Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe from NASA discovered a symbol familiar Nerds everywhere. During an expedition through the surface of the planet, a recorded image was observed that resembles that of the Starfleet, from the “Star Trek” films. In an announcement, Nasa explained that the shape is the result of “a complex history of dunes, lava… Read more »
NASA releases details about the mission Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), which aims to deflect an asteroid approaching Earth in 2022. The space agency will send a probe to the binary asteroid Didymos, which also has a small moon known as Dimorphos. Didymos’s primary body is approximately half a mile wide, while the moon is… Read more »
Engineers from NASA are finalizing the design of a small helicopter that is estimated to be sent to Mars during the Mars 2020 mission. The apparatus will have to Fly in the thin atmosphere of the red planet, survive extremely cold nights and operate alone because it will be millions of miles from the nearest… Read more »
Remember the Armageddon movie? Yes, the movie where a group of astronauts led by Bruce Willis save humanity by preventing a huge asteroid from crashing into Earth, well, now NASA will do the same to prevent a huge asteroid from impacting our planet in 2022. NASA has been working for a while on this type of mission, all… Read more »
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What does it take to be chosen by NASA to fly to space? Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains the path to becoming a space-farer and what you can do with all the knowledge you gain once your flying days are over.…
Three of the world’s largest radio telescopes team up to show a rare double asteroid. 2017 YE5 is only the fourth binary near-Earth asteroid ever observed in which the two bodies are roughly the same size, and not touching. More:…
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