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This will be the first supermoon of the year, which means that the moon is slightly closer to Earth and therefore appears larger and brighter in the sky. Worm’s supermoon is the …
Read More »a NASA engineer explains how he leads it across Mars
Insider spoke with Heather Justice, a host for NASA’s Mars Perseverance, who operates the rover remotely. The team has established a successful operation, but there are still some challenges drivers are facing. …
Read More »‘Hamster ball’ robot could explore moon caves
If people are going to stay on the Moon for long periods, they will have to consider the resources below the surface, and a rather unusual robot could help. The European Space …
Read More »The energy distribution on the Moon could simply be a matter of deflecting the sunlight
In less than three years, astronauts will return to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. As part of the Artemis Program, the purpose is not just to send …
Read More »The worm’s moon (and, by some definitions, a supermoon)
The Moon, or supermoon, is seen as it rises behind the United States Capitol, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to …
Read More »The mysterious explosion over the western US was likely remnants of a SpaceX rocket, experts say
Sky watchers in the Pacific Northwest saw an unexpected display of pyrotechnics overhead Thursday night (March 25). In video footage, a slow-motion meteor shower seems to fly above our heads, with dozens …
Read More »This is the most detailed image of a black hole to date.
It may have taken years to capture the first real image of a black hole, but the tracking took only a couple of years. The New York Times reports that the Event …
Read More »Direct NASA Observations Confirm Humans Are Unbalancing Earth’s Energy Budget
A NASA supercomputer model shows how greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), a key driver of global warming, fluctuate in Earth’s atmosphere throughout the year. The highest concentrations are shown in …
Read More »Saturn’s moon Enceladus has ‘choppy’ ocean currents under its 12 miles of ice, experts say
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has ‘choppy’ ocean currents buried under its 12 miles of ice, new study finds. It is already known that Enceladus, one of the 82 moons of Saturn, hides water …
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