NASA

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch may slip to November 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2021
A Halloween launch for NASA’s next space telescope is looking unlikely.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover marks 100 days on the red planet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2021
Rover is continuing its search for ancient microbial life

By David Aragorn
TITAN SAMPLE RETURN MISSION BEING EXPLORED BY NASA ENGINEERS 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2021
Funded by a $125,000 grant from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, engineers and scientists are exploring a possible future mission to return samples from Saturn’s large moon Titan.

By David Aragorn
Navigation error sends NASA’s Mars helicopter on wild ride 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 28, 2021
A navigation timing error sent NASA’s little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it took to the Martian skies last month.

By David Aragorn
Lost in space? Here’s a new method to find your way back home.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 28, 2021
Space is big — really big. And if you want to successfully navigate the interstellar depths of our Milky Way galaxy, you’re going to need some sort of reliable system. A new proposal tries to keep the method as simple as possible: use pairs of stars to provide a galactic reference frame.

By David Aragorn
NASA Scientist: We Should Take UFOs as Seriously as Mars Research 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- May 27, 2021
“Ultimately, understanding UAP is a science problem. We should treat it that way.”

By David Aragorn
U.S firms GM, Lockheed aim for the moon with lunar rover venture 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 27, 2021
U.S. firms General Motors (GM) (GM.N) and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) will develop a vehicle to drive NASA astronauts around on the moon’s surface, they said on Wednesday, competing for a space project that could also promote their brands on earth.

By David Aragorn
Faraway NASA probe detects the eerie hum of interstellar space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 13, 2021
The classic 1979 sci-fi horror film “Alien” was advertised with the memorable tagline, “In space no can hear you scream.” It did not say anything about humming.

By David Aragorn
Next stop, space: NASA Webb telescope undergoes final tests 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 12, 2021
NASA engineers are getting one last look at the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): a final test to show that its 18 gold-tinted mirror segments can unfold into a precise honeycomb configuration. After the test concludes this week, the giant instrument will be folded up, packed into a shipping container, and shipped off to French Guiana, where it will launch into space on 31 October.

By David Aragorn
NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 11, 2021
With rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday, leaving the ancient space rock in its rearview mirror.

By David Aragorn