$4 million satellite the size of a CHEERIOS box is going into space to search for alien planets

This gives new meaning to the phrase, good things come in small packages. A $4 million satellite likened to a ‘family-sized box of Cheerios’ is headed into space later this month to look at the physics of distant exoplanets known as ‘hot Jupiters,’ including the hottest planet ever found. Known as Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment … Read more

Climate: Arctic summer sea ice is at its twelfth lowest extent on record, NASA reveals 

Arctic summer sea ice is at its twelfth lowest extent on record, dropping to 1.82 million square miles in 2021, NASA reveals Experts have been using satellite data to monitor Arctic sea ice since 1978 The ice’s extent wax and wanes annually — reaching a minimum in September However, four decades of records have revealed significant … Read more

NASA’s InSight lander measures one of the biggest and longest marsquakes yet

NASA‘s InSight lander has measured one of the biggest and longest marsquakes yet, which featured tremors of 4.2 magnitude lasting nearly an hour and a half, the space agency said.    The robotic seismometre celebrated 1,000 days on the Red Planet on September 18, when it detected the largest tremor since it arrived at the Elysium … Read more

Timelapse shows construction of NASA’s supersonic aircraft set to fly next year

NASA‘s incredible supersonic aircraft that will travel faster than the speed of sound is taking shape as it gears up for its first test flight next year. The American space agency shared a timelapse video of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology’s (QueSST) construction for the craft dubbed the ‘son of Concorde,’ which is taking place at … Read more

Watchdog DENIES Blue Origin’s protest against NASA for choosing SpaceX to build lunar lander

Blue Origin’s protest against NASA‘s decision to award a contract to build the lunar lander for the Artemis mission to a single company was denied Friday by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). The ‘congressional watchdog’ released its conclusion that found ‘NASA did not violate procurement law or regulation when it decided to make only … Read more

Hubble finds water vapor on Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede, a possible spot for extraterrestrial life  

Hubble finds water vapor on Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede, the biggest moon in the Solar System and a possible spot for extraterrestrial life NASA has confirmed that water vapor is on Jupiter’s icy moon, Ganymede  Researchers analyzed data taken by the Hubble Space Telescope 20 years apart Experts believe Ganymede’s temperature near its equator ‘becomes … Read more

Hubble finds water vapor on Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede, a possible spot for extraterrestrial life  

Hubble finds water vapor on Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede, the biggest moon in the Solar System and a possible spot for extraterrestrial life NASA has confirmed that water vapor is on Jupiter’s icy moon, Ganymede  Researchers analyzed data taken by the Hubble Space Telescope 20 years apart Experts believe Ganymede’s temperature near its equator ‘becomes … Read more

SpaceX awarded a $178M contract for NASA’s mission to Jupiter’s moon

Elon Musk‘s aerospace firm SpaceX has been awarded a $178 million (£129 million) contract for NASA‘s first mission to Europa, Jupiter’s fourth largest moon.  SpaceX will provide ‘launch services’ for the Europa Clipper mission, which is due to blast off in October 2024 to study Europa through a series of fly-bys, NASA said.  The spacecraft will … Read more