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NASA’s Approach to Quieting the Sonic Boom in Supersonic Aircraft

The complete magnificence of the X-59 on display. Credit: Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksSupersonic air travel promises unprecedented speed but is hindered by the disruptive sonic booms that make it impractical over land. In collaboration with Lockheed Martin, NASA aims to overcome this obstacle with the X-59, an experimental aircraft designed for remarkable speed without...

NASA Delays Human Moon Landings To 2026 and Lunar Orbit Plans To 2025

The depicted crew is not slated to complete a lunar orbit until at least September 2025, and the earliest prospect for human lunar landing won't materialize until the subsequent year. Credit: NASA/Kim ShiflettNASA has officially confirmed a postponement in the schedule for human Moon landings and lunar orbit missions, with no expected landings until...

Historic Launch: First U.S. Lunar Lander in Over 50 Years Sets Course for the Moon

In this footage captured from NASA's video, the Vulcan rocket from United Launch Alliance, carrying Astrobotic Technology's lander, takes off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, January 8, 2024. This marked the launch of the first U.S. lunar lander in over 50 years, initiating a competitive space race among private...

Lunar Exploration in 2024: A Pivotal Year for Human and Robotic Missions

While the prospect of humans landing on the Moon this year appears doubtful, there remains a wealth of exploration on the horizon. Credit: Unsplash.The anticipation for a "Return to the Moon" has reached a climax, and 2024 emerges as a key year in lunar exploration. While some focus on the symbolic significance of humans...

Juno Finishes Its Nearest Pass by Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

Juno provided detailed pictures of Io in the course of the flyby for NASA.NASA's Juno spacecraft had its closest encounter with Jupiter's moon Io in more than two decades on December 30, 2023. The robotic probe approached within 930 miles (1,500 km) of the volcanic moon, capturing detailed images of its south pole.Initiated on...

NASA Unveils Images of Christmas Tree Cluster of Stars

A rendering of the NGC 2264 as captured by telescopes from NASA and the National Science Foundation. (X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA); Infrared: NASA/NSF/IPAC/CalTech/Univ. of Massachusetts; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare & J.Major)Thousands of light-years from Earth, a cluster of stars in the NGC 2264 cluster is embracing...

NASA Shares a Cute Cat Video from Deep Space with Earth

THe cat laser videoNASA/JPL-CaltechNASA has elevated cat videos to a new frontier through its Psyche Deep Space Optical Communications experiment, transmitting a 15-second high-definition footage of a playful tabby across a distance of 19 million miles (31 million km) to Earth.Observing a cat pursuing a laser pointer might be endearing, but the question arises:...

NASA Tests Laser Communications Across 10 Million Miles in Space

The DSOC attached to the Psyche deep-space probeNASANASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) unit on the Psyche spacecraft has activated, creating a high-speed laser data link at a distance of 10 million miles (16 million km), equivalent to 40 times the distance from Earth to the Moon.NASA has expressed a strong interest in developing...

Inspiring Students with Ham Radio and Much More

JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata participating in a ham radio session. Credit: NASA.Being a microgravity laboratory in orbit, the International Space Station accommodates experiments across diverse scientific domains. Additionally, it serves as a platform for educational initiatives designed to foster global interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among young individuals. The objective of...

Earth Receives Laser Message from 16 Million Kilometers Away

Psyche Probe's Deep Space Optical Communications Sets Record for Distant Laser Data Transmission. Credit: ProleR/ShutterstockIn a groundbreaking achievement, a deep space experiment conducted aboard NASA's Psyche spacecraft has successfully transmitted a laser message to Earth from a location surpassing the Moon's distance for the first time. The achievement by the Deep Space Optical Communications...