Lunar Temperature Fluctuations: Understanding the Moon’s Extreme Conditions

Lunar Temperature Fluctuations: Understanding the Moon’s Extreme Conditions

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The surface temperature of the moon experiences extreme variations, making it one of the harshest environments in the solar system. During lunar daylight, temperatures can soar to over 100 degrees Celsius, while in darkness, they can plummet to minus 100 degrees Celsius. These…

What Time Is NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Closest Sun Flyby on Christmas Eve?

What Time Is NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Closest Sun Flyby on Christmas Eve?

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The Parker Solar Probe, a mission by NASA, is set to make its closest approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024. This milestone flyby is expected to occur at precisely 6:53 a.m. EST, as reported by multiple sources. The spacecraft…

Parker Solar Probe’s Closest Sun Flyby Sets Records, Signal Expected Soon

Parker Solar Probe’s Closest Sun Flyby Sets Records, Signal Expected Soon

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The Parker Solar Probe, an innovative spacecraft designed by NASA to explore the sun, is expected to transmit a critical status beacon after its historic approach to the star on Christmas Eve. Having travelled within 6.1 million kilometres of the solar surface at…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Achieves Closest Sun Flyby Ever on December 24

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Achieves Closest Sun Flyby Ever on December 24

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set to perform its closest flyby of the sun on December 24, 2024, at 6:53 a.m. EST. The spacecraft, which launched in 2018, will approach within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometres) of the solar surface, setting a…

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX the launch licence required for the Starship Flight 7 test. This decision, announced on December 17, allows the company to move forward with preparations for the world’s largest rocket at its Starbase facility in Boca…

Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator

Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Next NASA Administrator

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Jared Isaacman, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the next NASA administrator, as per several reports. Isaacman, who was born in Union, New Jersey, in February 1983, amassed his fortune by founding the…

Hubble Captures NGC 5643’s Spiral Arms, Star Formation, and Hidden Black Hole

Hubble Captures NGC 5643’s Spiral Arms, Star Formation, and Hidden Black Hole

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The spiral galaxy NGC 5643, situated approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, has been brought into focus through the lens of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. According to reports, the galaxy’s symmetrical structure, known as a “grand design spiral,” is…

Mars Dust Storms May Be Predictable Based on Surface Heating Patterns

Mars Dust Storms May Be Predictable Based on Surface Heating Patterns

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates New research has indicated a strong connection between warm, sunny days on Mars and the occurrence of dust storms, with nearly 78 percent of storms preceded by increased solar heating, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical…

SpaceX Completes Super Heavy Booster Test for Seventh Starship Flight

SpaceX Completes Super Heavy Booster Test for Seventh Starship Flight

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A static-fire test of the Super Heavy booster for SpaceX’s seventh Starship launch was successfully conducted on December 9 at the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The event involved the ignition of 33 Raptor engines attached to the first-stage booster, marking a…

ISRO’s PSLV-C59 to Launch ESA’s Proba-3 Mission for Sun Corona Study

ISRO’s PSLV-C59 to Launch ESA’s Proba-3 Mission for Sun Corona Study

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled the launch of the PSLV-C59 rocket carrying the Proba-3 spacecraft for December 4, 2024, at 4:08 PM IST, as per reports. The mission, a dedicated commercial venture of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), will take off from the First Launch Pad at the…