Amid surging lunar exploration, the UN on Monday urged governments to ensure that humanity’s return to the Moon does not come at the expense of planet Earth – or the long-term sustainability of space.Continue Reading
Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.Continue Reading
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3 min read From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet This historic image — the first from the surface of Mars — confirmed that NASA’s Viking 1 lander had become the first spacecraft to touch down on the Red Planet on July 20, 1976.Continue Reading
On the morning of July 20, 1976, roughly 40 minutes after mission controllers received word that the Viking 1 lander had successfully touched down on the surface of Mars, this photo gave us our first view from the surface of another planet. NASA/JPL “Touchdown, we have touchdown!” At 5:12 a.m.Continue Reading
Two elephant-sized South American sauropods were unusually well built for standing on their hind legs. Digital tests showed that their robust femurs handled the enormous forces better than those of larger species, especially while the dinosaurs were young. The upright pose may have helped them reach treetops, frighten predators, orContinue Reading
Acompáñanos en esta e di ción especial de Universo curioso de la NASA mientras hacemos un recorrido por la misión Artemis II de principio a fin. Revivimos la expectación en los días previos al despegue, la potencia del histórico lanzamiento y el increíble viaje de la tripulación a través delContinue Reading
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Showers and thunderstorms triggered a flash flood warning for Manhattan and northeastern New Jersey on Saturday, but the rain also helped blow out the smoke from Canadian wildfires that had choked the tristate area for days and threatened to disrupt Sunday’s World Cup final at MetLife Stadium.Continue Reading
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was likely an exceptionally rare CO chondrite from a distant region of the solar system. Its unusual chemistry suggests that planet-cooling dust and debris, rather than sulfur inside the asteroid, may have delivered the deadliest blow., Read MoreContinue Reading