NASA aims to solve Lunar housekeeping's biggest issue - infinite dust!
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
If you thought the dust bunnies under your sofa were an issue, imagine trying to combat dust on the Moon. Dust is a significant challenge for astronauts living and working on the lunar surface. So, NASA is developing technologies that mitigate dust buildup enabling a safer, sustainable presence on the Moon.
A flight test aboard a suborbital rocket system that will simulate?lunar gravity is

Lucy completes key Earth gravity assist maneuver
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
NASA's Lucy spacecraft executed a critical gravity assist maneuver on Dec. 12, 2024, skimming just 220 miles (360 kilometers) above Earth's surface. This close approach, occurring at 11:15 p.m. EST, propels the spacecraft on a new trajectory through the asteroid belt and toward the Jupiter Trojan asteroids - objects never previously visited by any spacecraft.
The maneuver marks Lucy's seco

Juno identifies localized magma chambers driving Io's volcanic activity
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter has unveiled that volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are powered by localized magma chambers rather than a global magma ocean. This discovery resolves a decades-old mystery regarding the geological origins of Io's extreme volcanic activity.
The findings were detailed in a study published on Dec. 12 in Nature and discussed during a media briefing at the American G

A new galaxy, much like our own
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Wellesley MA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
Stunning new photographs by a Wellesley College-led team of astronomers have revealed a newly forming galaxy that looks remarkably similar to a young Milky Way.
The extraordinary images - taken with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope - show a galaxy that glitters with 10 distinct star clusters that formed at different times, much like our own Milky Way.
Cocooned in a diffuse arc, and

M87 jet observations reveal rare gamma-ray outburst
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
The supermassive black hole at the heart of Messier 87 (M87), known for hosting a colossal relativistic jet, has produced a rare gamma-ray flare. This event marks the first high-energy gamma-ray outburst from M87 in over a decade, offering researchers an unprecedented opportunity to study the extreme conditions near a black hole's event horizon.
The findings, led by the Event Horizon Teles

Artemis II core stage positioned for integration
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket core stage is now vertical inside High Bay 2 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The maneuver was completed on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, marking a significant step in preparation for the Artemis II mission.
The core stage, which arrived at Kennedy Space Center on July 23, had previously been stored horizonta

NASA rover surmounts Jezero crater rim to begin next science campaign
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully climbed to the top of Jezero Crater's rim, reaching a landmark location called "Lookout Hill." This achievement follows months of challenging terrain navigation and marks the beginning of an exploration phase into an entirely new region on Mars.
The ascent, which spanned 3 0.5 months and climbed 1,640 vertical feet (500 meters), included traversin

NASA Outlines Latest Moon to Mars Plans in 2024 Architecture Update
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
As NASA develops a blueprint for space exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released several new documents Friday updating its Moon to Mars architecture. The roadmap sets NASA on course for long-term lunar exploration under the Artemis campaign in preparation for future crewed missions to Mars.
Following an Architecture Concept Review, the 2024 up

NASA honours Algerian parks with Martian namesakes
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Algiers (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
NASA's mapping of Mars now bears the names of three iconic Algerian national parks, Algerian physicist Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the US space agency's largest Mars probe mission, has told AFP.
The Tassili n'Ajjer, Ghoufi and Djurdjura national parks have found their Martian namesakes after a proposition by Melikechi, which he sought as both a tribute to his native Algeria and a call

Artemis in Motion Listening Sessions
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
As NASA pioneers new technologies and methods for storytelling in space for the benefit of humanity, the agency is hosting Artemis in Motion listening sessions with industry on Thursday, Jan. 23, and Friday, Jan. 24, in Los Angeles.
From the live TV images of humanity's first steps on the Moon in July of 1969 to the July 2024 two-way 4k transmissions between the International Space Station

Eyes on the Sun thallium decay study sheds light on solar history
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
The Sun powers life on Earth, generating immense energy through nuclear fusion and continuously releasing neutrinos - particles that provide insight into its inner workings. While modern neutrino detectors capture the Sun's present behavior, questions about its long-term stability over millions of years remain unanswered. Addressing this challenge is the focus of the LORandite EXperiment (LOREX)

Sunlike stars produce superflares once per century
Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
The Sun, known for its volatile nature, has exhibited unusually intense solar storms this year, creating auroras visible even at lower latitudes. However, new research suggests that the Sun and its stellar relatives are capable of even more powerful events called superflares, which release over one octillion joules of energy in brief bursts. These findings come from a study analyzing data from N

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Monday, 16 December 2024 04:22
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2024
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ULA pitches ‘space interceptor’ role for Vulcan rocket’s upper stage
Sunday, 15 December 2024 18:32
