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Boeing skipped a crucial software test on Starliner that could have identified an issue that caused the craft to enter the wrong orbit The integration test may have identified a software glitch before launch The bug forced Starliner to abort a mission to the ISS in December NASA approved the flight despite Boeing failing to … Read more
Earth has a new mini-moon: Asteroid the size of a washing machine has been orbiting Earth for the past three years Astronomers tracked an asteroid in the sky and found it is orbiting Earth The asteroid, seen on Feb. 15., has now been confirmed as a mini-moon It is six to 12 feet in diameter and … Read more
NASA video shows Apollo 13 crew’s view of the moon before having to abort their mission in 1970 because of an explosion aboard the ship Apollo 13 was set to be NASA’s third mission to the moon, but an explosion on board canceled the landing A new video recreates the crew’s view of the moon … Read more
BREAKING: Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101 By Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com Published: 15:08 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 15:11 GMT, 24 February 2020 Katherine Johnson, the legendary NASA mathematician who helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth and inspired the film Hidden Figures, has died … Read more
Our £41k fridge uses Nasa technology and holds 150 wine bottles Karen Jackson, 34, works in education and lives in Great Baddow, Essex, with her husband Anthony, 41, owner of Arthur Anthony Interiors, plus their sons Arthur 11, and Woody, six. She says: Our six-bedroom detached house is only 12 years old, but three years ago … Read more
NASA nears last resort in mission to coax its InSight probe into digging Martian soil by using a robotic arm to ‘push’ the instrument back into position InSight’s robotic arm will attempt to push a probe further into Martian soil The probe has had trouble digging into Mars’ soil over the past year Previous attempts … Read more
NASA is conducting planetary defence drills to see what would happen if an apocalyptic space rock was heading straight for Earth. Participants will discuss potential preparations for studying an asteroid or comet, as well as how to deflect it and lessen the damage caused by any impact. The space agency has been scanning the skies … Read more
NASA announces new program to study flooding in the Mississippi River Delta outside of New Orleans, where 5,000 square miles of land has been lost to rising sea levels since the 1930s NASA will travel to Louisiana to study the impact of rising sea levels The Mississippi River Delta outside New Orleans has been hit … Read more
NASA image reveals remains of an ancient lake that stretched 150,000 square miles across the Sahara 7,000 years ago – and it would have been the world’s largest today NASA snapped an image of the area that was once known as the largest lake in the world Known as ‘Mega Chad’, this lake stretched 150,000 … Read more
Stunning NASA image reveals the International Space Station crossing in front of the moon with Mars glowing red in the background Images hows ISS in front of the moon with milliseconds between frames In the top right hand corner the glowing red dot of Mars can be seen The photograph was taken on February 18 in … Read more