NASA, General Atomics Test Nuclear Fuel for Faster Mars Missions

NASA, General Atomics Test Nuclear Fuel for Faster Mars Missions

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Efforts to develop nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) for future space missions have taken a significant step forward. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), in collaboration with NASA, has conducted tests on nuclear reactor fuel designed for space travel. The trials, held at NASA’s Marshall…

NASA’s PUNCH Mission Set to Track the Sun’s Corona and Solar Wind in 3D

NASA’s PUNCH Mission Set to Track the Sun’s Corona and Solar Wind in 3D

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A new space mission designed to study the Sun’s outer atmosphere and track space weather in three dimensions is set to launch this month. NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission, consisting of four small satellites, is scheduled to be…

Moon’s Deepest Canyons Formed in Minutes by High-Speed Impact Debris

Moon’s Deepest Canyons Formed in Minutes by High-Speed Impact Debris

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Two colossal canyons on the moon, both deeper than the Grand Canyon, were formed in under ten minutes by surges of high-speed rock debris, as per reports. These valleys, named Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, extend for 270 kilometres and 280 kilometres, respectively,…

Tesla Roadster Mistakenly Classified as Near-Earth Asteroid

Tesla Roadster Mistakenly Classified as Near-Earth Asteroid

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A near-Earth object recently classified as an asteroid has been identified as Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which was launched into space in 2018 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The object was mistakenly listed as a new near-Earth asteroid by the International Astronomical…

New Study Finds Active Lunar Tectonics, Challenges Moon’s Dormancy

New Study Finds Active Lunar Tectonics, Challenges Moon’s Dormancy

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A recent analysis of lunar surface features has challenged long-standing assumptions about the moon’s geological dormancy. Findings indicate that small ridges on the far side of the moon may have formed within the last 200 million years, suggesting that tectonic processes are still…

SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys 21 Starlink Satellites, Enhancing Mobile Connectivity

SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys 21 Starlink Satellites, Enhancing Mobile Connectivity

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX carried 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Monday evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission, designated Starlink 12-7, lifted off at 5:05 p.m. EST. Among the satellites deployed, 13 were…

India’s Gaganyaan Project: Uncrewed Crew Module Sent for Space Exploration

India’s Gaganyaan Project: Uncrewed Crew Module Sent for Space Exploration

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates India’s journey toward human space exploration marked a critical step with the dispatch of the Crew Module for the first uncrewed mission under the Gaganyaan project. The module, integrated with a liquid propulsion system at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Bengaluru,…

Groundbreaking Propulsion Method Using Relativistic Electron Beams Could Enable Interstellar Travel

Groundbreaking Propulsion Method Using Relativistic Electron Beams Could Enable Interstellar Travel

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A groundbreaking propulsion method has been proposed by scientists that could make interstellar travel achievable within a human lifetime. The vast distances between stars, coupled with the limitations of modern spacecraft, have made this a long-standing challenge for space exploration. Current chemical rockets…

Hubble Telescope Observes Young Stars HOPS 150 and HOPS 153 in Orion Nebula

Hubble Telescope Observes Young Stars HOPS 150 and HOPS 153 in Orion Nebula

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Two young stars have been captured in a new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, located in the Orion Nebula, a well-known region for star formation. The stars, named HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, are situated approximately 1,300 light-years from Earth. The…

SpaceX’s Starship Explodes Over Atlantic Ocean After Successful Booster Landing

SpaceX’s Starship Explodes Over Atlantic Ocean After Successful Booster Landing

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket ended with an explosion over the Atlantic Ocean, as confirmed by sources. Launched from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas on January 16, 2025, the 403-foot-tall spacecraft marked another significant step in SpaceX’s efforts…