Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth
Slowing down an asteroid by just one-tenth of a second makes all the difference.
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NASA’s snake robot is designed to search out life in the icy oceans of a Saturn moon
Read more: NASA’s snake robot is designed to search out life in the icy oceans of a Saturn moonThe snake robot form factor has existed for decades. In addition to the diversity it adds to the world of automation, the design has several pragmatic attributes. The first is redundancy, which allows for the system to keep chugging even after a module…
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One last orbit: how and why NASA kills its own spacecraft
Read more: One last orbit: how and why NASA kills its own spacecraftEvery mission has an ending, and when NASA spacecraft meet theirs, many will go out in a carefully choreographed blaze of glory.
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Humanity’s most distant space probe jeopardized by computer glitch
Read more: Humanity’s most distant space probe jeopardized by computer glitch“It would be the biggest miracle if we get it back. We certainly haven’t given up.”
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NASA’s damaged Ingenuity helicopter spotted in Mars rover photo
Read more: NASA’s damaged Ingenuity helicopter spotted in Mars rover photoNASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has captured an image showing the final resting place of the damaged Mars helicopter, Ingenuity.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter just flew a colossal distance
Read more: NASA’s Mars helicopter just flew a colossal distanceDuring its 69th flight on Mars this week, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flew a colossal distance, setting a new record in the process.
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Perseverance joins the 1,000-sols club on Mars, congratulated by Curiosity
Read more: Perseverance joins the 1,000-sols club on Mars, congratulated by CuriosityNASA’s Perseverance rover this week reached 1,000 martian sols after arriving on the faraway planet in February 2021.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter is about to attempt a colossal flight
Read more: NASA’s Mars helicopter is about to attempt a colossal flightNASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is about to attempt its longest flight across Mars since its first hover in April 2021.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter still working fine after month-long break
Read more: NASA’s Mars helicopter still working fine after month-long breakIt’s always a tense moment for NASA as it comes to fly its Mars helicopter after a long break, but the plucky aircraft performed just fine on its latest trip.
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See how NASA’s cosmos-mapping SPHEREx spacecraft is starting to take shape
Read more: See how NASA’s cosmos-mapping SPHEREx spacecraft is starting to take shapeDescribed by NASA as looking a bit like a dog after a visit to the vet, the SPHEREx spacecraft has now been fitted with its distinctive cone ahead of launch.
