Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Artemis I mission – a 25.5-day uncrewed test flight around the moon intended to pave the way for future astronaut missions – came to a memorable end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft managed …
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An unmanned capsule crashes into the Pacific Ocean, ending its historic 25-day mission. NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after making an uncrewed trip around the Moon, capping the inaugural mission of the US space agency’s Artemis lunar program 50 years to the day after the last moon landing. Apollo. The gumball-shaped …
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NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft will return to Earth on Sunday (December 11) after nearly a month in space, and you can watch the return live. The uncrewed Orion capsule of Artemis 1 is expected to crash into the Pacific Ocean off Baja California on Sunday around 12:40 p.m. EST (1740 GMT). You can watch …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Artemis I mission – a 25.5-day uncrewed test flight around the moon intended to pave the way for future astronaut missions – is nearing completion as NASA’s Orion spacecraft is expected take …
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Artist’s impression of the Webb Telescope in space. Credit: NASA Astronomers point to the most distant known galaxies – detected and confirmed by the James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It spans …
Two holes are left in the Martian surface after NASA’s Perseverance rover used a specialized drill to collect the mission’s first regolith samples on December 2-6, 2022. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance rover snagged two new samples from the Martian surface. Unlike the 15 rock cores collected to date, these newest samples came from a pile …
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An alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel has just given us the highest fracture toughness ever measured in a material on Earth. It has exceptionally high strength and ductility, leading to what a team of scientists called “exceptional damage tolerance”. Additionally – and counterintuitively – these properties increase as the material cools, suggesting exciting potential …
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Capping off a 25-day trip around the moon, NASA’s Artemis 1 spacecraft edged closer to Earth on Saturday, on track for a 25,000mph re-entry on Sunday that will subject the unmanned capsule to hellish hell of 5,000 degrees before splashing off Baja California. In an unexpected but symbolic coincidence, the end of the Artemis 1 …
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A group of international astronomers have used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to report the discovery of the first confirmed galaxies to date. In work, which NASA says has yet to be peer-reviewed, scientists found that light from these galaxies took more than 13.4 billion years to reach Earth, as the galaxies date …
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This artist’s illustration shows the location and size of a hypothetical dust cloud surrounding our solar system. Credit: NASA, ESA, Andi James (STScI) Exhaust from falling comets makes space a dusty place Imagine walking into a room at night, turning off all the lights and closing the blinds. Still, a strange glow comes from the …
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