The new entities, nicknamed ‘JuMBOs’, are neither stars nor planets. And they shouldn’t exist, researchers say. Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to make an astonishing discovery: free-floating objects the size of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, in the …
Read More »NASA’s Orion due to splash down after historic Moon mission
NASA’s Orion capsule is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after wrapping up a three-week test flight that included a close pass at the Moon and a journey further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft. The capsule is expected to splash down at 17:39 GMT on Sunday …
Read More »NASA’s next moon rocket gets final repairs ahead of mission launch
The NASA team is preparing to roll the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 26. The crucial test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, simulates every stage of …
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