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NASA's Dawn Mission Unveils Insights into Vesta’s Mysterious Gullies Using Lab Simulations
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Dawn mission to the asteroid Vesta revealed mysterious gullies on its surface. New lab experiments, simulating Vesta's harsh vacuum conditions, suggest that liquid water, possibly briny, could have flowed briefly and carved these channels. These findings challenge existing theories about liquid stability on airless bodies and provide insig...
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SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025
- Thursday December 19, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX has received the FAA’s launch licence for Starship Flight 7, marking another milestone in their quest for a fully reusable rocket system. After extensive engine tests, SpaceX is preparing for the test in early 2025. The flight will aim to improve key systems such as booster recovery and ocean splashdown. Designed for lunar and Martian miss...
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Explores Mars' Texoli Butte Amid New Challenges
- Wednesday December 18, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA's Curiosity Rover is navigating the northern end of Texoli Butte on Mars, uncovering ancient sedimentary layers. Recent challenges forced the rover to stop its drive earlier than planned, delaying some imaging tasks. Despite this, scientific efforts continued, focusing on "Avalon," a dark bedrock vein, long-range imaging, and environmental obs...
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NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Captured with Dust Layers by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s retired InSight Mars lander has been spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in a recent image taken on October 23, 2024. The image, captured using the HiRISE camera, shows dust accumulation on InSight’s solar panels, now matching the reddish-brown Martian surface. This observation provides insights into wind patterns and dust m...
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Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Jared Isaacman, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as the next NASA administrator. Isaacman, who founded Shift4 Payments and commanded SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission and Polaris Dawn, brings a unique mix of business success and space exploration experience. His nomination reflect...
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China's Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Targets 2031 Ahead of NASA, ESA
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
China's Tianwen-3 mission aims to return Martian rock samples to Earth by 2031, setting a benchmark in space exploration. Scheduled for launch in 2028, the mission will employ cutting-edge technologies, including a lander, ascent vehicle, rover, and helicopter, to gather samples from regions like Utopia Planitia and Chryse Planitia. These areas wer...
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NASA Eyes Innovative Strategies for Mars Exploration Success by 2044
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA has detailed a 20-year strategy for Mars exploration in a report calling for innovative approaches, cost-efficient missions, and global partnerships. The plan addresses core scientific questions, including Mars’ habitability and signs of life, and focuses on developing advanced technology to access challenging terrains. Public engagement and...
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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 Investigates Ingenuity’s Last Flight, Explains Why it Crashed on its 72nd Flight
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, initially planned for five flights, completed 72 missions, ending its journey on January 18, 2024. Its final flight encountered navigation challenges over Jezero Crater's featureless terrain, leading to rotor blade damage. Despite being grounded, Ingenuity continues contributing data to Mars research. NASA is now...
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Mars Dust Storms May Be Predictable Based on Surface Heating Patterns
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new study suggests warm days on Mars often precede dust storms, with researchers analysing data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The findings show 78% of storms correlate with increased solar heating, particularly in northern regions of the planet. Scientists have developed an algorithm predicting certain storm types with 64% confidence, ...
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Cosmic Rays Could Erase Signs of Life on Mars, Study Reveals
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new study highlights how cosmic radiation is destroying signs of ancient life on Mars. Organic materials like lipids degrade quickly under radiation, especially in salt-rich environments. Scientists suggest future Mars exploration should focus on deeper drilling, such as ESA's upcoming Rosalind Franklin Rover mission, to avoid surface radiation e...
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Space Exploration Highlights 2024: Lunar Missions, Mars Discoveries, and More
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
2024 saw significant space exploration advancements. Japan's SLIM mission exceeded expectations, while NASA’s Perseverance found evidence of ancient life on Mars. The Europa Clipper launched to investigate subsurface oceans on Jupiter's moon Europa, promising new discoveries by 2030.
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New Clues Point To Possible Alien Life Beneath Mars' Surface
- Tuesday December 3, 2024
- Science | Edited by Anjali Thakur
By analyzing data from various Mars missions, the team has identified a subsurface zone, between 4.3 and 8.8 kilometres deep, where conditions could support microbial activity.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Set to Target Spiderweb-Like 'Boxworks Deposits' on Mars' Surface
- Saturday November 30, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Curiosity rover is set to explore Martian "spiderweb" formations, known as boxwork, which may reveal secrets about the planet’s ancient watery past. These unique structures, first observed decades ago, could help scientists understand Mars' history of water and the potential for past life. The rover’s investigation aims to study minera...
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Mars' Moons Might Have Been Created From Asteroids Coming Too Close to the Red Planet
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A study published in Icarus explores the possibility that Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, formed from asteroid debris torn apart by the planet’s gravitational forces. Researchers ran advanced simulations to propose this scenario, which fits the moons’ circular orbits better than previous theories. Japan’s upcoming MMX mission is expected to...
