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The latest updates from deep space missions, planetary defense, and scientific breakthroughs across the cosmos.
MoonNASA’s LRO Observes Crater Likely from Luna 25 Impact
NASA’s LRO – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – spacecraft imaged a new crater on the Moon’s surface that is likely the impact site of Russia’s Luna 25 mission.
AsteroidsNear-Earth Asteroids as of August 2023
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets with orbits that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit. NASA established the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) to manage the agency’s ongoing efforts in Planetary Defense, which is the “applied planetary science” to address the NEO impact hazard. One …
ArtemisHow Data from a NASA Lunar Orbiter is Preparing Artemis Astronauts
As astronauts prepare to head back to the Moon for the first time since 1972, they have been trained on how to identify landmarks, spot geological features, and help mark areas of interest for future landings, all using data gathered by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
ISSScientific Work on the Space Station by NASA’s Space-X Crew-6
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 soon wraps up its mission aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev spent their months on the orbiting lab conducting scientific investigations and technology demonstrations that help prepare humans for future space missions and benefit …
ISSScience in Space: Aug 25, 2023 – The Brain in Microgravity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted a variety of scientific investigations during the week ending Aug. 25, 2023, including conducting operations for Neuronix. This investigation, sponsored by the ISS National Lab, uses 3D cultures of neurons or nerve cells in microgravity and tests an approach to gene therapy. A process of transferring genetic …
EarthNASA Researchers Measure Sinking Land in American Samoa
A team of NASA scientists last year published a study on how to better map ground changes on earthquake-prone islands.
MarsNASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search
NASA’s Mars Exploration Program leaders joined their counterparts from the Australian Space Agency, ESA, and the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and CSIRO on a field expedition to visit some of the oldest convincing evidence of life on Earth
ISSNASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of SpaceX Crew-7 Launch
*Editor’s note: NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Friday, Aug. 25, launch opportunity for the agency’s Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. Launch now is targeted at 3:27 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 26, for SpaceX’s seventh crew rotation mission to the microgravity laboratory for NASA. NASA is inviting the public to …
ExoplanetsNASA Begins Integrating ‘Nervous System’ for Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has begun integrating and testing the spacecraft’s electrical cabling, or harness, which enables different parts of the observatory to communicate with one another. Additionally, the harness provides power and helps the central computer monitor the observatory’s function via an array of sensors. This brings the mission a step …
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