next-gen rocket on debut flight in early 2022
Originally, NASA envisioned the SLS flying for the first time back in 2017, but its debut has been consistently pushed back again and again.
October 24, 2021 -
NASA’s new Lucy asteroid spacecraft faces solar panel glitch
"Lucy spacecraft systems show the spacecraft is operating well and is stable," NASA added in a blog post.
October 19, 2021 -
NASA sends Lucy mission to seek out solar system’s ‘fossils’
Lucy will explore the Trojan asteroids with a suite of remote sensing instruments. Additionally, the navigation cameras will be used to determine the shapes of the Trojan asteroids.
October 17, 2021 -
Hubble Telescope detects spiral galaxy with celestial eye
Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) captured the galaxy -- NCG 5728 -- which appears to be elegant and luminous, an ESA statement said.
October 4, 2021 -
Hubble’s new ‘molten Einstein ring’ image prompts new research
The image showcased a remote galaxy that is greatly magnified and distorted by the effects of gravitationally warped space.
September 25, 2021 -
NASA’s InSight finds biggest Marsquakes on Red Planet
This is the third major quake InSight has detected in a month: On August 25, the mission's seismometer detected two quakes of magnitudes 4.2 and 4.1.
September 24, 2021 -
2021 Arctic summer sea ice 12th-lowest on record: NASA
Less sea ice melted in 2021 even as the planet as a whole was warmer than usual -- with new temperature records in North America and Eurasia, drought in the US West, and episodes of intense melting on Greenland's ice sheet.
September 23, 2021 -
Astronomers find why galaxies become dormant
These six galaxies lived fast and furious lives, creating their stars in a remarkably short time. Why they shut down star formation so early is still a puzzle.
September 23, 2021 -
NASA-Boeing Starliner spacecraft launch may slip to 2022
Boeing and NASA had originally aimed to launch Starliner's Orbital Test Flight 2
September 23, 2021 -
NASA-Boeing Starliner spacecraft launch may slip to 2022
Boeing had signed a contract with NASA's Commercial Crew Programme to fly operational missions to and from the space station with Starliner in 2014. However, a series of setbacks have thus far prevented the Starliner from reaching the ISS.
September 22, 2021 -
NASA’s Mars rover makes 2nd attempt to pick up rock sample
"The team determined a location, and selected and cored a viable and scientifically valuable rock. We did what we came to do. We will work through this small hiccup with the lighting conditions in the images and remain encouraged that there is sample in this tube,"
September 5, 2021 -
Bezos sues NASA over awarding Moon lander contract to Musk
The lawsuit, filed with the US Court of Federal Claims, could pause SpaceX's contract
August 17, 2021 -
Bezos sues NASA over awarding Moon lander contract to Musk
"We stand firm in our belief that there were fundamental issues with NASA's decision, but the GAO wasn't able to address them due to their limited jurisdiction," a Blue Origin spokesperson said in a statement.
August 17, 2021 -
NASA set to launch Boeing Starliner cargo spacecraft to ISS
Starliner will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. About 30 minutes after launch, Starliner will perform its orbital insertion burn to begin its daylong trip to the space station.
August 1, 2021 -
Sorry Jeff Bezos, You Can’t Get to the Moon Yet
Blue Origin filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office shortly after, claiming that the space agency had not properly reviewed the proposals.
August 1, 2021 -
Bezos offers NASA $2bn discount for human lunar lander mission
Blue Origin had filed a protest with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) against NASA for awarding $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX for landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024
July 27, 2021