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Finding life beyond the Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of science and human thought. Yet, only one direct search for extraterrestrial life has ever been conducted. The Viking missions landed on the Martian surface using parachutes. This diagram shows each stage the spacecraft went through as they landed. NASA The NASA Viking …

‘The 47-year-old marvel’: How engineers are keeping a 1970s spacecraft alive in interstellar space  WION Voyager 1 sends back a signal that changes everything — a discovery so big, even NASA didn’t expect it  leravi.org NASA has made it official—Voyager detects a “wall of fire” reaching temperatures of up to 90,000°F beyond the solar system  El Adelantado de Segovia ‘The Hydrogen Wall’: Has …

Press enter or click to view image in full size (Credit: Adrian Mann) All spacecraft ever built by humans are smaller than 100 meters, the scale of a football field. They were all designed to explore the solar system and maintain their technological functions for less than a century. However, exploration of interstellar space requires long journeys, lasting millions to …

When people think of NASA, despite all the work it does monitoring the Earth’s climate and exploring the bodies of the Solar System, most people’s minds go to the Apollo era, when the US space agency repeatedly put humans on the Moon.  But Apollo was not the agency’s first steps into space, as newly restored photos from the pre-Apollo era …

New research investigates the possibility that different spacecraft could visit Comet 3I/ATLAS, giving scientists a unique on-location view of the interstellar visitor, or even offering the chance to collect material that could be much older than the bodies of our solar system. Discovered on July 1 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System), 3I/ATLAS is just the third-ever object …

“NASA Tests Nuclear Fuel Lasting 432 Years”: Americium-241 Powers Spacecraft With Stirling Generators That Never Stop Running Tomorrow  Energy Reporters Source link

During the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), a boxy spacecraft with solar wings in the shape of crosses flew right by Venus — if all went according to plan. That probe is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUICE (“Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer”), which is on its way to do just what you might expect after hearing its name. …

A group of technicians works to complete final inspections and checkouts of NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft inside a cleanroom at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida. Image: John Pisani / Spaceflight Now Technicians inside a pair of clean rooms at the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Florida, are busily readying a trio of spacecraft that will study …

“Scientists Warn Of Danger”: New Detector Tested To Help Spacecraft Evade Orbital Debris As Global Powers Clash Over Crowded Skies  Rude Baguette Source link

The European Space Agency (ESA) is breathing easier after communications with Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) were restored – the spacecraft is currently barreling toward Venus for a gravity-assist flyby on August 31. ESA backs five rockets in Launcher Challenge – only some have exploded READ MORE The probe, which was launched in April 2023, began giving controllers the silent …