LatestNews Most Read Jupiter will shine bright over Cochrane tonightCochraneNow06:59 Fri, 07 FebEuropa ClipperJupiterPlanets and Moons Space.com Stranded NASA astronaut reveals the three things she's most looking forward to on return to Earth after nine months on…UNILAD22:45International Space Sta...
Mike Sarafin, the Artemis 1 mission manager at NASA Headquarters, said during the news conference that if the launch is pushed to April or May, a launch window would extend from April 8 to April 23; another would open May 7 and close May 21. ...
But the review showed the transistors in question will, in effect, heal themselves during the 20 days between the high radiation doses the probe will receive during each of 49 close flybys of Europa, all of them deep in Jupiter's powerful magnetic field...
NASA videos commemorating the agency's 60th anniversary highlight accomplishments including the launch of Explorer 1 in 1958 and the subsequent discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts. (Image credit: NASA) Sixty years ago, NASA was established to push the boundaries in aeronautics and in ...
ahead of the Artemis 1 flight. Inset, bottom right: the identical 'phantom' torsos, Helga and Zohar, will be fitted with more than 5,600 passive sensors and 34 active radiation detectors to measure radiation exposure as part of the MATROSHKA AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE...
NASA lets you track its environment-focused Earth satellites via its brilliant “Eyes on the Earth” tool, an interactive website offering a 3D visualization of their current position. NASA Eyes on the Earth also lets you use the satellites’ gathered data to monitor Earth’s vital signs, incl...
Other topics of interest for human exploration of the moon includeradiation levels thereand how these can be mitigated, and examiningmoon dust and rocks, both forscientific interestand because moon dust is tricky stuff which can causeengineering problems. Another ongoing question is what the best wa...
“I’ve actually read some studies on the possibility of building Mars bases in lava tube, the ground provides extra radiation protection too” “That’s another bonus” We walked down the tube for what felt like hours, but in reality was more like 20 minutes, and had explored seve...
One you reach LEO, you are halfway to anywhere. That includes the Moon, the NEA, and Mars two moons. You can land on Mars, but you will have to refuel before coming back. On the Moon, the gravity is 1/6 that of Earth. So it would require less energy to take off, or to land...
Mars does not have an active magnetic field to shield the planet from the effects of such high energy radiation, which may act to carry away atoms and molecules in the upper reaches of the atmosphere. "The evidence shows that the Mars atmosphere today is a cold, dry environment, one where...