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“NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has passed over the targeted landing site of India’s Vikram spacecraft a second time and again has been unable to spot the vehicle. The Vikram lander was part of India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission …
“A new selfie taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is breathtaking, but it’s especially meaningful for the mission’s team: Stitched together from 57 individual images taken by a camera on the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm …
“On mission day 10, Yutu 2 covered its shortest distance yet, but the rover seems to be performing well. China’s Chang’e 4 mission has completed 10 lunar days of activity on the far side of the moon, returning …
“For every action, there is a reaction: that is the principle on which all space rockets operate, blasting propellant in one direction to travel in the other. But one NASA engineer believes he could take us to the stars without …
“After successfully launching Thursday night, NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft is in orbit for a first-of-its-kind mission to study a region of space where changes can disrupt communications and satellite orbits, and even increase radiation risks to astronauts …
“A team led by Carnegie’s Scott S. Sheppard has found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings the ringed planet’s total number of moons to 82, surpassing Jupiter, which has 79. The discovery was announced Monday by the …
“Japan’s asteroid mission has deployed its last rover to explore Ryugu’s rocky surface. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been exploring the asteroid since June 2018, and it deployed three other landers to the asteroid’s surface last fall. Then …
“Astronomers have spotted three giant black holes within a titanic collision of three galaxies. The unusual system was captured by several observatories, including three NASA space telescopes. “We were only looking for pairs of black holes at the time, and …
“FAST has superior sensitivity to detect cosmic phenomena, including fast radio bursts and pulsars. The world’s largest single-dish radio observatory is preparing to open to astronomers around the world, ushering in an era of exquisitely sensitive observations that could …
“The nighttime events are among initial results from the InSight lander, which also found hints that the red planet may host a global reservoir of liquid water deep below the surface. AT MIDNIGHT ON Mars, the red planet’s magnetic …