NASA Ames Astrogram – January/February 2024

by Rachel Hoover TRIDENT, designed and developed by engineers at Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California, is…

Canadian CubeSat Project: ready for launch, part 4

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Did passing stars change Earth’s orbit?

What was Earth’s orbit like more than 50 million years ago? According to a new study,…

Ice shell thickness reveals water temperature on ocean worlds

Thermohaline ice pump circulation below a generalized ice shelf. (1) High salinity shelf water (HSSW) forms…

The space missions that aim to explore distant moons

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with astrobiologists Catherine Neish and Kevin Hand about missions to Saturn’s…

This Planet-Forming Disk has More Water Than Earth’s Oceans

Astronomers have detected a large amount of water vapour in the protoplanetary disk around a young…

Ancient volcanoes on Mars were diverse

NASA’s Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) captured this view of the mighty Olympus Mons volcano on Mars…

SpaceX delays Crew-8 launch, but lines up Starlink launch instead

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Bad weather conditions on the launch corridor for a human spaceflight from…

NASA Selects ACMI as Second Approved Exploration Park Facility

NASA and the American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) signed an agreement Thursday, Feb. 29…

How Startups on Earth Could Blaze a Trail for Cities on Mars

If future explorers manage to set up communities on Mars, how will they pay their way?…