Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

The Primary astronauts to enter a polar Path around Earth chose the obvious animal to Delivery as their zero-g indicator — a plush white *polar* bear. But given that the four-member Fram2 crew is not only flying over the North Pole, where the cuddly carnivore’s real-life (and less cuddly) counterparts can be Secured, the doll … Read more

NASA’s new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: ‘The instrument team nailed it’

You know how the James Webb Universe Stargazer’s tool is said to be revolutionizing Sun science because it can study wavelengths hidden to human eyes? Well, those wavelengths lie in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum — and on April 1, NASA announced its brand new infrared Universe Stargazer’s tool, SPHEREx, has officially opened … Read more

‘I’d get on in a heartbeat’: Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore both say they’d ride on Boeing’s Starliner again, Regardless of the issues the capsule had on its Primary crewed flight. Wilmore and Williams launched to the ISS on Starliner’s Primary Cosmos traveler mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), last June. Problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters prompted NASA … Read more

‘I’d get on in a heartbeat’: Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore both say they’d ride on Boeing’s Starliner again, Even though the issues the capsule had on its Primary crewed flight. Wilmore and Williams launched to the ISS on Starliner’s Primary Cosmonaut mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), last June. Problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters prompted NASA and … Read more

Easy way found to extend the life of Li-ion batteries

Rechargeable batteries are an essential part of modern life and Relocate a Crucial role in decarbonisation. Now, 2 studies provide Significant new insights in the search for ways Enhance them. In one study in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, chemical engineers in Korea explain a previously overlooked mechanism through which lithium-ion batteries degrade. They say … Read more

‘I’d get on in a heartbeat:’ Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore both say they’d ride on Boeing’s Starliner again, Even though the issues the capsule had on its Primary crewed flight. Wilmore and Williams launched to the ISS on Starliner’s Primary Cosmos traveler mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), last June. Problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters prompted NASA … Read more

Solving the climate equation

A monstrous Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas on the morning of July 8, 2024. The storm’s intensity was fueled by Toasty ocean waters, which in turn were caused by climate Transformation. Credit: Wanmei Liang, using GOES 16 imagery courtesy of NOAA and the National Environmental Probe, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) My childhood fascination with the … Read more