• ISRO Gears Up for Chandrayaan-4 and Human Lunar Exploration

    Updated: 2024-10-15 21:37:04
    India’s space programme is reaching new heights, with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) now

  • PIA26445: Europa Clipper Approaches Its Target (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-10-15 21:37:02
    PIA26445 : Europa Clipper Approaches Its Target Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 1000 x 1000 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26445.tif 1.862 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26445.jpg 89.79 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft approaching Jupiter and its icy moon Europa . Scheduled to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030, Europa Clipper will orbit the gas giant , and will be the first mission to specifically target Europa for detailed science . investigation Europa Clipper's three main

  • PIA26444: Europa Clipper Explores an Icy Ocean World (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-10-15 21:37:02
    PIA26444 : Europa Clipper Explores an Icy Ocean World Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 1000 x 1000 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26444.tif 2.276 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26444.jpg 90.42 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft as it orbits Jupiter and passes over the gas giant's ice-covered moon Europa . Scheduled to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030, the mission will be the first to specifically target Europa for detailed science . investigation Europa Clipper's three main

  • PIA26443: Europa Clipper Zooms Over Its Target of Study (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-10-15 21:37:02
    PIA26443 : Europa Clipper Zooms Over Its Target of Study Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26443.tif 22.53 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26443.jpg 807.4 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft performing a close flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa . Scheduled to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030, Europa Clipper will orbit the gas giant and be the first mission to specifically target Europa for detailed science investigation . Europa Clipper's

  • PIA26442: Europa Clipper Spies Jupiter and Europa (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-10-15 21:37:02
    PIA26442 : Europa Clipper Spies Jupiter and Europa Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26442.tif 24.89 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26442.jpg 796.9 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft silhouetted against Jupiter as it passes over the gas giant's icy moon Europa bottom center Scheduled to orbit Jupiter beginning in April 2030, the mission will be the first to specifically target Europa for detailed science . investigation Europa Clipper's

  • ULA rolls its Vulcan rocket to the launch pad ahead of second test flight

    Updated: 2024-10-15 21:37:00
    The return of a Vulcan rocket to the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 comes as United Launch Alliance steps closer to being able to launch national security missions for the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. Launch is set for Friday, Oct. 4, during a three-hour launch window that opens at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC).

  • China launches second batch of 18 satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation

    Updated: 2024-10-15 21:01:52
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  • Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy

    Updated: 2024-10-15 20:59:20
    Fission technology is well established in power generation and nuclear-powered submarines, and its application to drive or power a rocket could one day give NASA a faster, more powerful alternative to chemically driven rockets.

  • Army’s space tech roadmap emphasizes secure navigation, satcom, intelligence

    Updated: 2024-10-15 20:51:38
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  • Estonia joins Artemis Accords as moon-exploration coalition agrees to continue outreach efforts

    Updated: 2024-10-15 20:00:59
    The nations signed up to the Artemis Accords are looking to spread the word on common principles and best practices on exploring outer space.

  • Vast Space unveils Haven-2, a private space station to follow the ISS after its fiery end

    Updated: 2024-10-15 18:59:02
    U.S. company Vast has unveiled Haven-2, its proposed commercial successor to the soon-to-be-retired International Space Station.

  • Kirk Konert, AE Industrial Partners – Commercial Space Transformers

    Updated: 2024-10-15 18:08:44
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  • SpaceX launches 100th rocket of 2024 during Starlink doubleheader (video, photos)

    Updated: 2024-10-15 17:49:08
    SpaceX launched two Starlink satellite missions just hours apart today (Oct. 15), one of which was the company's 100th liftoff of the year.

  • Euclid 'dark universe' telescope reveals 1st breathtaking images from massive 'cosmic atlas' map

    Updated: 2024-10-15 17:19:03
    The "first page" of an incredible cosmic atlas being built by the Euclid Space Telescope has been released. The millions of stars and galaxies represent just 1% of the 3D map the mission will create.

  • Hunter's Supermoon rises this week, the biggest full moon of 2024. Here's how to see it

    Updated: 2024-10-15 17:06:15
    The largest full moon of 2024 rises this week when the Hunter's Supermoon takes to the sky on Wednesday (Oct. 16), becoming officially full the next morning.

