space
Japan's SLIM Moon Probe Landed On Its Nose
Posted in Hardware, Science on 31st Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller
The good news is that the mission is continuing and JAXA hopes that the lander will be able to charge its battery as the 14-day lunar day progresses enough for sunlight to fall on the panel.
NASA helicopter's mission ends after three years on Mars
Posted in Science on 31st Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller
On January 25, however, NASA confirmed its rotocopter damaged at least one blade while completing a flight on January 18. Although upright and still in communication with ground control, Ingenuity’s days of aerial exploration are definitely behind it.
US Space Force's Not-So-Secret X-37B Spaceplane Roars Into Orbit
Posted in Science on 29th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
According to the Space Force, OTV-7 will carry, in addition to its secret payload, experiments for future space domain awareness technologies and determining the long-term effects of space radiation, including a NASA experiment that will expose plant seeds to hard radiation for a prolonged period of time.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter set a new flight distance record on Mars
Posted in Hardware, Science on 29th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
Although intended to only last 5 trips, Ingenuity just completed its 69th trip above the Martian surface.
Building Telescopes on the Moon Could Transform Astronomy
Posted in Science on 29th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
The lunar far side is permanently shielded from the radio signals generated by humans on Earth, and this gives rise to incredible opportunities.