NASA has succeeded in bringing back to Earth a capsule containing samples gathered from an asteroid — a first for the space agency. The sample return capsule (SRC) from the OSIRIS-REx mission landed at 8:52 a.m. MT (10:52 a.m. ET) on Sunday in a targeted area of the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training …
The four Artemis II astronauts who will embark on a flyby of the moon in November next year successfully conducted a pre-launch practice run on Wednesday. In line with launch day procedures, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, started the day by waking up …
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has set a new flight record on the red planet. On its 59th flight just a few days ago, the drone-like machine reached an altitude of 20 meters, beating its previous record, set in December last year, by 6 meters. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is overseeing the mission that …
A NASA spacecraft captured incredible imagery as it flew through an eruption from the sun recently. Pictures beamed back to scientists on Earth even show the fiery ejection “vacuuming up” space dust left over from the formation of the solar system. The fly-through by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe took place on September 5 and NASA …
In just a few days from now, NASA will oversee the final moments of its groundbreaking OSIRIS-REx mission, which marks the first time for the agency to bring back rock samples collected from a distant asteroid. The space agency will live stream the homecoming of the capsule that’s carrying the all-important samples that were gathered …
The discovery of the most distant active supermassive black hole, CEERS 1019, is a groundbreaking achievement. Researchers utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope have identified this black hole, existing a mere 570 million years following the Big Bang, which marked the inception of the universe. This finding has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of …
The James Webb Space Telescope, on its first anniversary, unveils a mesmerizing image of star birth within the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. The image showcases intricate details and an impressionistic texture, providing scientists with a unique and unprecedented view of the cosmos. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI) …
Artist’s impression, frozen world with sub-surface ocean Lujendra Ojha Recent scientific research, published today, suggests that the presence of exoplanets with liquid water is more abundant than previously believed. This exciting finding significantly increases the likelihood of life existing in other parts of the galaxy, according to the authors. Dr. Lujendra Ojha, the lead researcher …
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The James Webb Space Telescope has been gathering images and data for almost a year now, providing valuable information about stars, planetary systems, and distant galaxies. Unlike its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb records infrared light, allowing it to see through gas and dust clouds that block visible light. It also boasts a larger …
A recently discovered planet called Halla defies conventional understanding by orbiting a red giant star instead of being engulfed by it. The planet, about the size of Jupiter, is located in the Ursa Minor constellation approximately 520 light-years away from our solar system. Image: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko Astronomers have made a perplexing discovery …