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NASA to use radio waves to gauge fuel levels on Nova- C lunar lander
February 08, 2024When the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander lifts off on February 14, it will be carrying a novel new fuel gauge developed by NASA that can measure cryogenic propellants in the thruster tanks by means of radio waves. -
Stunning Juno flyby image shows Io lit up by "Jupitershine"
February 08, 2024NASA has released a high-resolution image taken by the Juno deep space probe during its close encounter with Jupiter's moon Io on December 30, 2023. The image of the volcanic satellite not only shows remarkable details, but an unusual kind of lighting. -
Another ice-sealed ocean has been found in our solar system
February 08, 2024Researchers have just revealed that Mimas, one of Saturn's smallest moons, has an ocean of liquid water flowing under its entire surface. What is really making waves though, is how young the body of water is: just 5 to 15 million years old. -
Earth may actually have once been flat – kinda, a long time ago
February 06, 2024Flat-Earthers might have been right all along – they were just a few billion years late. Scientists at the University of Central Lancashire have found that newly formed planets might take on a flatter shape, before rounding out. -
Huge X-ray image covers half the universe, including a million sources
February 04, 2024Astronomers have mapped out half the universe in X-ray light, using a space telescope called eROSITA. The new map, which contains almost a million X-ray sources, is the basis of dozens of new scientific papers, with many more to come. -
Japan's Moon lander goes into what may be its final sleep as Sun sets
February 01, 2024Japan's SLIM Moon lander has gone back into sleep mode as the Sun sets on its landing site. The robotic spacecraft began to lose power as the lunar day came to its end and it now faces the freezing cold 14-day lunar night, which it may not survive. -
SpaceX's Starship tapped to launch Starlab space station into orbit
January 31, 2024Two ambitious space projects move ahead as Voyager Space and Airbus announce that the partners have selected SpaceX's Starship rocket to boost their Starlab space station into orbit sometime before the International Space Station (ISS) is abandoned. -
Space firsts: Metal 3D printer & surgical robot on their way to the ISS
January 31, 2024Among the cargo that just blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, bound for the ISS were two firsts: the world’s first metal 3D printer designed especially for use in orbit and the first miniaturized surgical robot to be sent to the station. -
NASA gives 95-minute warning as meteor burns up outside Berlin
January 30, 2024On January 21, 2024, a meteor disintegrated over Germany near Berlin. That's not so unusual, but NASA was able to give warning of its approach 95 minutes before impact thanks to the space agency's international planetary defense network. -
"Old Smokers": Astronomers discover previously unknown type of star
January 29, 2024“Astronomers discover a completely unknown object floating around in space” is a common news theme, but it’s fun every time. The latest is a brand new type of star – ancient red giants the team has nicknamed “Old Smokers.” -
Japan's SLIM Moon lander back on line thanks to sunshine
January 29, 2024Japan's SLIM lunar lander is back online and transmitting data. JAXA has confirmed that the Sun has moved into a position where light is landing on the robotic spacecraft's solar panel, allowing it to finally charge its battery. -
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter will never fly again
January 26, 2024NASA has declared the end of its Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission. Originally scheduled to last a month with five flights, it lasted for three years with 72 flights before being grounded by damaged rotors after its last flight. -
Mystery solved – Japan's SLIM Moon probe landed on its nose
January 26, 2024Thanks to a pair of tiny lunar rovers, the mystery of Japan's crippled SLIM Moon lander has been solved. Images returned by the two robots show that the spacecraft bounced and is sitting on its nose, preventing its solar panels from charging. -
Most distant black hole discovered, but it's "impossibly massive"
January 23, 2024Astronomers have discovered the most distant – and therefore earliest – known black hole. Hiding in a galaxy called GN-z11, this black hole is bigger than should be possible given the age of the universe. -
Neutron star discovered orbiting mysterious object that shouldn't exist
January 21, 2024Astronomers have discovered a neutron star orbiting a mysterious object that, by all accounts, shouldn’t be able to exist. Seemingly invisible in light, and too small to be a black hole, the object defies explanation.
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