April 21st, 2022
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover at Gale Crater is now performing Sol 3451 duties. Reports Susanne Schwenzer, a planetary geologist at The Open University, Milton Keynes, U.K., the rover has again found itself dealing with a rock right under the Mars machinery. “But this time, we were excited about it as the rover was in […]
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China’s Tianzhou-3 cargo ship detached on Wednesday from the rear docking port of the country’s space station core module Tianhe. It moved to the module’s front port and completed a computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). CMSA also reported that the combination of Tianhe and Tianzhou-3 is in good […]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover at Gale Crater is now performing Sol 3449 duties. “Due to some complex terrain, the rover’s last drive came up about ten meters short of the target destination,” reports Mariah Baker, a planetary geologist at the Center for Earth & Planetary Studies within the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. “The […]
China’s space station development is heading for the next stage of assembly, and upon completion later this year, more space missions are expected to be carried out in the future. China announced on Sunday it will send its next spaceflight crew to the Tiangong space station in June following the successful return of the three […]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover at Gale Crater is now performing Sol 3446 duties. “The curious case of cross-cutting ridges,” reports Sean Czarnecki, a planetary geologist at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The rover has been focusing on examination of the linear ridges that cross-cut the local terrain. “These raised ridges look like boxes […]
The crew aboard China’s Shenzhou-13 mission are ready for leaving the space station core module, Tianhe, making a “fast return” to terra firma. Ground crews at the slated Dongfeng landing site have wrapped up preparations for the return of the three astronauts, said the China Manned Space Agency. The Shenzhou-13 crewed spacecraft, which has completed […]
Challenges to Security in Space was first published by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in early 2019 to address the main threats to the array of U.S. space capabilities, and examine space and counterspace strategies and systems pursued primarily by China and Russia and, to a lesser extent, by North Korea and Iran. […]
Venus is hot right now. Ok, I don’t want to sidetrack you to think about the planet’s hellish surface that’s blistering enough to melt lead, nor have you cozy up to its cloud-enveloped nature to earn the title of a “love goddess” or a world that’s often tagged as “Earth’s twin.” Here is what’s […]
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter continues to showcase its “Wright Stuff,” recently completing its 25th flight on April 8th. Indeed, the collective flight stats are impressive: Distance Flown: 5,824 meters (roughly 19,109 feet) Highest Altitude: 12 meters (roughly 39 feet) Fastest Ground Speed: 5.50 m/s (12.3 mph) Flight Time: roughly 46.5 minutes (2,791 seconds)
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover at Gale Crater is now performing Sol 3441 tasks. “We are retracing our steps, picking our way slowly back down from the pediment and the dangerous gator rocks which would have eaten our wheels!,” reports Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, a planetary geologist at the University of New Brunswick; Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. […]
