Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2023
Earth planning date: Monday, November 6: It is a time of milestones for Curiosity, with the passage of Sol 4000 over the weekend (celebrated here and here) and the start of her sixth solar conjunction this week. Each time Curiosity (and Mars) slip on the other side of the Sun from Earth, the science and engineering teams miss her and the new discoveries she makes every sol. I dare say we also mi

Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
After the Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, the team discovered that it is even more "marvelous" as its newly discovered satellite is now shown to be a double-lobed moonlet. As NASA's Lucy spacecraft continued to return data acquired during its first asteroid encounter on Nov. 1, 2023, the team discovered that Dinkinesh's surprise satellite is itself

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
NASA's Science Mission Directorate seeks knowledge and answers to profound questions that impact all people. Through competitions, challenges, crowdsourcing, and citizen science activities, NASA collaborates with the public to make scientific discoveries that help us better understand our planet and the space beyond. Multiple NASA science projects were supported through public participation in F

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
Creativity and curiosity are strongly tied to NASA's missions and vision. Many of the agency's public opportunities foster these traits by engaging students and educators. Participants of all ages and levels, from kindergarten to college, used their imaginations and enthusiasm to solve open innovation challenges related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in fis

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
With the successful launch and landing of Artemis I in 2022, NASA set the stage for a new era of space exploration. Together, NASA and its partners will lead humanity to the Moon and prepare for the next giant leap: human exploration of Mars. To address the multitude of challenges that come with planning for this new era, NASA is calling on individuals and teams from the public to develop

London, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
In an ambitious move to address the escalating issue of space debris, the UK Space Agency has earmarked Pounds 2 million for research into satellite refueling capabilities that could significantly extend mission lifespans and curtail the proliferation of orbital debris. The funding targets feasibility studies that will explore practical strategies for refueling a UK-led debris removal mis

Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
Euclid, ESA's newest space telescope with strong German participation, released its first colour photos from space today. Never before has a telescope been able to take such sharp astronomical images over such a large area of the sky while looking so deep into the distant universe. The five images show Euclid's full potential. They illustrate that the telescope is poised to produce the most comp

Space Coast FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
Five minutes after midnight, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared into carrying 23 more Starlink V2 Mini satellites at 12:05 a.m. EST (0505 UTC) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on SpaceX's 80th launch of the year. With upgraded phased array antennas, SpaceX's new Starlink V2 Mini satellite platform can communicate four times as much data as pre