  • To attract new investors, stop talking about space

    Updated: 2024-10-15 16:39:00
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  • SpaceX makes Starlink internet service free for people hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton

    Updated: 2024-10-15 14:00:50
    In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, SpaceX has distributed more than 10,000 Starlink kits and waived monthly fees for using the satellite internet service in affected areas.

  • The moon, Mars and space junk: World space agency heads outline grand plans, but also concerns

    Updated: 2024-10-15 13:00:09
    Leaders of major space agencies stated grand plans for the near future at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, while noting concerns regarding Earth and the space environment.

  • EarthDaily buys analytics specialist amid imagery constellation deployment delay

    Updated: 2024-10-15 11:00:00
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  • Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency

    Updated: 2024-10-15 10:00:00
    The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency.

  • OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system

    Updated: 2024-10-15 09:54:24
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  • Vulcan SRB anomaly still under investigation

    Updated: 2024-10-15 07:55:29
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  • SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

    Updated: 2024-10-15 02:59:32
    The mission was the second Falcon 9 launch of the day for SpaceX. Liftoff occurred at 1:21 a.m. PDT (4:21 a.m. EDT, 0821 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

  • SpaceX notches 100th launch of 2024 with Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket

    Updated: 2024-10-15 02:12:13
    The mission also broke SpaceX's record number of orbital launches achieved in 2023. Liftoff happened at 2:10 a.m. EDT (0610 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

  • Cubesats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system

    Updated: 2024-10-15 00:00:59
    Whether discovering exoplanets or measuring the size of an asteroid, cubesats are affordable throughout the space community, even to small startup, private companies and university laboratories.

  • U.S. Army wraps up commercial satcom pilot program

    Updated: 2024-10-14 21:31:48
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  • Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Europa Clipper mission

    Updated: 2024-10-14 20:27:59
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  • Who’s in charge of preventing and responding to cyberattacks?

    Updated: 2024-10-14 20:14:46
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  • Sputnik-1: The Dawn of the Space Age

    Updated: 2024-10-14 19:37:46
    Sco 26, 08 Oct 04, 24 https://asgardia.space/en/news/Sputnik-1-The-Dawn-of-the-Space-Age – Asg

  • Xichang to build commercial spaceport to boost China’s launch capacity

    Updated: 2024-10-14 17:22:58
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  • The expanding battlefield: Army’s push into space warfare

    Updated: 2024-10-14 14:57:03
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  • France and Germany join U.S.-led space defense coalition

    Updated: 2024-10-14 14:25:22
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  • Future-proof, reliable, and secure avionics for human space flight, space transportation, and related applications

    Updated: 2024-10-14 14:10:38
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  • How to prevent space collisions: the challenging journey of satellite deployments

    Updated: 2024-10-14 13:30:00
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  • SpaceX launches $5.2 billion NASA mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa

    Updated: 2024-10-14 11:17:25
    The mission featured the launch of NASA’s largest spacecraft bound on a planetary mission. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 UTC).

  • French startup gets state-backed seed funds for VLEO broadband constellation

    Updated: 2024-10-14 07:00:00
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  • Europa Clipper ready for launch

    Updated: 2024-10-14 00:23:47
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  • Europe lifts off from its launcher crisis

    Updated: 2024-10-14 00:00:00
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  • D-Orbit enters GEO in-orbit servicing market

    Updated: 2024-10-14 00:00:00
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  • Vast releases design of Haven-2 commercial space station

    Updated: 2024-10-13 22:01:00
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  • SpaceX pulls off mid-air launch pad capture of descending Super Heavy booster

    Updated: 2024-10-13 20:31:37
    In one of the most dramatic, high-risk space flights to date, SpaceX launched a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship rocket on an unpiloted test flight Sunday and then used giant "mechazilla" robot arms on the pad gantry to pluck the returning first stage out of the sky in an unprecedented feat of engineering.

  • SpaceX launches fifth Starship, catches Super Heavy booster

    Updated: 2024-10-13 13:08:35
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  • Live coverage: SpaceX to attempt first booster catch during the Starship Flight 5 mission

    Updated: 2024-10-13 04:20:49
    The launch continues SpaceX’s advancement of the rocket, which is key not only to its ambitions, but also to NASA’s Artemis program. Liftoff from Starbase is set for 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC), the start of a 30-minute launch window.

