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Saturn, like Jupiter, lacks a surface. Its atmosphere of hydrogen and helium would offer no oxygen to breathe. With average temperatures of –178°C, you’d freeze almost instantly. Falling deeper, atmospheric pressure would become millions of times greater than Earth’s, compressing gases into liquids and metals, easily fatal to a human. Source link

Welcome to Edition 8.11 of the Rocket Report! We have reached the time of year when it is possible the US government will shut down its operations at the end of this month, depending on congressional action. A shutdown would have significant implications for many NASA missions, but most notably a couple of dozen in the science directorate that the …

Astronomers have obtained new images of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS that reveal a new feature: the fastest comet ever observed has now grown a tail. The new observations add to the growing body of evidence that supports 3I/ATLAS’s identity as an interstellar comet, amid speculations that include whether the object could represent a probe or other technological artifact produced …

Congress Expresses Concern About NASA/DoD Relationship  NASA Watch Source link

NASA‘s Mars rover has uncovered evidence that the Red Planet experienced multiple episodes of flowing water, creating conditions that might have supported life.  Scientists identified two dozen types of minerals that show a dynamic history of volcanic rocks altered by interactions with liquid water in the Jezero Crater.  They said this indicated that Jezero hosted habitable environments on more than one …

For decades, the idea of sending humans to Mars has captured scientific and public imagination alike. Yet despite advances in spacecraft, robotics, and deep-space exploration, NASA repeatedly emphasises that the risks of a crewed Mars mission are unlike anything attempted before. Recent efforts such as the CHAPEA simulation, a year-long Mars mission analog starting in October 2025, designed to study …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Ohio State University researchers developed a nuclear propulsion system for faster space travel. 💡 The centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket uses liquid uranium for greater efficiency than chemical engines. 🌌 This technology could reduce round-trip missions to Mars from three years to just one year. 🔬 Significant technical challenges remain, with a full demonstration expected in five …

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket poised to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon next year may appear identical to the Artemis I SLS rocket. On closer inspection, though, engineers have upgraded the agency’s Moon rocket inside and out to improve performance, reliability, and safety. SLS flew a picture perfect first mission on …

It might sound hard to believe, but NASA’s exoplanet count just reached 6,000 — and that’s with only about 30 years of hunting worlds beyond our solar system. In fact, only three years ago, that figure was at 5,000. At least at face value, the rate of discovery appears to be exponential — which is good, because, theoretically, there should …

The so-called “Leopard spot” marks a mineral known on Earth for its production by microbes – Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS Two minerals, known almost exclusively to be linked with microbial metabolism, have been found in a recent drill sample by the Perseverance rover. They sparked a flurry of excitement, and NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy was quick to …