The dispatch of an observatory to space is usually done by rocket. You stuff the spacecraft into a payload bay, launch it into space, and then deploy it into orbit around Earth. For NASA’s ASTHROS observatory, the space agency has devised a completely different strategy to bring its hardware to …
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It is summer on Saturn, and rarely have Earthlings had such a clear view of it. The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a new image of the planet, showing its rings in stunningly clear detail. NASA called Saturn the “lord of the rings” in its recent announcement about the new …
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On Monday, NASA gave its latest Mars Rover Perseverance all clear to launch later this week on a mission to look for signs of ancient microbial life. “The launch readiness review is complete, and we’re actually going to launch it,” said administrator Jim Bridenstine. “We are in extraordinary times right …
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With eight successful landings on Mars, NASA is upping the ante with the spacecraft Perseverance. Set for takeoff this week, the new rover will carry a helicopter for a test flight from another world. The 4-pound helicopter, Ingenuity, will travel to Mars by grabbing the belly of the rover and, …
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Later this week, NASA plans to launch its fourth rover from Mars, Perseverance, on a six-month trip to the Red Planet. Perseverance will initiate a mission to collect samples of Martian soil that may have traces of ancient life, so that they can be returned to Earth by another mission …
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