A selfie photograph snapped by the Perseverance Mars rover, moments before it landed on the red planet, is being called one of the most iconic images ever taken by NASA in space.
And just like that, the newest iconic NASA photo is born.
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NASA extends Juno mission turning spacecraft towards Jupiter’s moons – Io, Europa, and Ganymede.
Instead of closing the mission after its exploration of Jupiter, NASA engineers will turn the spacecraft towards Jupiter’s moons – Io, Europa, and Ganymede. The new mission will include several close flybys of Jupiter’s moons as well as its system of rings.
2021 – The Year in Space: Here’s what to watch for in this year’s space events.
2021 is going to be more than a merry celebration following the annus horribilis year 2020 – it’s going to be a space party like never seen before. Here are the space events we have to look forward to in 2021.
NASA releases more than 50 new images captured by the legendary Hubble Space Telescope. These images will blow your mind.
On Friday, NASA released move than 50 new images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The collection, called the Caldwell Catalogue, includes exploded stars, star clusters, galaxies, and more. Check out the collection here.
That mysterious object that is approaching Earth tomorrow – it might be a rocket booster from the 1960’s.
2020 SO will fly past the Earth tomorrow at 3:50 AM ET, coming as close as 31.605 miles from our planet. It’s close, but still considered safe. Funny thing though – scientists are not sure what the object is and pretty sure it’s not “natural”.
The legendary Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico is permanently closing after two supporting cables suffer catastrophic failure.
The legendary Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico is permanently closing after two supporting cables suffer catastrophic failure.
Turns out astronomers choose Hawaii for powerful telescopes because they want to wear shorts and get a good tan.
A new study published in Nature suggests building powerful telescopes in Hawaii and Northern Chile might not be such a great idea.
NASA releases new images that reveal Mars’ rivers in unprecedented detail.
Wow. Check out the picture NASA just released. This photo shows images of a rocky cliff face that was formed by a flowing river more than 3.7 billion years ago. Stunning!
The mystery deepens – event GW190814, 2019’s epic cosmic collision, continues to baffle scientists and may rewrite what we know about black holes.
LIGO researchers released a detailed analysis yesterday regarding the event known as GW198814. The epic cosmic collision was believed to be a collision between a black hole and a neutron star. Now they admit, they don’t know what the heck happened.
You know that asteroid that struck the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and supposedly killed all the dinosaurs? Well it turns out it hit earth at just the right angle for maximum damage.
A new research paper published in Nature journal suggests the asteroid that formed the 66 Ma Chicxulub crater struck earth at just the right angle to create maximum damage. The asteroid’s trajectory was determined by studying “asymmetries int he subsurface structure of the Chicxulub crater” and 3D simulations. According to researchers, the impact direction and…
