L1527 and Protostar (MIRI image). Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute The cosmos seems to come to life with a crackling explosion of pyrotechnics in this new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Taken with Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), this fiery hourglass marks the scene of a very young object in the process of becoming … Read more
NASA’s first asteroid sample is the most pristine sample of its kind. Now, back on Earth, the sample from the asteroid Bennu has already yielded surprising discoveries about the early solar system and the asteroid’s possible origins. After a seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu and back, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft last year returned a sample … Read more
Scientists analyze samples NASA brought back from an asteroid got a surprising detection that may be the room rock was once part of a bygone era Ocean world. What the team found was water-soluble magnesium-sodium phosphate in mottled rocks – a mineral no one expected, as it didn’t show up in the data the spacecraft … Read more
This infographic shows how much data and how many images NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has collected in its 23-year operation around the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s longest-lived Mars robot is about to reach a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since its launch 23 years ago. During that … Read more
On September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dropped a capsule on Earth containing pristine carbonaceous regolith collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. These samples were obtained after the probe completed an impressive seven-year tour of the solar system and back. Since these pieces of space rock arrived (about 120 grams of sample, to be precise), … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! The JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured two volcanic plumes rising above the horizon of Jupiter’s moon Io. The photo was taken on February 3 from a distance of about 3,800 kilometers. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by … Read more
The JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured two volcanic plumes rising above the horizon of Jupiter’s moon Io. The photo was taken on February 3 from a distance of about 3,800 kilometers. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Andrea Luck (CC BY) New findings from NASA’s Juno probe provide a fuller picture of … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! A small portion of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, shown in microscope images. The top left panel shows a dark Bennu particle, about a millimeter long, with an outer crust of bright phosphate. The other three panels show … Read more
Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust rich in carbon, nitrogen and organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life as we know it. The sample is dominated by clay minerals, particularly serpentine, and reflects the type of rocks found on Earth at mid-ocean ridges. … Read more
Two NASA astronauts were preparing to leave the International Space Station (ISS) for a second attempt at a spacewalk, but it was called off again due to a worrying space suit malfunction. Three astronauts may be stranded on the ISS after causing a Soyuz coolant leak NASA had to cancel a spacewalk on Monday due … Read more