What is the Crew Dragon spacecraft bringing Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore back?
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) astronauts who went to the ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
Satellites powered by solid metal could one day use space junk for fuel
Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of the space age, and ...
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to arrive home on SpaceX after spending 9 months on the ISS after ...
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See Last Week’s Stunning Eclipse From the Moon in Photos Captured by the Blue Ghost Lander, Now at the End of Its Mission
The spacecraft carried out the longest commercial operation on the moon to date—and also made history during its rare chance ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10h
Two Trailblazing Spacewalks in 1965 Opened the Door to Decades of Astronauts Pushing the Limits of Their Capabilities
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...
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Electron activity in auroras will help us understand space weather
The Analyzer for Cusp Electrons (ACE) is designed to measure electron activity in the region of the northern magnetospheric ...
Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...
Cosmic Breakthrough as Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide on Young Alien Planets
Giant Exoplanets in HR 8799 System Likely Formed Like Jupiter and Saturn The first exoplanet was discovered in the 1990s, but ...
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Blue Ghost goes silent on the Moon: Here are its roaring accomplishments
During its 14-day surface operation, Blue Ghost transmitted over 119 GB of data back to Earth, exceeding mission requirements ...
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What Was the First Planet Discovered With a Telescope?
Most Planets Have No Known Date of First Observation . Before we begin, I want you to imagine a clear night sky you've ...
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Astronaut Health To Understanding Fire In Space — A List Of Scientific Milestones Achieved By Crew-9
NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission astronauts will return to Earth on March 18 after achieving significant advancements in ...