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Archive for April 18th, 2024

NASA still investigating Orion heat shield issues from Artemis 1 moon mission

April 18th, 2024 by

NASA is still studying the performance of the Orion capsule’s heat shield during its reentry to Earth’s atmosphere at the end of the Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022.

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Sweden becomes 38th country to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords for moon exploration

April 18th, 2024 by

Sweden is the latest nation to sign onto NASA’s Artemis Accords on April 16, following Switzerland’s signing earlier this week.

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Ingenuity team says goodbye to pioneering Mars helicopter

April 18th, 2024 by

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter team met one last time on Tuesday (April 16) to oversee a transmission from the little rotorcraft.

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Boom’s XB-1 test plane gets FAA green light for supersonic flight

April 18th, 2024 by

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 experimental jet has been cleared for supersonic flight by the FAA.

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Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas may have gotten huge buried ocean from ringed planet’s powerful pull

April 18th, 2024 by

The discovery of vast subsurface seas on Saturn’s tiny moon Mimas has redefined our view of what an ocean world can be. We may now know how this buried ocean was formed, revealing it is shockingly young.

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Mysterious dark matter may leave clues in ‘strings of pearls’ trailing our galaxy

April 18th, 2024 by

Starting in late 2025, the Vera C. Rubin observatory will image the outskirts of our galaxy in search of dark matter clues.

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