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Join 900,000 others who are sending names into space on NASA spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon, Europa
on 27 Novembre 2023 at 23:51
NASA wants to bring your name to space — Jupiter, to be more precise. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to launch in October 2024, and your name could blast off with it.
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World’s biggest iceberg starts moving for first time in decades — and it could cause some serious problems
on 25 Novembre 2023 at 14:00
The world’s largest iceberg, which has moved for the first time in 30 years, could drift toward South Georgia Island and end up caught in a vital pass that animals use to access food during breeding season to feed their newborns.
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NASA receives laser beam from 10 million miles away: ‘First light’
on 23 Novembre 2023 at 2:47
NASA has beamed a near-infrared laser nearly 10 million miles into space breaking new ground for the agency.
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Red nation on the red planet? This communist country’s latest venture could be key to human activity on Mars
on 15 Novembre 2023 at 21:30
A Chinese robot using artificial intelligence was able to find a way to create oxygen from Martian materials, the research team behind the project says.
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This record-breaking black hole could solve a galactic mystery billions of years in the making
on 9 Novembre 2023 at 21:30
NASA imaged the oldest and most distant black hole ever seen. The void’s huge mass and age may provide researchers with more insights into how black holes are formed.
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Scientists use bacteria to make lunar soil usable for farming
on 9 Novembre 2023 at 17:38
Scientists are experimenting with ways to make lunar soil capable of being used for agriculture in the hopes that humankind will one day establish long-term bases on the moon.
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NASA surprised to discover ‘dinky’ moon orbiting asteroid in close flyby
on 6 Novembre 2023 at 2:50
NASA snapped a picture of an asteroid in an outer belt near Mars, which had a tiny moon orbiting the space rock called Dinkinesh. The photo was taken using the spacecraft Lucy.
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Ozone hole proves smaller than predicted, NASA says
on 2 Novembre 2023 at 17:39
NASA says the Antarctica ozone hole is smaller than anticipated this fall after concerns of an undersea volcano releasing high amounts of water into the atmosphere.
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NASA reveals ‘ghostly cosmic hand’ 16,000 light-years from Earth
on 1 Novembre 2023 at 17:41
NASA has released X-ray images of a dead collapsed star that looks eerily like the bones of a “ghostly cosmic hand” located about 16,000 light-years from Earth.
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How astronauts on the ISS are tackling the latest ‘unexpected challenges’ miles above the earth
on 29 Ottobre 2023 at 9:00
Coolant leaks, space debris collisions and unplanned engine thrusts are just some of the unexpected challenges astronauts aboard the International Space Station must overcome.
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Chinese researchers claim planned space telescope will surpass NASA’s Hubble: Report
on 10 Ottobre 2023 at 21:53
China’s space agency plans to launch the Xuntian space telescope in 2024 and says it will have higher optical capabilities than NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA delays Psyche asteroid mission over spacecraft’s thrusters
on 2 Ottobre 2023 at 15:26
NASA and SpaceX are expected to launch a spacecraft to investigate the metal-rich asteroid “Psyche” on Oct. 12, officials announced Thursday.
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NASA Mars rover spies 200-foot-wide dust devil moving across red planet’s surface
on 1 Ottobre 2023 at 22:43
NASA’s Perseverance Rover on the planet Mars, captured a dust devil moving across the rim of a crater as the robotic geologist was searching for signs of life on the red planet.
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NASA astronaut returns to Earth after 371 days in space, a US record for longest continuous spaceflight
on 27 Settembre 2023 at 16:05
American Frank Rubio returned to Earth Wednesday, and now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight at 371 days.
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NASA capsule brings sample from asteroid to Earth for the first time in American history: ‘We have touchdown!’
on 24 Settembre 2023 at 21:57
A capsule was delivered back to Earth on Sunday after a 4 billion mile trip that included grabbing a sample of dust and rocks from an asteroid called Bennu.
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Soyuz docks at International Space Station with two Russians, one American
on 17 Settembre 2023 at 20:31
Russia’s Soyuz MS-24 blasted off from Kazakhstan Friday with two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut on board and landed at the International Space Station three hours later.
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NASA appoints new director of UFO research in push to examine ‘one of our planet’s greatest mysteries’
on 14 Settembre 2023 at 20:38
NASA has announced the creation of the director of unidentified anomalous phenomena research position as it aims to further investigate UFOs.
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Red Planet breakthrough: NASA generates enough oxygen on Mars to keep small dog alive for 10 hours
on 12 Settembre 2023 at 1:50
In a potential breakthrough for future exploration on Mars, NASA says it has generated enough oxygen for a small dog to survive on the Red Planet for 10 hours.
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupting for third time this year
on 11 Settembre 2023 at 11:40
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano’s is erupting Monday following a “period of strong seismicity and rapid uplift of the summit,” the U.S. Geological Survey says.
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Mysterious ‘golden orb’ discovered by researchers on Alaskan seafloor
on 8 Settembre 2023 at 14:59
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says researchers have found a “smooth, gold, dome-shaped specimen” on the Alaskan seafloor that has not been identified.