#NASA satellite data could detect volcanic unrest years before eruptions

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“#NASA satellite data could detect volcanic unrest years before eruptions” New research methods using satellite data may be able to detect volcanic eruptions years in advance. In a recent study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks said that large-scale thermal unrest measured using a statistical analysis of satellite-based long-wavelength infrared data revealed that the…

#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

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“#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training” DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum…

#NASA Mars helicopter’s flight delayed due to technical issue

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“#NASA Mars helicopter’s flight delayed due to technical issue” NASA will delay the historic flight of their Ingenuity helicopter — set to launch on Mars –until at least April 14, the agency said in a statement Saturday. The agency said an issue arose during a rotor test. “During a high-speed spin test of the rotors…

#Mars Perseverance rover takes selfie with Ingenuity helicopter ahead of historic flight

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“#Mars Perseverance rover takes selfie with Ingenuity helicopter ahead of historic flight” Enlarge Image NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter on April 6, 2021, using the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) camera located at the end of the rover’s long robotic arm. Perseverance’s selfie with Ingenuity…

#NASA shares Mars rover’s first weather report

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“#NASA shares Mars rover’s first weather report” The first weather forecast from Mars is in — it will be brutally cold with the chance of a dust storm. NASA scientists shared details of the meteorological outlook that was taken on the Red Planet by the Perseverance rover. The rover’s Mars Environment Dynamics Analyzer system first…

#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

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“#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus” Astronomers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time. Researchers used observations of the ice giant taken in 2002 and 2017 to detect the radiation as part of a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research. In an examination and with further analysis, they saw clear detection…

#Could NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Telescope find 100,000 planets?

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“#Could NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Telescope find 100,000 planets?” Due for launch in the mid-2020s, the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is destined to become one of the great planet-hunting telescopes. Although the main mirror at the heart of the Roman Telescope is no larger than the one in the Hubble Space Telescope, the Roman…

#NASA drone lands on Mars for first flight on another world

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“#NASA drone lands on Mars for first flight on another world” It’s one giant leap for drone-kind. The helicopter drone set to make humankind’s first flight on another planet has touched down on Mars, NASA said. Photos show the four-legged contraption parked on the red planet’s surface — after hitching a ride there on NASA’s…

#Mystery ‘Marsquakes’ still rattling Mars as a whole according to NASA

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“#Mystery ‘Marsquakes’ still rattling Mars as a whole according to NASA” NASA is investigating a new series of “Marsquakes” on Earth’s planetary neighbor — just the latest exciting mystery being probed on the Red Planet. Scientists at the space agency believe the tremors will offer clues to surface landslides or underground volcanos on the planet….

#NASA plans head-on collision between spaceship and asteroid

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“#NASA plans head-on collision between spaceship and asteroid” NASA is organizing a boxing match set among the stars. In case an asteroid one day threatens Earth’s existence, NASA has developed a contingency plan: Punch that asteroid with a spaceship. The plan is already well into its demo phase. “Up until now, we haven’t had too…