Perseverance Rover Delivers Most Detailed Mars Panorama Yet
Saturday, 09 August 2025 07:42
NASA's Perseverance rover has produced one of its clearest panoramas to date, revealing a striking view of the Martian landscape from a site known as Falbreen. The mosaic, built from 96 images taken on May 26, 2025, during the rover's 1,516th Martian day, features distant hills up to 40 miles (65 kilometers) away, sand ripples, and the distinct boundary between two geologic units. An enhanced-co US astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dead at 97
Saturday, 09 August 2025 07:42
US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 Moon mission which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a mid-flight explosion, has died at the age of 97, NASA announced Friday.
The former Navy pilot, who was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the 1995 movie "Apollo 13," died in a Chicago suburb on Thursday, the US space agency said in a statement.
The astronaut's "life and work Martian fractures reveal ancient forces and icy flows
Saturday, 09 August 2025 07:42
In a new release from the European Space Agency, Mars Express has revisited the western end of Acheron Fossae, a striking system of deep fissures on Mars shaped by ancient geological upheaval and later sculpted by ice-rich flows.
The orbiter's High Resolution Stereo Camera first captured this area in April 2004, just months into its mission. These latest images reveal the faulted terrain's Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dies at 97
Saturday, 09 August 2025 07:42
Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois, his family announced. He was 97.
Lovell also flew on three other missions: Gemini 7, Gemini 12 and Apollo 8 in the 1960s, and was the first astronaut to go into space that many times.
He died in Lake Forest, a northern Chicago suburb.
"We are saddened to announce the passing of James Webb Space Telescope discovers evidence of a new planet
Saturday, 09 August 2025 07:42
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the solar system closest to Earth, the administration announced Thursday.
The Alpha Centauri triple star system, four light-years from Earth, has long been at the center of scientists' search for life on other planets. This discovery was an important step forward in that search, they said. Five astronauts leave space station for trip back to Earth
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Rocket Lab on “green light” schedule to make first Neutron launch in 2025
Saturday, 09 August 2025 01:45
Rocket Lab continues to push for a first launch of its Neutron rocket before the end of the year, but company executives acknowledge that schedule has no margin for error.
Summer's best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids
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Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to space
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Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors
Friday, 08 August 2025 18:55
A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry officials believe.
Science faces an earthly reckoning: A conversation with Nathalie Cabrol
Friday, 08 August 2025 14:00
Starris and TRL11 announce partnership to deliver intelligent video payloads
Friday, 08 August 2025 13:41
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Friday, 08 August 2025 12:00
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Firefly soars in public market debut
Friday, 08 August 2025 10:53
Shares in Firefly Aerospace rose 34% in the company’s first day of trading on Nasdaq even after the company increased both the price and number of shares in its IPO