NASA's grand plan for a lunar bridge must start small

[ad_1] The space station in NASA's lunar orbit will be thin and medium, especially at the beginning. The deep space outpost, called a gateway, is a key part of NASA. Artemis Program, which plans to place astronauts near the South Pole of the Moon by 2024. For example, lunar landers, with or without a crew, … Read more

Magnets meteors in outer space: a study reveals elusive giant planets

[ad_1] The technique of "wobbling" or radial velocity for finding planets relies on the movement of stars created while they are surrounded by their planets. The blue wave represents the movement towards the Earth, while the length of the red wave appears when the star moves away. Credit: (NASA / JPL-Caltech) Astronomers believe that planets … Read more

NASA's podcast Gravity Assist goes to the moon

[ad_1] Jim Green, chief scientist of NASA, talks with some of the best lunar experts in the world. Listen: https://www.nasa.gov/gravity-assist Subscribe: https://go.nasa.gov/30Hfpd1What makes our moon so special? This season of Gravity Assist delves into the history and mysteries of the Moon, as well as NASA's plans to send astronauts there by 2024. New episodes on … Read more

NASA, head of NASA's executive, leaves the mission a few weeks after his appointment

[ad_1] A NASA leader who is leading the strategy to send American astronauts back to the moon has resigned just six weeks after his appointment. Mark Sirangelo was hired in April as a special assistant to NASA's administrator Jim BridenstineJames (Jim) Frederick BridenstineNASA, Lunar Mission Leader, Leaves Several Weeks After Appointing NASA Head: A Good … Read more

Price, terms and conditions that help Maxar secure the Gateway contract

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – NASA's decision to award Maxar Technologies a contract for the first element of the lunar bridge, the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), has been taken into account by NASA. On May 23, NASA described in a source selection statement the evaluation of the PPE proposals submitted by Maxar and four other companies: … Read more

Researchers discover the oldest collection of non-fossil meteorites in the Atacama Desert in Chile | Geology, exploration of space

[ad_1] An international team of scientists has discovered in the Atacama Desert a well-preserved mine of stony meteorites that has allowed it to reconstruct the rate of meteorite falls over the last two million years. Meteorite with thin and dark melting crust in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Image credit: Jérôme Gattacceca, CEREGE. "Our goal was … Read more