NASA's historic Voyager spacecraft shut down to save power
Space technology is always one step ahead. With the rapid advances in this sector, drastic decisions have to be made with ...
The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
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Private Space Stations Are the Next Frontier of the Billionaire Space Race
The third awardee was Voyager Space, a private space company now known as Voyager Technologies. In collaboration with Nanoracks and Lockheed Martin, it was granted $160 million for its efforts to ...
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NASA has made the first radio telescope observations on the moon
The Odysseus spacecraft made a rough landing on the moon last year, toppling over and rendering much of its equipment ...
How NASA’s waylaid astronauts finally got home
Two space missions reached their conclusion: one with a splashdown, the other with a quiet lunar death. And thrilling new ...
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Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello
"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...
After Lunar Disappointments, NASA Hits the Jackpot With Blue Ghost
Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.
NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027
A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft specifically ...