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Is the asteroid Kamua'aluwa a fragment from the moon? The Chinese spacecraft will try to decide

Is the asteroid Kamua'aluwa a fragment from the moon? The Chinese spacecraft will try to decide

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The Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 is approaching the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, one of Earth's semi-satellites. It will attempt to collect samples from its surface and return them to the laboratory, where researchers can determine whether it is a rock dislodged from the
NASA's High Performance Spaceflight Computing Processor. The processor is designed to survive harsh space conditions and provide a leap in processing capability for future spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

NASA is developing a new “brain” for spacecraft: an AI processor that will allow them to operate more independently

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The new processor is designed to allow spacecraft to analyze information, respond to unexpected situations, and make certain decisions without waiting for instructions from Earth. According to NASA, initial tests indicate a leap in performance compared to computers
An image of the Artemis II spacecraft orbiting the Moon. The transit is expected on April 6. Photo: NASA

Artemis II left Earth orbit and headed for the Moon

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Artemis II has completed a lunar injection maneuver and left Earth orbit. The Orion spacecraft and its four crew members are making their way to the Moon in a historic NASA mission.
Starship SN9 on the launch pad. By Jared Krahn - Created by the author, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Starship could cut Uranus-Uranus flight time in half

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MIT study proposes using Starship's payload, in-orbit refueling, and atmospheric braking capabilities to get a NASA flagship mission to Uranus in about six and a half years
An artist's impression of the Japanese space mission Hayabusa2 landing on the surface of asteroid 1998 KY26. New observations using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the asteroid is only 11 metres in diameter – almost a third smaller than previously estimated – and completes a rotation every five minutes, faster than expected. The image shows an updated size comparison between the asteroid and the spacecraft. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser. Asteroid: T. Santana-Ros et al. Hayabusa2 model: SuperTKG (CC-BY-SA).

Will Hayabusa 2 succeed in landing? Its target is a tiny, faster-than-expected asteroid

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The explosive secret that hides the violent past of carbonaceous meteorites

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From the right: Moshe Medina, Director of the Beresheet 2 Mission Program - SpaceIL, Maria Cerra Noto, Director of International Relations at the Italian Space Agency, Shaked Meir Ben-Shoshan, Director of International Relations at the Israeli Space Agency, Uri Oron, Director of the Israeli Space Agency, Prof. Teodoro Valente, Director of the Italian Space Agency, Shimon Sarid, Director of SpaceIL. Photo: Oz Shechter, GPO

A cooperation agreement was signed between Israel and Italy to advance the Beresheet space mission to the Moon.

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The two countries will jointly manage the mission, each country will conduct advanced experiments on the lunar surface and its surroundings, advanced technologies will be developed, and resources will be dedicated to scientific education.
A crew member works under the Roman instrument carrier during the coronagraph integration in a clean room at NASA Goddard Center in October 2024. Credit: NASA/Sydney Rohda

The 'Roman' space telescope received a device that will allow breaking new ground in the search for extraterrestrial worlds

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NASA is addressing Voyager 1's latest communication problems, working to understand and fix the transmitter shutdown by the spacecraft's defense system. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL

24 billion km from Earth, NASA's Voyager 1 breaks its silence

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On October 24, NASA was able to re-establish contact with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief communication blackout. Recently, Voyager 1 turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the NASA team is now working to identify the cause
This artist rendering shows NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Europa Clipper spacecraft: Large solar wings power NASA's largest planetary spacecraft ever

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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which flew NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams on a manned test flight to the International Space Station, is seen docked at the front dock of the Harmony Module. The image was taken from the window of SpaceX's Dragon Endeavor spacecraft docked in the port adjacent to the Starliner. Credit: NASA A

Is the Starliner spacecraft stuck in space? NASA answers frequently asked questions about the status of the astronauts' return

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NASA is expected to make a decision by the end of August when and how to return the two astronauts stuck on the space station
Testing one of the engine components of the Starliner spacecraft on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA

Is the task possible? NASA and Boeing are moving forward with assessments for the Starliner flight test back to Earth

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An artist's rendering of the design of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). Its mission was to closely examine the location and concentration of ice and other resources at the lunar south pole Credit: NASA/Daniel Rutter

NASA has terminated the VIPER lunar rover project

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NASA issued a call to private companies that want to continue the project without government funding. NASA will focus on future lunar missions utilizing technologies and tools from VIPER
An astronaut exercises in space to keep fit and healthy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Will astronauts' kidneys survive a round trip to Mars?

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The results showed that both human and animal kidneys undergo "remodeling" by the conditions in space, with specific renal tubules responsible for calibrating calcium and salt balance showing signs of shrinkage after less than a month
A collage of artist renderings highlighting the innovative approaches proposed by 2 NIAC Phase 2024 grantees for possible future missions. Credit: From left: Edward Balaban, Mary Knapp, Mahmooda Sultana, Brianna Clements, Ethan Schaler

Straight out of science fiction: NASA promotes six futuristic space technologies

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Each completed the first phase of NASA's accelerator program, in which it showed that its future ideas — such as a lunar rail system and liquid-based telescopes — might provide perspectives
A model of a vehicle driving on a rock in an experiment of the CADRE project. The technology demonstration, destined for the Moon, will show the potential for cooperative autonomous exploration using a team of three small solar vehicles. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's "bi-mode" autonomous mini-vehicles to join Artemis program lunar crews

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Aliens are listening for signals from Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Can aliens discover us? New research explains

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What could aliens pick up from the radio leak from Earth? How would Earth look to an alien civilization light years away from us?
James Webb Space Telescope. Illustration: shutterstock

Six space missions to look forward to in 2021

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Space exploration achieved several milestones in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, including commercial manned space flights and the return of asteroid samples to Earth. Fascinating tasks are expected in 2021, some of which record breakthroughs
Uranus as photographed up close by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Photo: NASA

Destination: Uranus

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The face of the asteroid Eros before the crash landing of the NEAR spacecraft. Photo: NASA

Spacecraft suicide missions

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The EPOXI route. Credit NASA/JPL

The Deep Impact spacecraft passed over the Earth to gain momentum

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20 Future NASA Missions

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Management of unmanned space flights

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