Key points to remember SpaceX has successfully launched the most powerful rocket in the world, the Falcon Heavy. It’s just the latest successful launch for the rocket, which is expected to help…
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NASA spacecraft records new, larger meteor strikes on Mars
Two NASA spacecraft recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters on Mars than ever before. One of the spacecraft is on the surface of Mars. The other is orbiting the planet….
NASA prepares to say “farewell” to the InSight spacecraft – NASA’s InSight Mars lander
Comparison of InSight selfies Using its robotic arm’s camera, NASA’s InSight lander took these selfies on December 6, 2018 – just 10 days after landing on Mars – and April 24, 2022….
NASA prepares to say ‘farewell’ to the InSight spacecraft
Preserve data The most important of the InSight mission’s final steps is to store its wealth of data and make it accessible to researchers around the world. Data from the lander provided…
Meteorite blasts ‘largest new crater’ NASA has ever seen on Mars
A recent meteorite impact on Mars was so powerful it could be felt by a NASA lander thousands of miles away – and the new Martian crater it created could affect our…
Space is increasingly dangerous – here’s how NASA avoids deadly debris
About once per year, the International Space Station takes evasive action to avoid colliding with a piece of space debris. The most recent maneuver took place last week when the ISS boosted…
NASA resuscitates asteroid Psyche mission after missing launch
An illustration of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft.Drawing: Nasa A NASA mission to explore one of the most intriguing objects in the asteroid belt is getting a second chance. The Psyche mission is now…
NASA approves Psyche mission to explore ancient planet’s core – IGN
NASA has given the go-ahead for a mission to explore the asteroid Psyche, which could represent the exposed core of a long-dead planet. The mission’s survival had previously been in doubt following…
NASA has a life detection instrument ready to fly to Europa or Enceladus
NASA scientists have developed a new device designed to autonomously detect life in aqueous plumes blasted into space from icy moons like Enceladus and possibly Europa. Saturnthe moon Enceladus and Jupiterthe moon…
NASA seeks origin of ‘weird’ fast-rotating dwarf planet Haumea
The origins of a dwarf planet that lurks on the outskirts of the solar system and has become one of its strangest objects have perhaps been revealed by NASA scientists. haumea is…