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In a news release from NASA, the agency said that on Tuesday, April 22, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams, who would be flying on Boeing Starliner, entered the routine pre-flight quarantine. As stated by
According to a recent experiment, NASA’s next Europa Clipper spacecraft may be able to collect a single ice grain that was blasted from Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa, which might potentially provide evidence of extraterrestrial life. “It might be easier than we thought to find life,
Scientists have discovered that an incredibly bright supermassive black hole is not performing as predicted. Not as significant as many of its counterparts in other galaxies, this big black hole is only responsible for strong jets and high radiation levels. The nearest quasar to Earth,
The agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will launch in October bearing a richly layered dispatch comprising over 2.6 million publically contributed names. As part of NASA’s long-standing mission to send inspirational messages into space, the space agency has unique plans for Europa Clipper, which is scheduled
NASA has shelved a multibillion-dollar project that was supposed to showcase solutions for satellite servicing, due to significant delays and overspending. NASA ended the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM) 1 mission on March 1st, with a brief message. In order to refuel the Landsat
Ever pondered what it might be like to inhabit Mars? NASA has created a simulation that allows you to experience life on the Red Planet. To assist them become ready for human exploration of the planet, the space agency is searching for volunteers to spend
A new satellite from NASA, an American space agency, has been launched with the goal of intensively studying the world’s atmosphere and seas. On February 8, NASA launched the PACE satellite. PACE was launched into orbit from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center by a SpaceX Falcon
In an effort to expand NASA’s commercial space ventures, the third private astronaut flight to the International Space Station was a success. Friday saw the safe return of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) and its four crew members, splashing down off the shore of Daytona, Florida.
NASA plans to fly a spacecraft to Europa, an icy marble that is one of Jupiter’s 92 known moons, in October. The primary goal of the probe? to assist researchers in determining whether Europa can sustain life as we know it. The government sent a
The space agency declared on Thursday that rotor blade damage has rendered the 4-pound (1.8-kg) Ingenuity helicopter unfit for flight. Officially, its $85 million mission is ended, but it’s still upright and in communication with flight controllers, according to officials. Originally designed as a temporary