When NASA’s Europa Clipper reaches its destination in 2030, the spacecraft will prepare to aim an array of powerful science instruments toward Jupiter’s moon Europa during 49 flybys, looking for […]
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Posted inInterstellar, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Communications Issues Resolved With Voyager 1 Interstellar Probe
On Oct. 24, NASA reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief pause in communications. The spacecraft recently turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the team […]
![Example of ICA-based background subtraction results for “R05 v2 rez2 snr3 1em10” scenario from the Quartus Engineering analysis. A 2 × 3 set of subplots is shown where rows 1 and 2 correspond to passbands [425- 522] and [615-800] respectively. Columns 1, 2, and 3 of the plot correspond to the original image, the estimated background, and the residual, respectively. -- astro-ph.IM](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Starshade-Exoplanet-Data-Challenge.png?resize=1200%2C719&ssl=1)
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Starshade Exoplanet Data Challenge: What We Learned
Starshade is one of the technologies that will enable the observation and characterization of small planets around nearby stars through direct imaging.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Interstellar, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
Interstellar Probe Remote Engineering: Voyager 1 Team Swaps Thrusters
The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay pointed at Earth, but after 47 years in space some of the fuel tubes have become clogged.
Posted inEuropa, Jupiter, Missions & Hardware, Status Report, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts
Video: Packing And Shipping The Europa Clipper Astrobiology Probe
How was NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft packed and shipped from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to Kennedy Space Center in Florida?
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Jupiter, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Using Oceanography To Understand Fronts And Cyclones On Jupiter
New research led by Lia Siegelman, a physical oceanographer at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, shows that the roiling storms at the planet Jupiter’s polar regions are powered […]
Posted inMars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return, Status Report
Thresholds of Temperature and Time for Mars Sample Return: Final Report of the Mars Sample Return Temperature-Time Tiger Team
The Temperature-Time Tiger Team (T4) was chartered by NASA and ESA to evaluate the potential for degradation or alteration of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) samples if they are exposed […]
Posted inCareer Opportunities, Courses, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Students At Underserved Institutions Intern In JPL’s Origins And Habitability Lab
At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life.
Posted inEuropa, Icy Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
Europa Clipper Astrobiology Probe Passes Pre-launch Environmental Testing
In less than six months, NASA is set to launch Europa Clipper on a 1.6-billion-mile (2.6-billion-kilometer) voyage to Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.
Posted inInterstellar, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Status Report
Interstellar Mission Update: NASA Makes Progress Toward Understanding Voyager 1 Issue
Since November 2023, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been sending a steady radio signal to Earth, but the signal does not contain usable data.