Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Artemis I mission – a 25.5-day uncrewed test flight around the moon intended to pave the way for future astronaut missions – came to a memorable end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft managed …
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Update for December 11, 12:50 p.m. ET: NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft successfully crashed today, December 11, and appears to be in good condition as recovery teams work to recover the spacecraft. NASA will wait approximately 2 hours to retrieve Orion from the ocean as part of a post-landing temperature test. Read our full story. …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Artemis I mission – a 25.5-day uncrewed test flight around the moon intended to pave the way for future astronaut missions – is nearing completion as NASA’s Orion spacecraft is expected take …
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Another day, another rocket launch by SpaceX and another spacecraft going to the moon. All of this seems commonplace these days. SpaceX has already launched its Falcon 9 rocket more than 50 times this year. NASA’s Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight that is a precursor to future astronaut missions, is nearing its return to …
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Dec 11 (Reuters) – NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule zipped through space on Sunday on the final round-trip leg of its journey around the moon and back, capping the inaugural mission of the Artemis lunar program 50 years a day for day after Apollo’s last moon landing. The gumball-shaped Orion capsule, carrying a simulated crew of …
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Artist’s impression of the Webb Telescope in space. Credit: NASA Astronomers point to the most distant known galaxies – detected and confirmed by the James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It spans …
NASA’s Orion capsule is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after completing a three-week test flight that included a close pass to the Moon and a journey further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft. The capsule is expected to splash down at 5:39 p.m. GMT Sunday (9:39 a.m. local time) off the …
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Two holes are left in the Martian surface after NASA’s Perseverance rover used a specialized drill to collect the mission’s first regolith samples on December 2-6, 2022. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance rover snagged two new samples from the Martian surface. Unlike the 15 rock cores collected to date, these newest samples came from a pile …
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An alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel has just given us the highest fracture toughness ever measured in a material on Earth. It has exceptionally high strength and ductility, leading to what a team of scientists called “exceptional damage tolerance”. Additionally – and counterintuitively – these properties increase as the material cools, suggesting exciting potential …
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Capping off a 25-day trip around the moon, NASA’s Artemis 1 spacecraft edged closer to Earth on Saturday, on track for a 25,000mph re-entry on Sunday that will subject the unmanned capsule to hellish hell of 5,000 degrees before splashing off Baja California. In an unexpected but symbolic coincidence, the end of the Artemis 1 …
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