by rmil2k | Feb 10, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Like some hobbits, a wee Martian helicopter received a special honor.The final resting place of NASA’s Ingenuity, grounded after its last flight on Jan. 18, now has a new name bestowed from fans of fantasy.”The Ingenuity team has nicknamed the spot...
by rmil2k | Feb 9, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Back to Article List The asteroid that recently shot through the sky over Berlin turns out to have left some very interesting pieces behind. A meteorite fragment from asteroid 2024 BX1. Credit: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin/ Laura Kranich The asteroid 2024 BX1’s...
by rmil2k | Feb 9, 2024 | News
[ad_1] On January 21st, 2024, a meter-sized asteroid (2024 BX1) entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over Berlin at 12:33 am UTC (07:45 pm EST; 04:33 pm PST). Before it reached Earth, 2024 BX1 was a Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) with an orbit that suggests it was part...
by rmil2k | Feb 9, 2024 | News
[ad_1] This wide view from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captures an algae bloom around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles to learn more. Algae in the South Atlantic often...
by rmil2k | Feb 9, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Like much of the world, NASA watched the second test flight of SpaceX’s huge Starship rocket closely — and we can now see what the agency saw.That flight lifted off on Nov. 18, 2023, sending the two-stage Starship aloft from Starbase, SpaceX’s site...
