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Firefly Aerospace’s Inaugural Lunar Mission Set for Mid-January Launch with SpaceX Falcon 9

Firefly Aerospace’s Inaugural Lunar Mission Set for Mid-January Launch with SpaceX Falcon 9

20 Dec 2024

Firefly Aerospace's inaugural lunar mission is on track for takeoff, with the Blue Ghost lander scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in mid-January. The mission, dubbed "Ghost Riders in the Sky," will also carry Japan's Resilience lander and represents a significant collaboration under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload...

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NASA Discovers Black Hole in NGC 5084 Rotating at Unprecedented Angle

NASA Discovers Black Hole in NGC 5084 Rotating at Unprecedented Angle

20 Dec 2024

NASA researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding a black hole in the NGC 5084 galaxy that appears to be rotating at an unexpected angle compared to the surrounding galaxy. This revelation comes from a re-analysis of legacy data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, employing innovative techniques that have unveiled...

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Christmas Eve Asteroid 2024 XN1: 120-Foot Space Rock To Fly By Earth

Christmas Eve Asteroid 2024 XN1: 120-Foot Space Rock To Fly By Earth

20 Dec 2024

Scientists are closely observing asteroid 2024 XN1, which is scheduled to pass Earth on December 24. This 120-foot-wide asteroid is set to fly by our planet from a distance of 4,480,000 miles—approximately 16 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. While the asteroid is moving at a remarkable...

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NASA: 84-Foot Space Rock Heading Toward Earth at High Speed

NASA: 84-Foot Space Rock Heading Toward Earth at High Speed

18 Dec 2024

Astronomers are giving close attention to asteroid 2024 XS3 this week while it makes its fly-by past Earth on December 18. The 84-foot space rock, being referred to as a "near-miss," though carries no risk of impact, science says. The asteroid will pass Earth from a distance of 2,080,000 miles,...

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Hubble Telescope Captures Spiral Galaxy NGC 5643, Star Formation, and Hidden Black Hole

Hubble Telescope Captures Spiral Galaxy NGC 5643, Star Formation, and Hidden Black Hole

16 Dec 2024

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured breathtaking images of the spiral galaxy NGC 5643, located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus. This galaxy, known for its symmetrical "grand design spiral" structure, features prominent spiral arms outlined by bright blue stars and reddish-brown dust clouds. Regions of intense...

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NASA Explains Ingenuity Helicopter Crash On Mars

NASA Explains Ingenuity Helicopter Crash On Mars

13 Dec 2024

Flight data revealed that Ingenuity ascended to 12 meters, captured images, and descended after a 32-second flight, during which communication was lost. When contact was reestablished, engineers found the rotor blades had suffered significant damage. "Investigating an accident from 100 million miles away without black boxes or eyewitnesses is challenging,"...

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NASA Investigates Why Ingenuity Helicopter Crash On Mars

NASA Investigates Why Ingenuity Helicopter Crash On Mars

13 Dec 2024

NASA has disclosed the reasons behind the crash of its Ingenuity Helicopter on the Martian surface earlier this year, following an extensive investigation by engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and AeroVironment. The assessment concluded that a failure in Ingenuity's navigation system to provide accurate data during flight likely...

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Red Planet Exploration: How NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Decoding Martian Mysteries

Red Planet Exploration: How NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Decoding Martian Mysteries

13 Dec 2024

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover achieved a major milestone on Thursday, December 12, by climbing to the rim of Jezero Crater, reaching a vantage point dubbed "Lookout Hill." This marks the first time the rover has ventured outside the crater since landing in February 2021, opening a new chapter in its...

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NASA Unveils New Insights into Sun-Earth Interactions from 2024 Solar Eclipse

NASA Unveils New Insights into Sun-Earth Interactions from 2024 Solar Eclipse

12 Dec 2024

NASA-backed projects and citizen scientists have made significant strides in understanding the Sun's interaction with Earth's atmosphere, thanks to the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024. The findings, presented at the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting on December 10, offer a glimpse into the complex dynamics at play during...

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NASA’s Artemis II Delayed Again: New Launch Date Set for April 2026

NASA’s Artemis II Delayed Again: New Launch Date Set for April 2026

06 Dec 2024

NASA announced another delay for its Artemis II mission to the Moon, which is now scheduled for April 2026. This marks the second delay for the Artemis program this year; the Artemis III, which will land astronauts on the lunar surface, is now scheduled for mid-2027. The delays reflect the...

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