Ingenuity Faces Another Challenge
The inclinometer onboard NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has failed, but engineers were able to implement a redundancy to help the drone take flight.
JWST Mirror Hit by Micrometeorite
JWST’s mirror segment C3 sustained a larger-than-expected impact from a micrometeorite in May, but the telescope is still exceeding mission requirements.
SpaceX Launches Commercial Satellite
On June 8, SpaceX launched the Nilesat-301 satellite on behalf of Egyptian company Nilesat Co, which will offer communications services in Africa.
The Universe Became Transparent at Age 1.1 Billion Years
Researchers used the light from 67 quasars to look back into deep time and found approximately when the epoch or reionization ended.
This Week in Rocket History: TIROS-5
The TIROS program was initially a classified military reconnaissance program under the USAF but was transferred to NASA in mid-1959.
New GOES-18 Satellite Maps Lightning Strikes
The new GOES-18 weather satellite maps out massive amounts of lightning strikes during a derecho that moved across the northern plains of the U.S.
Clusters Collide in Shocking Chandra Image
Merging galaxy cluster Abell 2146 is imaged by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and reveals hot gas being pushed out behind the cluster.
Hubble Maps Way for JWST
In a new survey named 3D-DASH, the Hubble Space Telescope explored a region looking for ancient galaxies rich in star formation.
Another Mars Spacecraft Survives Safe Mode
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft entered safe mode on February 22, 2022, and engineers decided to implement a code change sooner than planned.
DAVINCI Probe to Plunge Through Venusian Atmosphere
A recent paper has now given us a first look at the mission plans for the DAVINCI mission to Venus, expected to launch in 2029.
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