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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim: What You Need to Know
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully reached the top of Jezero Crater’s rim after a challenging climb that took several months. This marks the beginning of the rover’s new scientific campaign, focused on exploring the region’s unique geological features. The rover is now headed to Witch Hazel Hill, a site believed to contain layered r...
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter May Become Weather Station for 20 Years on Mars
- Saturday December 14, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, designed for five test flights, surpassed expectations with 72 missions before a crash ended its flight capabilities. Despite the damage, its sensors and systems remain functional, allowing it to act as a weather station. Communication with the helicopter relies on the Perseverance rover, which is moving farther away,...
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NASA's SPHEREx Mission to Map the Sky in 3D Set for February 2025 Launch
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will create a 3D map of the sky, examining hundreds of millions of galaxies to study the universe’s inflation phase. It will also explore the "collective glow" of distant galaxies and life-essential molecules like water and carbon dioxide in the Milky Way. The mis...
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NASA Develops Robotic Technologies for Autonomous Exploration of Ocean Worlds
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA is advancing robotic exploration technologies through OWLAT and OceanWATERS, systems designed to prepare landers for exploration on ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus. OWLAT, developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), simulates lander operations on low-gravity, icy surfaces, while OceanWATERS provides a virtual environment replicati...
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NASA SWIM Robots Tested for Future Missions to Explore Oceans on Europa
- Monday November 25, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is testing SWIM robots to potentially explore the subsurface oceans of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, believed to contain conditions suitable for life. The robots are designed to navigate autonomously and gather data through temperature, pH, and chemical sensors, helping scientists identify potential life...
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Voyager 2's Historic Flyby of Uranus Exposes Rare Magnetic Distortion
- Tuesday November 12, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new analysis of Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 reveals a unique magnetic anomaly caused by a rare solar wind event. Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech found that the solar wind’s impact on Uranus’s magnetosphere was a unique occurrence, influencing measurements of the planet’s magnetic field. The study also ...
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NASA Engineers Restore Voyager 1 Communications After 15 Billion-Mile Transmission Disruption
- Thursday October 31, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA successfully reconnected with Voyager 1 after an unexpected communication disruption caused by a shutdown of the spacecraft’s primary transmitter. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California pinpointed the cause as Voyager’s fault protection system, which manages power by shutting down non-essential systems. With a second...
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Satellite Data Confirms Climate Crisis as Sea Level and Global Temperature Rises
- Monday October 7, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Satellites are providing critical evidence for the climate crisis. With the highest global temperatures recorded in 2024 and sea levels rising consistently for 30 years, satellite data points to a clear climate crisis. This data helps scientists track environmental changes, making it crucial for informing policymakers and guiding global responses t...
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NASA Transmits Missy Elliott's Hip-Hop Song To Venus At Speed Of Light
- Tuesday July 16, 2024
- Science | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
This is the first time hip-hop has been transmitted into orbit. Until now, the system had only sent one other song into space.
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An Ocean In Space? Here's Why This News Is Viral Again
- Tuesday July 9, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Astronomers have rediscovered the significance of an extraordinary finding from over a decade ago: the largest and farthest reservoir of water in the universe, dating back 12 billion years.
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NASA's Voyager 1 Is Glitching, Sending Nonsensical Messages Back To Earth
- Monday December 18, 2023
- Science | Edited by Anjali Thakur
NASA reports that the spacecraft, currently situated 15 billion miles away from our planet, is experiencing a communications glitch.
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"No Dream Is Too Big": Indian Woman Who Helped NASA Mars Rover Mission Shares Her Journey
- Monday December 4, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
"From getting my PhD at MIT to knocking 100s of doors to get hired full-time at NASA, nothing came easy," Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy said.
