Space exploration Archives - Tech Hype https://techhype.net/en/tag/space-exploration/ Everything new in the world of technology and science Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:06:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://techhype.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-tech-hype-logo-32x32.png Space exploration Archives - Tech Hype https://techhype.net/en/tag/space-exploration/ 32 32 NASA Europa Clipper Mission is on the way to Jupiter https://techhype.net/en/nasas-europa-clipper-mission/ Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:06:29 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=10290 Europa, an ice marble and one of Jupiter’s 92 known moons, will be the destination of a NASA Europa Clipper mission launch in October. What does the probe primarily aim to accomplish? So that researchers can determine whether Europa is habitable. The robotic explorer known as the NASA Europa Clipper appears to be in good …

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]]> ‘Mind-Blowing’ Photos snapped by NASA James Webb Space Telescope https://techhype.net/en/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-photos/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:24:44 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=10178 Galaxies brimming with stars and even evidence of supermassive black holes. It can be seen in stunning new photos unveiled by NASA and captured by its James Webb Space Telescope. The Monday release of 19 images depicting spiraling galaxies comes nearly two years after the arrival of the first images captured by Webb. And a little more than two …

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]]> Copernicus Grave: A Strange Story https://techhype.net/en/copernicus-grave/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:01:12 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=10166 Copernicus died in 1543 in Frombork, Poland, and was buried in the local cathedral. Over the decades, the site of Copernicus’s grave has been lost to history. Five centuries ago, scientist Nicholas established that the Earth rotates around the Sun, not vice versa. He was a real Renaissance guy who worked as a mathematician, engineer, …

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]]> Webb Reveals That Galaxy Mergers Are the Solution https://techhype.net/en/webb-reveals-galaxy-mergers/ Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:52:09 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=9727 Webb reveals that galaxy mergers are the key to the early universe. One of the primary goals of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is to explore the early universe. Now, the unrivaled resolution and sensitivity of Webb’s NIRCam instrument have revealed, for the first time, what lies in the local environment of galaxies in …

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]]> Oldest Black Hole Ever Devours Galaxy Feasting From the Big Bang https://techhype.net/en/oldest-black-hole-ever/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:19:25 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=9647 Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the universe, and found that it’s still in the process of consuming its host galaxy. The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect the black hole, which dates from 400 million years …

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]]> Mysterious Deep-Space Object Could Be the Smallest Black Hole Ever https://techhype.net/en/mysterious-deep-space-object/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:54:54 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=9599 In the vast canvas of the cosmos, a compelling mystery has emerged. A cosmic, mysterious deep-space object residing within the enigmatic “mass gap” between black holes and neutron stars. Nestled 40,000 light-years away in the dense stellar congregation of NGC 1851, this celestial conundrum defies easy categorization. Could it be the most colossal neutron star …

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]]> JAXA’s SLIM Mission: Historic Lunar Landing Attempt https://techhype.net/en/jaxas-slim-mission/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:50:52 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=9584 JAXA’s SLIM mission is approaching the moon and preparing for a historic landing attempt. While the first US lunar lander mission in decades failed to reach its destination. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, is scheduled to land on the lunar surface. If successful, SLIM’s landing will be …

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]]> The Moon May Contain Frozen Water https://techhype.net/en/moon-water/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:01:48 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=9528 According to new research, the moon was rich in water around 4 billion years ago. The study could be an important step toward better understanding the moon’s evolution as well as informing future moon missions. Such as NASA’s Artemis 3, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface by 2026. And use the frozen …

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]]> US Moon Lander Is Now ‘On a Path Towards Earth’ https://techhype.net/en/us-moon-lander/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:45:37 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=9496 A private US Moon lander that has been leaking fuel throughout its journey is now on its way to Earth and will most likely burn up in the atmosphere, the company announced Saturday. Astrobotic has provided regular updates on the Peregrine lander’s status since its launch on a new Vulcan rocket built by the United …

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]]> Astrobiotic Failure is a Bump For Commercial Moon Landings https://techhype.net/en/astrobiotic-failure/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:01:01 +0000 https://techhype.net/?p=9460 Astrobiotic failure occurred during the early morning hours of Jan. 8, when a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the Astrobotic Peregrine lunar lander into space. The new launch vehicle’s systems, including the BE-4 engines provided by Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin, worked nominally. …

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