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NASA's Dawn Mission Unveils Insights into Vesta’s Mysterious Gullies Using Lab Simulations
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Dawn mission to the asteroid Vesta revealed mysterious gullies on its surface. New lab experiments, simulating Vesta's harsh vacuum conditions, suggest that liquid water, possibly briny, could have flowed briefly and carved these channels. These findings challenge existing theories about liquid stability on airless bodies and provide insig...
- www.gadgets360.com
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SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025
- Thursday December 19, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX has received the FAA’s launch licence for Starship Flight 7, marking another milestone in their quest for a fully reusable rocket system. After extensive engine tests, SpaceX is preparing for the test in early 2025. The flight will aim to improve key systems such as booster recovery and ocean splashdown. Designed for lunar and Martian miss...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Explores Mars' Texoli Butte Amid New Challenges
- Wednesday December 18, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA's Curiosity Rover is navigating the northern end of Texoli Butte on Mars, uncovering ancient sedimentary layers. Recent challenges forced the rover to stop its drive earlier than planned, delaying some imaging tasks. Despite this, scientific efforts continued, focusing on "Avalon," a dark bedrock vein, long-range imaging, and environmental obs...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Captured with Dust Layers by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s retired InSight Mars lander has been spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in a recent image taken on October 23, 2024. The image, captured using the HiRISE camera, shows dust accumulation on InSight’s solar panels, now matching the reddish-brown Martian surface. This observation provides insights into wind patterns and dust m...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Jared Isaacman, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as the next NASA administrator. Isaacman, who founded Shift4 Payments and commanded SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission and Polaris Dawn, brings a unique mix of business success and space exploration experience. His nomination reflect...
- www.gadgets360.com
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China's Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Targets 2031 Ahead of NASA, ESA
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
China's Tianwen-3 mission aims to return Martian rock samples to Earth by 2031, setting a benchmark in space exploration. Scheduled for launch in 2028, the mission will employ cutting-edge technologies, including a lander, ascent vehicle, rover, and helicopter, to gather samples from regions like Utopia Planitia and Chryse Planitia. These areas wer...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Eyes Innovative Strategies for Mars Exploration Success by 2044
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA has detailed a 20-year strategy for Mars exploration in a report calling for innovative approaches, cost-efficient missions, and global partnerships. The plan addresses core scientific questions, including Mars’ habitability and signs of life, and focuses on developing advanced technology to access challenging terrains. Public engagement and...
- 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 Investigates Ingenuity’s Last Flight, Explains Why it Crashed on its 72nd Flight
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, initially planned for five flights, completed 72 missions, ending its journey on January 18, 2024. Its final flight encountered navigation challenges over Jezero Crater's featureless terrain, leading to rotor blade damage. Despite being grounded, Ingenuity continues contributing data to Mars research. NASA is now...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Mars Dust Storms May Be Predictable Based on Surface Heating Patterns
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new study suggests warm days on Mars often precede dust storms, with researchers analysing data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The findings show 78% of storms correlate with increased solar heating, particularly in northern regions of the planet. Scientists have developed an algorithm predicting certain storm types with 64% confidence, ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Cosmic Rays Could Erase Signs of Life on Mars, Study Reveals
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new study highlights how cosmic radiation is destroying signs of ancient life on Mars. Organic materials like lipids degrade quickly under radiation, especially in salt-rich environments. Scientists suggest future Mars exploration should focus on deeper drilling, such as ESA's upcoming Rosalind Franklin Rover mission, to avoid surface radiation e...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Space Exploration Highlights 2024: Lunar Missions, Mars Discoveries, and More
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
2024 saw significant space exploration advancements. Japan's SLIM mission exceeded expectations, while NASA’s Perseverance found evidence of ancient life on Mars. The Europa Clipper launched to investigate subsurface oceans on Jupiter's moon Europa, promising new discoveries by 2030.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
New Clues Point To Possible Alien Life Beneath Mars' Surface
- Tuesday December 3, 2024
- Science | Edited by Anjali Thakur
By analyzing data from various Mars missions, the team has identified a subsurface zone, between 4.3 and 8.8 kilometres deep, where conditions could support microbial activity.
- www.ndtv.com
-
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Set to Target Spiderweb-Like 'Boxworks Deposits' on Mars' Surface
- Saturday November 30, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Curiosity rover is set to explore Martian "spiderweb" formations, known as boxwork, which may reveal secrets about the planet’s ancient watery past. These unique structures, first observed decades ago, could help scientists understand Mars' history of water and the potential for past life. The rover’s investigation aims to study minera...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Mars' Moons Might Have Been Created From Asteroids Coming Too Close to the Red Planet
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A study published in Icarus explores the possibility that Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, formed from asteroid debris torn apart by the planet’s gravitational forces. Researchers ran advanced simulations to propose this scenario, which fits the moons’ circular orbits better than previous theories. Japan’s upcoming MMX mission is expected to...
- www.gadgets360.com