New Mexicans to Know: Meet Tom Cooley, top NM space expert
"Hands down, in my 30-year career, this is the most exciting time to be working in space ever, right? And it just keeps ...
Final Venus flyby for NASA's Parker Solar Probe queues closest sun pass
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within ...
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Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring
NASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
NASA’s Voyager 1 jumpstarts radio transmitter unused since 1981 to ‘phone home’ from 15.4 billion miles into space
The 47-year-old NASA Voyager 1 fell back on a radio transmitter it hadn’t used since 1981 to ping home base after a technical ...
NASA’s Cutting-Edge Space Experiments Launching on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission
Projects include the NASA JPL-managed quantum communication experiment known as SEAQUE. NASA is set to launch a series of new ...
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NASA Technologies Named Among TIME Inventions of 2024
As NASA continues to innovate for the benefit of humanity, agency inventions that use new structures to harness sunlight for ...
Asteroid Mining Is the Path to a ‘Shitload of Money,’ Astroforge CEO Says
AstroForge’s CEO Matt Gialich wants to mine asteroids for platinum, aiming to turn space’s untapped wealth into a new ...
NASA’s Voyager Shuts Down Plasma Sensor After 47 Years of Discovery
After 47 years and 15 billion miles, the Plasma Science Experiment aboard NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has been turned off. NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft were originally designed for a four-year ...
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NASA astronaut captures city lights streaking below ISS in stunning new photos
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, known for his long-exposure photographs from the International Space Station (ISS), recently ...
Voyager 1 reestablishes communication with Earth using backup transmitter last used in 1981
NASA has successfully reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief interruption in communications. The spacecraft is now using a transmitter that has not been used for communications since ...
The bigger the warehouse, the worse the air pollution, NASA-funded study finds
Using satellite data, researchers find high levels of airborne toxins near large warehouses in Southern California.
Ageing space probe deploys radio transmitter it hasn't used since 1981
Voyager 1 is now using a radio transmitter it hasn't relied on since 1981 to stay in contact with its team on Earth.