History and mystery surround NASA’s 2028 nuclear Mars mission
Fission-powered space flight, a 60-year dream, would supercharge outer Solar System exploration.
“A lot of folks at NASA don’t even understand all the details of what’s going on.”
#Mars #SR1 #SR1Freedom #space #science #news #NASA #nuclear #nuclearpower
History and mystery surround NASA’s 2028 nuclear Mars mission
Fission-powered space flight, a 60-year dream, would supercharge outer Solar System exploration.
“A lot of folks at NASA don’t even understand all the details of what’s going on.”
#Mars #SR1 #SR1Freedom #space #science #news #NASA #nuclear #nuclearpower
What an amazing view of Earth from Artemis II.
The Sun is behind the Earth, illuminating a thin crescent. This low-light shot, taken by Reid Wiseman using a Nikon D5, shows auroras over the poles, city lights, and the glow of the atmosphere.
And yes, there are stars!
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/ #space #science #nature #technology
What an amazing view of Earth from Artemis II.
The Sun is behind the Earth, illuminating a thin crescent. This low-light shot, taken by Reid Wiseman using a Nikon D5, shows auroras over the poles, city lights, and the glow of the atmosphere.
And yes, there are stars!
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/ #space #science #nature #technology
Today Mica and Jasper, the 2 #CatsWithGeologists are on #hedgewatch on the #moon 🙀 Just kidding 😽🐾 We watch the #NASA live stream of the #Artemis II Launch. They and their humans have all paws and fingers crossed for the astronaut's
#astronomy #geology #science #CatsOfMastodon
Today Mica and Jasper, the 2 #CatsWithGeologists are on #hedgewatch on the #moon 🙀 Just kidding 😽🐾 We watch the #NASA live stream of the #Artemis II Launch. They and their humans have all paws and fingers crossed for the astronaut's
#astronomy #geology #science #CatsOfMastodon
A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
But wait! Here's another perspective on Saturn. This JWST image shows how auroras on the planet heat the atmosphere, which drives winds, which generate electrical currents, which help create more auroras...
It's an endless dynamic cycle that we've just discovered.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/why-saturn-appears-to-change-its-spin/ #science #astronomy #technology
A tale of two Saturns. The one from Hubble shows visible light, the one from JWST shows infrared.
They're taken 3 months apart, so they also show Saturn's shifting angle relative to Earth. A welcome double dose of beauty.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-share-most-comprehensive-view-of-saturn-to-date/ #space #science #nature
But wait! Here's another perspective on Saturn. This JWST image shows how auroras on the planet heat the atmosphere, which drives winds, which generate electrical currents, which help create more auroras...
It's an endless dynamic cycle that we've just discovered.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/why-saturn-appears-to-change-its-spin/ #science #astronomy #technology
A tale of two Saturns. The one from Hubble shows visible light, the one from JWST shows infrared.
They're taken 3 months apart, so they also show Saturn's shifting angle relative to Earth. A welcome double dose of beauty.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-share-most-comprehensive-view-of-saturn-to-date/ #space #science #nature
