Category: NASA

The impressive spiral galaxy M104 is known for its view from the edge, on which a wide ring of bands of light-absorbing dust stands out. A band of cosmic dust is visible against the background of a bright stellar bulge and makes the galaxy look like a hat, which is why it is often called…

NASA representatives have long been interested in the underground world on the moon. They also began to study it at the European Space Agency. Experts say that the caves that exist on the satellite of our planet may be quite suitable for the construction of space bases. It’s no secret that there is no atmosphere…

It will have a positive effect. Like any capital on Earth looks much more beautiful than other cities, just like the capital of the solar system, the Earth will look more beautiful and technologically advanced. A prerequisite for the colonization of planets is the development of all technologies – space, construction, food, medical, environmental, information,…

The SpaceX Crew-4 mission received preliminary clearance to launch on April 23. The other day the team successfully passed all the final stages of flight preparation and systems testing. Crew-4 will replace Crew-3 crew members on the ISS, who plan to return to Earth at the end of April.

The rocket, carrying three private clients and a former NASA astronaut, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday. This is not the first time people have visited the ISS as space tourists and for a fee, but it is the first mission to feature an all-private crew. It is also the…

The Lifestyle Vehicle minivan, probably being developed by the startup Canoo, was chosen as the “space transport”. In 2023, electric cars will deliver astronauts, maintenance personnel and equipment for launching rockets under the Artemis program. The mission involves a full flyby of the Moon on the Orion spacecraft. Two years later, the astronauts plan to…

“Our plan is to have humans walk on Mars by 2040,” Chief Executive Bill Nelson said in a statement following the release of the US government’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal. Nelson says an inflatable heat shield is being developed that could slow a spacecraft as it enters the Martian atmosphere and help it land…

The asteroid will pass by our planet at a minimum distance. According to various researchers, the diameter of the asteroid ranges from 110 to 260 meters. It belongs to the class “Apollo” and its orbit intersects with the orbit of the Earth. This is a very ancient celestial body that has been in the universe…

Fifty years ago, the Apollo 17 crew drove 12-inch tubes into the lunar soil to collect subsurface samples. The vacuum-sealed tubes were brought to Earth and placed in a protective container, also under vacuum, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Intact rocks and soil in two of these test tubes were stored with other…

Scientists have confirmed the existence of 5,005 potentially habitable planets outside our solar system, NASA said. According to NASA, the confirmed exoplanets are not alike. It is noted that approximately 30% of them are gas giants comparable in size to Saturn or Jupiter or much larger than them, 35% are comparable in size to Uranus…