Image: Juice snaps moon en route to Earth
During the first step of humankind's first-ever lunar-Earth flyby, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission captured this stunning view of the moon.
During the first step of humankind's first-ever lunar-Earth flyby, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission captured this stunning view of the moon.
Astronomy
Aug 20, 2024
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Solar storms captured the imagination of much of the American public earlier this year when auroras were visible well south of their typical northern areas. As the sun ramps into another solar cycle, those storms will become ...
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2024
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There's a link between Earth's ocean salinity and its climate. Salinity can have a dramatic effect on the climate of any Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star. But what about exoplanets around M-dwarfs?
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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Φsat-2, ESA's groundbreaking cubesat designed to revolutionize Earth observation with artificial intelligence, has launched.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalition's first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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There are many remarkable things happening out in space right now.
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2024
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Remote-sensing images of Mars contain rich information about its surface morphology, topography, and geological structure. These data are fundamental for scientific research and exploration missions of Mars. Prior to China's ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 15, 2024
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It's often better to flesh out technologies fully on Earth's surface before they're used in space. That is doubly true if that technology is part of the critical infrastructure keeping astronauts alive on the moon.
Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2024
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The Goddard Magnetometer (GMAG) instrument, launched onboard NOAA's GOES-19 satellite on June 25, 2024, is now transmitting magnetic field measurements down to Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 14, 2024
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Neptune's largest moon, Triton, is one of the most biologically interesting places in the solar system. Despite being hard to reach, it appears to have active volcanoes, a thin atmosphere, and even some organic molecules ...
Space Exploration
Aug 13, 2024
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