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Mars Spinning Faster, Day Shrinking On Red Planet, Says NASA
- Tuesday August 8, 2023
- Science | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory were involved in the study. They are unsure what is causing this speeding up of the Mars' rotation.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim: What You Need to Know
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully reached the top of Jezero Crater’s rim after a challenging climb that took several months. This marks the beginning of the rover’s new scientific campaign, focused on exploring the region’s unique geological features. The rover is now headed to Witch Hazel Hill, a site believed to contain layered r...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter May Become Weather Station for 20 Years on Mars
- Saturday December 14, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, designed for five test flights, surpassed expectations with 72 missions before a crash ended its flight capabilities. Despite the damage, its sensors and systems remain functional, allowing it to act as a weather station. Communication with the helicopter relies on the Perseverance rover, which is moving farther away,...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA's SPHEREx Mission to Map the Sky in 3D Set for February 2025 Launch
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will create a 3D map of the sky, examining hundreds of millions of galaxies to study the universe’s inflation phase. It will also explore the "collective glow" of distant galaxies and life-essential molecules like water and carbon dioxide in the Milky Way. The mis...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
NASA Develops Robotic Technologies for Autonomous Exploration of Ocean Worlds
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA is advancing robotic exploration technologies through OWLAT and OceanWATERS, systems designed to prepare landers for exploration on ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus. OWLAT, developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), simulates lander operations on low-gravity, icy surfaces, while OceanWATERS provides a virtual environment replicati...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA SWIM Robots Tested for Future Missions to Explore Oceans on Europa
- Monday November 25, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is testing SWIM robots to potentially explore the subsurface oceans of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, believed to contain conditions suitable for life. The robots are designed to navigate autonomously and gather data through temperature, pH, and chemical sensors, helping scientists identify potential life...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Voyager 2's Historic Flyby of Uranus Exposes Rare Magnetic Distortion
- Tuesday November 12, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new analysis of Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 reveals a unique magnetic anomaly caused by a rare solar wind event. Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech found that the solar wind’s impact on Uranus’s magnetosphere was a unique occurrence, influencing measurements of the planet’s magnetic field. The study also ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Engineers Restore Voyager 1 Communications After 15 Billion-Mile Transmission Disruption
- Thursday October 31, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA successfully reconnected with Voyager 1 after an unexpected communication disruption caused by a shutdown of the spacecraft’s primary transmitter. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California pinpointed the cause as Voyager’s fault protection system, which manages power by shutting down non-essential systems. With a second...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Satellite Data Confirms Climate Crisis as Sea Level and Global Temperature Rises
- Monday October 7, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Satellites are providing critical evidence for the climate crisis. With the highest global temperatures recorded in 2024 and sea levels rising consistently for 30 years, satellite data points to a clear climate crisis. This data helps scientists track environmental changes, making it crucial for informing policymakers and guiding global responses t...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
NASA Transmits Missy Elliott's Hip-Hop Song To Venus At Speed Of Light
- Tuesday July 16, 2024
- Science | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
This is the first time hip-hop has been transmitted into orbit. Until now, the system had only sent one other song into space.
- www.ndtv.com
-
An Ocean In Space? Here's Why This News Is Viral Again
- Tuesday July 9, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Astronomers have rediscovered the significance of an extraordinary finding from over a decade ago: the largest and farthest reservoir of water in the universe, dating back 12 billion years.
- www.ndtv.com
-
NASA's Voyager 1 Is Glitching, Sending Nonsensical Messages Back To Earth
- Monday December 18, 2023
- Science | Edited by Anjali Thakur
NASA reports that the spacecraft, currently situated 15 billion miles away from our planet, is experiencing a communications glitch.
- www.ndtv.com
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"No Dream Is Too Big": Indian Woman Who Helped NASA Mars Rover Mission Shares Her Journey
- Monday December 4, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
"From getting my PhD at MIT to knocking 100s of doors to get hired full-time at NASA, nothing came easy," Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy said.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Mars Spinning Faster, Day Shrinking On Red Planet, Says NASA
- Tuesday August 8, 2023
- Science | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory were involved in the study. They are unsure what is causing this speeding up of the Mars' rotation.
- www.ndtv.com