NASA’s MAVEN Mission Finds Mars Has a Twisted Tail Mars has an invisible magnetic “tail” that is twisted by interaction with the solar wind, according to new research using data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft.
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Une grotte géante, qui pourrait servir de base aux astronautes, découverte sur la Lune Cette caverne, large de 100 mètres et longue de 50 kilomètres, serait suffisamment grande pour loger une ville comme Philadelphie, aux Etats-Unis.
Georgia Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station Students at New Prospect Elementary School in Alpharetta, Georgia, will speak with the NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 10:50 a.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 23.
Thomas Pesquet est revenu sur Terre avec des pieds de bébé ! Ne cherchez pas la date, nous ne sommes pas le 1er avril. Thomas Pesquet est astronaute et quand il est revenu sur Terre le 2 juin 2017, il est vraiment revenu sur Terre avec des pieds de bébé. Il l’explique lui-même dans une
Solar Eruptions Could Electrify Martian Moons Powerful solar eruptions could electrically charge areas of the Martian moon Phobos to hundreds of volts, presenting a complex electrical environment that could possibly affect sensitive electronics carried by future robotic explorers, according to a new NASA study.
What Lurks Below NASA’s Chamber A? Hidden beneath Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center is an area engineers used to test critical contamination control technology that has helped keep our James Webb Space Telescope clean during cryogenic testing.
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/17/2017 Miniature Exercise Device (MED-2): Today crewmembers set up cameras in Node 3 to capture video from multiple views of the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) and MED-2 hardware. They also applied body markers, and performed exercises before transferring the video for downlink. The ISS’s exercise equipment is large and
Record de vitesse pour Eutelsat 172B, le satellite à propulsion électrique Avec Eutelsat 172B, l’ère des satellites tout électriques est bien ouverte. Ce premier satellite européen, construit par Airbus pour le compte d’Eutelsat, a atteint son orbite définitive seulement quatre mois après son lancement, un record de vitesse. Une performance de bon augure pour le
NASA Develops and Tests New Housing for In-Orbit Science Payloads Thanks to an increased demand for exploration technology development payloads, the International Space Station is making room for eight new shelving units called Basic Express Racks.
Puerto Rico From the Space Station NASA astronaut Joe Acaba photographed Puerto Rico from the cupola of the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2017. Sharing the image with his followers on social media, he wrote, « Finally a chance to see the beautiful island of Puerto Rico from @Space_Station. Continued thoughts throughout the recovery process. »