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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) hasn’t even finished unfurling itself after its December 25 launch and NASA says that its mission could already be extended beyond 10 years thanks to excess fuel for its onboard thrusters.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Extra fuel may keep James Webb Space Telescope going for over a decade
At the time of this writing, the James Webb Space Telescope was perched upon its ride to space, ready for its much-delayed launch from the ESA spaceport in French Guiana. …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 26, 2021
One of the most ambitious space projects since the Apollo era roared into space today as NASA’s long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope lifted off at 7:20 am EST (12:20 GMT) atop an Ariane 5 rocket from ESA’s Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana.Co… Continue reading James Webb Space Telescope rockets into history
The endless expanse of space is a beautiful and fascinating subject for photography. From the dramatic births and deaths of stars, to galactic glamor shots and planetary close-ups, here are some of the most breathtaking space photos of 2021.Continue Re… Continue reading The best space photos of 2021: Sparkling starfields to majestic nebula
A huge new deposit of water has been discovered on Mars in a formation often called the Red Planet’s Grand Canyon. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has detected an area about the size of the Netherlands where water could make up as much as 40 percent of the… Continue reading Huge supply of subterranean water discovered in Mars’ Grand Canyon
By conducting “flybys” of Phobos when it wasn’t actually there, ESA’s Mars Express orbiter provided researchers with a controlled experiment to learn more about the mysterious, intermittent interaction between the Martian moon and solar winds.Continue … Continue reading “Fake flybys” move scientists closer to solving Martian moon mystery
Mission extensions for interplanetary robot explorers are usually continuations of their primary mission. But sometimes the hardware already on board are put to novel uses. European Space Agency has started …read more Continue reading Two Mars Orbiters Chatted for Atmospheric Science
NASA has launched its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission to demonstrate a possible way to deflect asteroids that could pose a threat to the Earth sometime in the future. Today at 1:21 am EST (06:21 GMT), the robotic probe lifted off atop a… Continue reading DART spacecraft is now on its way to crash into an asteroid
Once launched, most spacecraft are out of reach of any upgrades or repairs. Mission critical problems must be solved with whatever’s still working on board, and sometimes there’s very little …read more Continue reading Quick Reaction Saves ESA Space Telescope
Nearly three years after lifting off from French Guiana, the BepiColombo space probe has now set its sights on Mercury for the first time, completing a “flawless” flyby over the weekend. The maneuver resulted in the probe’s first images of its target p… Continue reading “Flawless” flyby for BepiColombo turns up its first photos of Mercury