  • Anduril and Impulse Space to collaborate on AI-driven satellite mobility

    Updated: 2024-10-12 10:05:45
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  • Boeing plans more commercial crew charges

    Updated: 2024-10-12 07:29:06
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  • C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

    Updated: 2024-10-11 16:13:12
    Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has passed between Earth and the Sun during the first days of Octo

  • ESA’s Hera spacecraft launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida

    Updated: 2024-10-07 09:12:01
    The mission is a follow-on from NASA’s planetary defense mission, DART, which succeeded in changing the orbit of an asteroid around its larger neighbor. Liftoff happened at 10:52 a.m. EDT (1452 UTC).

  • ULA launches second Vulcan flight, encounters strap-on booster anomaly

    Updated: 2024-10-04 13:24:43
    United Launch Alliance fired off a next-generation Vulcan rocket Friday in the second of two "certification" test flights needed before the new launcher can be used to carry high-priority national security payloads for the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. One of two solid-propellant strap-on boosters provided by Northrop Grumman suffered an anomaly of some sort. ULA CEO Tory Bruno said it will be investigated.

  • Live coverage: ULA to launch second test flight of its Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral

    Updated: 2024-10-03 20:35:46
    The mission, dubbed Cert-2 by United Launch Alliance, is the final mission required before the rocket can begin launching national security missions. Liftoff is set for the beginning of a three-hour window at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC).

  • ESA’s Hera mission progresses towards launch pending Falcon 9 readiness

    Updated: 2024-10-02 16:21:25
    The journey to the binary asteroid system, Didymos and its moon, Dimorphos, will take place over a roughly two-year period. The launch window lasts from October 7-27.

  • PIA26390: NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Deploys Its Solar Arrays After Testing

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:35
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  • Spaceship Pen Sketches

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:35
    India’s space programme is reaching new heights, with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) now

  • PIA26439: Europa Clipper: Equipped for Discovery (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:35
    PIA26439 : Europa Clipper : Equipped for Discovery Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 3841 x 4320 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26439.tif 5.712 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26439.jpg 617.2 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : To conduct its detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa , NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft carries a suite of nine science instruments and a gravity experiment that uses its telecommunications system . These components are depicted in this pair of artist's concepts showing each side of the spacecraft , and

  • Starliner Returns Home Safely Without its Astronauts

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:35
    Starliner returns home safely but without its astronauts. The Boeing capsule with enough malfunction

  • Review: Star Eagles

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:35
    Having loved Starmada, I eagerly embraced Star Eagles as a fighter equivalent. I wanted a small unit

  • PIA26437: Europa Clipper Launch Ascent Timeline

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:35
    PIA26437 : Europa Clipper Launch Ascent Timeline Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 3841 x 2161 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26437.tif 2.266 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26437.jpg 368.4 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida . This graphic shows the expected timeline of milestones immediately following liftoff if the mission launches at the beginning of its launch period on Oct . 10, 2024. The actual times of milestones will

  • PIA26435: Europa Clipper's Trajectory to Jupiter

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:34
    PIA26435 : Europa Clipper's Trajectory to Jupiter Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 1921 x 1081 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26435.tif 359.4 kB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26435.jpg 86.94 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : On its journey to the Jupiter system , NASA's Europa Clipper will take a path that swings past Mars , then Earth , using the gravity of each planet as a slingshot to boost the spacecraft's speed . All told , the journey will take about 5 2 years , covering a distance of about 1.8 billion miles 2.9 billion kilometers In this diagram ,

  • PIA26434: Europa's Mysterious Interior (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:34
    PIA26434 : Europa's Mysterious Interior Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 1921 x 1081 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26434.tif 1.076 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26434.jpg 92.32 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : Jupiter's moon Europa is smaller than Earth's moon yet may contain more than twice as much liquid water as all of Earth's oceans combined . Scientists believe that under its icy surface , Europa features a global saltwater ocean , perhaps 40 to 100 miles 60 to 150 kilometers deep . Further inward , a rocky mantle and metallic

