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NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for future ocean world missions (video)
SPACE.com - 24 Nov 2024 15:00
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.
NASA to make lunar cargo delivery awards to Blue Origin and SpaceX
Space News - 24 Nov 2024 22:07
NASA plans to use cargo versions of Artemis lunar landers under development by Blue Origin and SpaceX to deliver a pressurized rover and surface habitat to the lunar surface in the early 2030s. The post NASA to make luna...
The Last Arecibo Message Celebrates the Observatory and One of its Greatest Accomplishments
Universe Today - 24 Nov 2024 21:45
The Arecibo Message, transmitted on November 16th, 1974, from the Arecibo Observatory, was humanity’s first true attempt at Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI). The message was a simple pictorial signal in b...
WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock
Phys.org - 24 Nov 2024 19:00
Using the set of first-light observations from the new William Herschel Telescope Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer (WEAVE) wide-field spectrograph, a team of more than 50 astronomers, led by Dr. Marina Arnaudova at the Un...
What is Section 31 in the 'Star Trek' universe?
SPACE.com - 24 Nov 2024 17:59
A new Paramount+ video details the history of Starfleet's secret Section 31, the subject of a new "Star Trek" movie coming to the streaming service in January.
How amateur radio is connecting astronauts in space with kids on Earth
SPACE.com - 24 Nov 2024 17:00
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) aims to inspire and educate youth in STEM through connecting astronauts in orbit with people on the ground.
Best Predator games of all time
SPACE.com - 24 Nov 2024 16:00
If it bleeds, we can kill it. But what about donning the mask and playing as the alien hunter instead? These are the best Predator video games.
FAA updates environmental review for increased Starship launches
Space News - 24 Nov 2024 13:14
An environmental review brings SpaceX one step closer to increasing the launch rate of its Starship vehicle from Texas. The post FAA updates environmental review for increased Starship launches appeared first on SpaceNew...
How a mini-team of NASA archivists is restoring astronomical history
SPACE.com - 24 Nov 2024 13:00
Though data from all modern missions is digitized and properly archived, the same can't be said for missions prior to 1990.