Nasa‘s Johnson Space Center is in celebration mode after finally opening a canister filled with ancient asteroid dust, an endeavor that has challenged the team since the canister landed in Utah’s desert four months ago.“It’s open! It’s open! And ready for its closeup,” NASA’s planetary science division posted on X. The removal of two stubborn … Read more
WASHINGTON: Nasa has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end.Ingenuity, a drone about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) tall, arrived on Mars in 2021 aboard the rover Perseverance and became the first motorized craft … Read more
The Earth’s average surface temperature was at its hottest in 2023, according to a recent NASA report. NASA retrieves its global temperature data by using tens of thousands of meteorological stations. The independent agency also studies the rate of global warming by obtaining sea surface temperature data acquired by ship- and buoy-based instruments. Last year, … Read more
The Concorde flew its final flight almost exactly 20 years ago – yet it continues to capture the imaginations of Americans old and young. Concordes were taken out of service in 2003, about three years after Air France flight 4590 crashed, killing 113 people. But last week, NASA unveiled its quarter-billion-dollar supersonic X-59 jet, an experimental aircraft … Read more
In a significant leap forward for aviation, Nasa and Lockheed Martin unveiled the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft on Friday. This experimental plane could redefine air travel, potentially bringing us closer to the reality of commercial supersonic flights over land.A milestone in aviationDeputy administrator of Nasa, Pam Melroy, emphasized the rapid progress from concept to reality. … Read more
As It Happens6:31NASA moon mission delays are nothing to worry about, says astronaut Chris Hadfield Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says that, from where he’s sitting, the Artemis moon missions are coming along just fine. NASA announced Tuesday it is delaying two upcoming missions — including the flight meant to carry the first Canadian astronaut … Read more
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it isn’t aware of drug use at Elon Musk’s SpaceX that could jeopardize the rocket launch and satellite-service provider’s government contracts.“The agency does not have evidence of non-compliance from SpaceX on how the company addresses the drug- and alcohol-free workforce regulations,” the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said … Read more
washington — The United States is pushing back its planned return of astronauts to the surface of the Moon from 2025 to 2026, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday. Artemis, named after the sister of Apollo in Greek mythology, was officially announced in 2017 as part of the US space agency’s plans to establish a … Read more
Cape Canaveral, Florida — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers. Astrobotic Technology’s lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. The Vulcan streaked through the Florida … Read more
