Fuel leak forces US company to abandon moon landing attempt
A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon.
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Jan 9, 2024
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe completes 18th close approach to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 18th close approach to the sun on Dec. 28, 2023, matching its own distance record by skimming just about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) from the solar surface.
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Jan 8, 2024
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Should we send humans to Pluto?
Universe Today has examined the potential for sending humans to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, the planet Venus, and Saturn's largest moon, Titan, all despite their respective harsh environments and vast distances. These conversations ...
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2024
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Strong solar flare erupts from sun
The sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:55 p.m. EST, on Dec. 31, 2023. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
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Jan 3, 2024
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India to study black holes with first satellite launch after US
India launched its first satellite on Monday to study black holes as it seeks to deepen its space exploration efforts ahead of an ambitious crewed mission next year.
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Jan 2, 2024
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NASA's interstellar mapping probe prepares for a 2025 launch
Engineers at NASA have completed an important milestone in developing the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft. It's now moving from development and design to the assembly, testing, and integration ...
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2023
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope pauses science due to gyro issue
NASA is working to resume science operations of the agency's Hubble Space Telescope after it entered safe mode Nov. 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue. Hubble's instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good ...
Astronomy
Nov 30, 2023
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NASA climate science spacecraft PACE arrives for launch
NASA's PACE spacecraft completed its journey Tuesday, Nov. 14, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to the Astrotech Spacecraft Operations facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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NASA's Mars fleet will still conduct science while lying low
NASA will hold off sending commands to its Mars fleet for two weeks, from Nov. 11 to 25, while Earth and the Red Planet are on opposite sides of the sun. Called Mars solar conjunction, this phenomenon happens every two years. ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 10, 2023
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NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
The little asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 5, 2023
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