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NASA Prepares to Say ‘Farewell’ to InSight Spacecraft

November 2, 2022

. NASA Prepares to Say ‘Farewell’ to InSight Spacecraft A closer look at what goes into wrapping up the mission as the spacecraft’s power supply continues to dwindle. Loading Image Comparison… Using the camera on its robotic arm, NASA’s InSight lander took these selfies on Dec. 6, 2018 – just 10 days after touchdown on Mars – and April 24, 2022. A thick layer of…

NASA Continues Psyche Asteroid Mission

October 29, 2022

. NASA Continues Psyche Asteroid Mission The mission team continues to complete testing of the spacecraft’s flight software in preparation for the 2023 launch date. NASA announced Friday the agency decided its Psyche mission will go…

NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Ready to Search for the Moon’s Water Ice

October 29, 2022

. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Ready to Search for the Moon’s Water Ice Set for a November launch, the small satellite mission will use lasers to search for water ice inside the darkest craters at the Moon’s South Pole. …

NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth

October 28, 2022

. NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars. The next step in the unprecedented campaign to return scientifically selected samples from Mars was made on Oct. 19 with a formal agreement between NASA and its partner ESA (European Space Agency). The two…

Haunting Portrait: NASA’s Webb Reveals Dust, Structure in Pillars of Creation

October 28, 2022

. Haunting Portrait: NASA’s Webb Reveals Dust, Structure in Pillars of Creation The observatory’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) provides a different view of the famous pillars, revealing young stars that have not yet cast off their dusty…

NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars

October 28, 2022

. NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the yawning new crater from…

Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ Mapped by NASA’s New Earth Space Mission

October 26, 2022

Built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation can also pinpoint emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission is mapping the prevalence of key minerals in the planet’s dust-producing deserts – information that will advance our understanding of airborne…

Edward Stone Retires After 50 Years as NASA Voyager’s Project Scientist

October 25, 2022

. Edward Stone Retires After 50 Years as NASA Voyager’s Project Scientist Stone’s remarkable tenure on NASA’s longest-operating mission spans decades of historic discoveries and firsts. Edward Stone has retired as the project…

NASA to Discuss Latest EMIT Findings, Helps Address Climate Change

October 22, 2022

. NASA to Discuss Latest EMIT Findings, Helps Address Climate Change Built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation has demonstrated another crucial capability. NASA…

NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings

October 22, 2022

. NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings Scientists from two Mars missions will discuss how they combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet. NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Oct. 27, to share new scientific findings based on observations from the agency’s…