NASA’s Juno enrolled in what seemed to be one of the most daring space missions: exploring Ganymede. Massive, heavily cratered, and grey, Jupiter’s largest moon unfolded in front of Juno’s eyes, unveiling a shocking aspect. How did Juno succeed to ...
NASA’s new mission will finally take us closer to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Today (June 7), spacecraft Juno will reach within 1,038 kilometres (645 miles) of Ganymede’s surface. Juno will be the first mission to provide a close encounter with Jupiter’s ...
Seven asteroids are coming close to our planet this week, and one of them is the size of a skyscraper. The ‘wiseguy’ is named 2021 KT1, and it measures about 600 feet across. Furthermore, some scientists even believe that the ...
NASA made history on April 19 with the first controlled flight on another planet. The little helicopter has bravely pierced the Martian atmosphere in what seemed to be one of the most challenging missions on Mars. And it didn’t stop ...
NASA’s Perseverance is now examining the floor of an ancient Martian crater where once there was a lake. The new operational tasks unfold as Ingenuity, the mighty little helicopter ends its bold mission. The rover has been quite busy in ...
New Parker data reveals quite the activity on Venus. During a short flyby at our planetary neighbour, NASA’s solar probe detected an incredible radio signal: a natural one. The event marks the first direct measurement of Venus’ atmosphere in about ...
The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 31 years of work with a breathtaking photo. The Universe exhibition is something that fuels our imagination and leaves us with our jaws constantly dropped. Thanks to Hubble’s fantastic work, we came across many incredible ...
Ingenuity marks another successful flight on Mars! The new milestone has been reached on Thursday (April 22) morning, and NASA revealed all the details. Just days after its first success, the Mars helicopter completed another flight, this time putting on ...
It’s a success! NASA’s Mars helicopter took its first flight, and we have proof. The Perseverance rover, which carried Ingenuity, captured the whole event in an incredible video. The historic flight on our planetary neighbour tool place at 3:34 AM ...
The first complete look of Venus’ dust ring is now available thanks to the Parker Solar Probe. The images show our planetary neighbour’s dust ring for almost its entire 360-degree span around the Sun. Venus’ orbital dust ring is an ...
Interstellar space is one of the most intriguing subjects for astronomers. We still know little about what lies there or beyond it. However, bits of interstellar space reached our Solar System. With that in mind, NASA decided to develop a ...
Sad news about the InSight Mars lander! NASA just announced that the lander is now in an energy crisis. InSight detected so far over 500 marsquakes and 10,000 dust devils on the Red Planet. The mission was ambitious, and it ...
The Mars copter has just got postponed after a possible tech issue. NASA decided to delay Ingenuity’s first flight after it tested its rotors. The mini helicopter’s trip will be the first-ever controlled, powered flight on another planet if everything ...
Lucy is the upcoming mission NASA is going to unfold in space soon! The spacecraft will enrol in the 13th mission of the space agency’s Discovery Program that aims to operate closer to the Sun. Recently, Lucy has completed the ...
NASA’s bold helicopter has been finally dropped on the Martian ground. This manoeuvre was essential as the mini-helicopter gets ready for its first flight. Ingenuity is an ultra-light aircraft initially attached to the Perseverance rover’s belly, which arrived on Mars ...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is known for its incredible space shots, and the last one is no exception! Recently, Hubble returned to the Veil Nebula to capture it like never before. The new image highlights the nebula’s intriguing features in ...
At the beginning of the month (March), NASA’s brave Curiosity Mars rover started getting closer to a massive rock formation, dubbed “Mont Mercou” (a French reference). Just 6 meters (20 feet) tall, the Martian structure was captured in a new ...
As new research emerges, we learn how our neighbour, Jupiter, has more secrets than previously believed. A team of scientists discovered that the edge of Jupiter’s huge magnetosphere has quite an effect on the planet. New faint aurora traits have ...
NASA’s planet-hunter, TESS, has reached a new milestone: 2,241 possible planets! The incredible record marks two years of work. TESS has been developed to spot alien worlds in what seemed two years ago, one of the most challenging mission. The ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted a dust devil on Mars recently. Such an intriguing weather phenomenon takes place on our planet, too, and could help us better understand the Martian climate. Perseverance’s cameras captured the occurrence, and the footage is now ...
NASA’s upcoming mission will explore Saturn’s moon for any signs of life. The space agency will send a sample-return spacecraft, dubbed Dragonfly, to Titan by 2027. The lander will use liquid methane harvested from Saturn’s moon as fuel, and it ...
It’s official! NASA’s rover has begun its search for signs of life on the Red Planet. The Perseverance rover’s SuperCam has collected the first “pieces of Mars,” and now we have all the details. This is just the first step ...
NASA’s Mars rover just made its first steps on the dusty Martian ground! Perseverance performed a test drive of 21 feet (6,4 meters), and new data is now available. The rover ventured away from its landing position after landing there ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a new high-definition panoramic view of Mars’ Jezero Crater. The shot is fantastic, and it shows a great deal of Martian ground. Thanks to the rover’s Mastcam-Z, a dual-camera system equipped with an advanced zoom feature, ...
Good news from Mars! NASA just received the first report from the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, so we know what’s really happening up there. According to the report, everything is operating as expected, meaning both the helicopter and its base station ...