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NASA has shared an image of the Ingenuity helicopter standing alone on a Martian dune – it broke down during its last flight and will never rise above the surface of the Red Planet again. The rover will move further and further away from him until the connection is broken. The Ingenuity helicopter became the […]
India plans to send a female robotic astronaut into space, The Independent reports. According to Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh, the launch of a robotic astronaut called Vyommitra, which means “friend of space,” is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024. Jitendra Singh noted that the Vyommitra humanoid robot is designed to mimic human […]
China has launched the world’s first commercial satellite with artificial intelligence (AI) into Earth orbit,said the online resource owned by CGTN. The Rongpiao satellite, developed by Guoxing Aerospace Technology, is designed to test the Synaesthesia Fusion AI algorithm in space. After the tests, the satellite will be used as a platform for future communication networks. […]
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed an ancient river that flowed across the surface of Mars billions of years ago. The image was published in NASA’s Planetary Photo Journal. The photo shows the ridges in the Aeolis Planum region, which are the embodiment of an ancient river that once flowed across Mars in an era […]
Rocket Lab USA has successfully launched its first Electron mission in 2024, dedicated to solving the problem of space debris. As part of the Four Of A Kind mission for clients Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space, the Electron rocket delivered four Space Surveillance Awareness (SSA) satellites into Earth orbit. These satellites will be […]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a unique discovery by capturing two exoplanets orbiting white dwarfs, which are the last stage of a star’s existence. The discovered exoplanets resemble the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn in their characteristics and allow us to speculate on what the solar system might look like after the […]
On February 3, China launched 11 Geely-02 satellites belonging to the Chinese car manufacturer Geely Holding Group into orbit, English.News reports. These satellites are designed to provide accurate navigation data to the company’s self-driving cars. Using a Long March-2C launch vehicle, 11 Geely-02 satellites were launched from the Chinese Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 1:37 […]
The first metal 3D printer to be used in space is headed to the International Space Station. The Cygnus NG-20 delivery mission, which carries a printer weighing 180 kg, started on Tuesday. Astronaut Andreas Mogensen will install a printer developed by Airbus for the European Space Agency. After that, the spacecraft will be controlled and […]
On February 2, SpaceX shared photos of the Megabay Base hangar with new Starship rocket boosters on X. They are preparing for the next three flights. The complete Starship system is approximately 122 meters high. According to SpaceX’s specification, this is the largest and most powerful rocket ever created, capable of launching up to 150 […]
China plans to send two astronauts to the Moon by 2030. At an event titled “Exhibition of Achievements of the Chinese Manned Space Program,” which opened in Shanghai, China showed models of rockets and spacecraft that the country is developing to send its astronauts to the moon, Space writes. The exhibition features the Chang Zheng-10 […]