NASA has completed the investigation into the damage sustained last year at its 70-meter radio-frequency antenna, known as the Deep Space Station 14 (DSS-14), at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California. The agency has classified the event as a Type A mishap based on the total cost of damages. The antenna will […]
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission. The spacecraft was heard last on Dec. 6, when it experienced an unexpected loss of signal after […]
Four-member crew reaches distance of 252,760 miles from Earth Astronauts to spend six hours surveying the moon Artemis II mission a key step before future moon landings Late Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell leaves message for crew HOUSTON, Texas (UPDATED 9:06 a.m.) — The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission cruised on Monday to the deepest point in space […]
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HOUSTON, Texas — The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission entered the moon’s gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history. RELATED: Artemis capsule boost puts astronauts moon-bound for record-breaking journey The Artemis II crew, flying in their…
The Artemis II mission crew will experience a 40-minute communications blackout as their Orion spacecraft travels behind the Moon. This planned event, similar to those during the Apollo era, highlights the challenges of deep-space communication as the mission sets a new distance record.
40 minutes of complete communication blackout!
40 minutes of complete communication blackout!
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Is Tau Ceti a real star? Is there a rocky exoplanet called Erid? How long can astronauts stay in space? Are there microbes on other planets? NASA has answers, shedding light on the science facts behind the fiction in “Project Hail Mary.”
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