  • PIA26433: Europa Clipper: NASA's Largest Planetary Spacecraft (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:33
    PIA26433 : Europa Clipper : NASA's Largest Planetary Spacecraft Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26433.tif 2.324 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26433.jpg 268.2 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : With its solar arrays and antennas fully extended , the Europa Clipper spacecraft stretches out larger than a basketball court : approximately 100 feet 30.5 meters long and 58 feet 17.6 meters wide . Depicted in this artist's concept against an illustration of a basketball court , Europa Clipper is the

  • PIA26438: Europa's Mysterious Interior (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:33
    PIA26438 : Europa's Mysterious Interior Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 2550 x 2700 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26438.tif 12.34 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26438.jpg 469.9 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : Scientists believe that under the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa a saltwater ocean exists that may contain more than twice as much liquid water as all of Earth's oceans combined . This artist's concept not to scale depicts what Europa's internal structure could look like : an outer shell of ice , perhaps with plumes of

  • PIA26436: Europa Clipper's Elliptical Orbit

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:32
    PIA26436 : Europa Clipper's Elliptical Orbit Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 1921 x 1080 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26436.tif 605.2 kB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26436.jpg 105.8 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's Europa Clipper is tasked with up-close study of Jupiter's enigmatic moon Europa , which orbits the gas giant within a band of powerful radiation generated by the planet's strong magnetic field . The relative intensity of Jupiter's radiation bands is illustrated in this diagram , along with the orbits of Jupiter's three other largest

  • PIA26432: Europa Clipper's Looping Journey to Jupiter (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:32
    PIA26432 : Europa Clipper's Looping Journey to Jupiter Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 2666 x 1500 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26432.tif 550.2 kB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26432.jpg 105.7 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept depicts the long , looping path NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will take to reach the Jupiter system . Covering a distance of about 1.8 billion miles 2.9 billion kilometers the path swings past Mars , then Earth , using the two planets' gravity as a slingshot to add speed to the spacecraft's

  • PIA26431: Europa Clipper in the Shadow of Jupiter (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:31
    PIA26431 : Europa Clipper in the Shadow of Jupiter Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26431.tif 24.14 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26431.jpg 999.4 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit at Jupiter as it passes over the gas giant's icy moon Europa lower right Scheduled to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030, the mission will be the first to specifically target Europa for detailed science . investigation Europa Clipper's three main

  • PIA26388: NASA's NEO Surveyor in Deep Space (Artist's Concept)

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:31
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  NEO Surveyor Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • PIA26387: NEO Surveyor's Telescope Optical Bench Under Construction at JPL

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:30
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  NEO Surveyor Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • PIA26386: NEO Surveyor's Mirrors Undergo Inspection at JPL

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:30
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  NEO Surveyor Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • PIA26068: Europa Clipper Artist's Concept

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:30
    PIA26068 : Europa Clipper Artist's Concept Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp JPL Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26068.tif 19.04 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26068.jpg 749.3 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around . Jupiter Scientists believe Jupiter's icy moon Europa harbors a vast internal ocean that may have conditions suitable for supporting life . While orbiting Jupiter , the spacecraft will fly by the moon about 50 times , allowing its science instruments to gather data

  • PIA26067: Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Stowed for Launch

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:29
    PIA26067 : Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Stowed for Launch Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 1280 x 1920 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp NASA Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26067.tif 6.854 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26067.jpg 456.5 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug . 21, 2024, in a clean room at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after engineers and technicians tested and stowed the spacecraft's giant solar arrays . Each array measures about 46.5 feet 14.2 meters long and about 13.5 feet 4.1 meters . high Europa Clipper's three main

  • PIA26066: Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays

    Updated: 2024-09-14 06:42:29
    PIA26066 : Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays Target Name : thinsp Europa Mission : thinsp Europa Clipper Spacecraft : thinsp Europa Clipper Product Size : thinsp 1920 x 1280 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp NASA Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA26066.tif 7.203 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA26066.jpg 507.3 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug . 21, 2024, in a clean room at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida . The photo was taken as engineers and technicians deployed and tested the spacecraft's giant solar arrays , each of which measures about 46.5 feet 14.2 meters long and about 13.5 feet 4.1 meters . high Europa Clipper's

  • ISS Pass

    Updated: 2024-08-25 03:00:23
    Just a little something in the night sky. My iPad using NightCap imaged for 269 seconds. Shutter spe

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