In yet another interesting discovery by the scientists, a piece of the rocky planet was found on the surface of Mars which apparently looked as if it was smiling back at them. This image resembling a teddy bear on Mars captured by NASA’s Orbiter has to be one of the most pleasant moments of 2023.
#Mars #NASA #TeddyBear
NASA Finalizing , List of Astronauts For , the Artemis Moon Mission.
The Byte reports that NASA's Artemis program, which aims
to return humans to the moon, has already begun
the selection process of assembling the mission's crew.
For the first time in 50 years,
NASA is planning a crewed orbital mission
in 2024 and an actual moon landing in 2025.
The Byte reports that the selection process is typically a
clandestine operation, however, CNN was able to get
an inside look through a series of interviews with NASA. .
The mission crew is rumored to include
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, the first
women to ever do an all-female space walk.
The mission crew is rumored to include
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, the first
women to ever do an all-female space walk.
Decorated naval aviator G. Reid Wiseman is
believed to be the likely chief of the mission.
Decorated naval aviator G. Reid Wiseman is
believed to be the likely chief of the mission.
According to CNN, Army pilot Anne McClain,
and Stephanie Wilson, the most senior
astronaut named, will likely also join the crew.
According to CNN, Army pilot Anne McClain,
and Stephanie Wilson, the most senior
astronaut named, will likely also join the crew.
The internationally-funded mission
will also include Canadian
astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
However, according to former astronaut
Garrett Reisman, NASA's final selection process
includes some surprising requirements.
The problem is it can be influenced by trivial
things, like what size spacesuit you wear.
If there is only a medium and a large and you
need the extra-large, you’re screwed. You’re
not going to get assigned to the mission. , Garrett Reisman, Former NASA astronaut, via 'The Byte'.
It can be crazy, little things that dictate how
it all comes out and it’s not always the most
equitable or transparent process, Garrett Reisman, Former NASA astronaut, via 'The Byte'
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This Day in History:, Challenger Disaster.
January 28, 1986.
73 seconds after its 11:38 a.m. launch,
NASA's space shuttle exploded,
killing all seven crew members.
Among the crew was Christa McAuliffe,
a 37-year-old high school social
studies teacher from New Hampshire.
McAuliffe had won a
competition that earned
her a place on the Challenger.
Millions witnessed
the tragedy on live television.
In the aftermath, President Ronald Reagan
appointed a special commission to
determine what went wrong with Challenger.
The investigation determined
the disaster was caused by
the failure of an “O-ring” seal
due to cold weather.
It would be two
years before NASA sent
astronauts into space again
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NASA Says Incoming Asteroid Is, About to Have a Close Encounter With Earth.
According to NASA, an asteroid currently hurtling
toward Earth is expected to make one of the
closest passes humanity has ever experienced.
However, 'The Independent' reports that
the object is expected to pass by safely.
On the evening of January 26 or early on
January 27, the asteroid is expected
to make its closest approach.
It is believed to be
about 3.5 meters by 8.5 meters.
The asteroid was only spotted
days before it's scheduled to pass by Earth.
Amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov
discovered the asteroid on January 21.
Once the asteroid was detected, NASA examined
it with its Scout system, which is designed
to predict the potential threat of collisions.
Scout quickly ruled out 2023 BU
as an impactor, but despite the very
few observations, it was nonetheless
able to predict that the asteroid
would make an extraordinarily
close approach with Earth, Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer
at JPL, via 'The Independent'.
In fact, this is one of the closest
approaches by a known
near-Earth object ever recorded, Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer
at JPL, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that the near
miss will cause the Earth's gravity to
significantly alter the orbit of the asteroid.
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NASA's Future Crewed , Mission to Mars Depends on , Developing Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.
Ars Technica reports that the United States
announced its intention to develop a flyable nuclear
thermal propulsion system nearly three years ago.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's
(DARPA) aim was to develop more responsive controls
of spacecraft in Earth orbit, lunar orbit and in between. .
The project is part of an effort to give the U.S.
military greater operational freedom in space. .
The operation has been dubbed
the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar
Operations, or DRACO project for short.
Ars Technica reports that the program
includes building both a nuclear fission
reactor and a spacecraft to fly it.
In 2021, General Atomics was
awarded $22 million by DARPA
to work on developing the reactor.
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin
were awarded an additional $5.4 million to
develop the project's spacecraft system. .
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin
were awarded an additional $5.4 million to
develop the project's spacecraft system. .
According to a 2019 report, NASA's only hope
for putting humans on Mars in the near future
is by developing nuclear propulsion.
Ars Technica reports that nuclear thermal
propulsion requires significantly less fuel
than other means of chemical propulsion.
NASA will work with our long-term
partner, DARPA, to develop and
demonstrate advanced nuclear
thermal propulsion technology
as soon as 2027, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica.
With the help of this new technology, astronauts could journey to and from deep space faster than ever, a major capability to prepare for crewed missions to Mars, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica.
With the help of this new technology, astronauts could journey to and from deep space faster than ever, a major capability to prepare for crewed missions to Mars, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica
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Webb Telescope , Sheds Light , on the Early Universe.
Gizmodo reports that NASA's Webb
Space Telescope has taken aim at
the barred spiral galaxy EGS23205. .
The distant galaxy will reportedly increase
our understanding of the young universe and
how the first stars and galaxies took form.
Previously, NASA's Hubble Telescope also captured images
of the galaxy. However, Webb's sharper images reveal
a stellar bar reaching out from the galactic center. .
The bars hardly visible in Hubble data
just popped out in the JWST image, showing
the tremendous power of JWST to see
the underlying structure in galaxies, Shardha Jogee, astronomer at UT Austin
and co-author of the research, via Gizmodo.
A stellar bar is a massive galactic
cross-section of countless stars, which
plays a crucial role in galactic evolution. .
They help to push gas toward the galaxy's
center, fueling star formation and feeding
the central supermassive black hole. .
The Webb Telescope has been targeting some of
the earliest galaxies ever seen, which appear as they
were several hundred million years after the Big Bang.
The images captured of EGS23205
are snapshots of the galaxy
about 11 billion years ago. .
In October, NASA's new $10 billion observatory captured images of the Pillars of Creation, massive plumes of dust and gas found in the Eagle Nebula.
The same month, Webb produced an image
of merging galaxies approximately
270 million light-years away from Earth.
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