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The Moon has a bonanza of metals like iron and titanium deep below its surface, according to NASA, raising questions over a long held formation theory. The leading theory claims that the Moon formed out of the wreckage created when a Mars-sized planet called Theia collided with the young Earth 4.5 billion years ago. If … Read more
What does space smell like? Firm recreates the aroma as a fragrance based on accounts from NASA astronauts who say it is a mixture of seared steak, raspberries and rum NASA created the smell of space in a lab back in 2008 to train astronauts The scent has been locked away for nearly a decade … Read more
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken begin seven-hour spacewalk to replace ageing batteries on the International Space Station The spacewalk is the latest in a series of mission to replace ageing batteries Cassidy and Behnken will swap out nickel-hydrogen batteries for lithium-ion It is the 229th spacewalk from the ISS and the eighths walk … Read more
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken begin seven-hour spacewalk to replace ageing batteries on the International Space Station The spacewalk is the latest in a series of mission to replace ageing batteries Cassidy and Behnken will swap out nickel-hydrogen batteries for lithium-ion It is the 229th spacewalk from the ISS and the eighths walk … Read more
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has been delayed again and won’t launch until July 30 ‘at the earliest’ due to problems with the launch vehicle, according to the space agency. This is the second time the launch has been delayed in the past week – it was originally due to set off on July 17 but … Read more
NASA designs necklace that simulates a nudge when a person attempts to touch their face to help limit the spread of the coronavirus NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is helping people avoid hand to face contact The agency’s wearable omits a pulse when the wearer tries to touch their face It has a proximity sensor and … Read more
Incredible pictures from space show Australia ‘turning green’ thanks to record rainfall after years of crippling drought Stunning pictures show southeastern Australia healing from crippling drought Pictures were taken two years apart and show the country ‘turning green’ Regeneration comes after record rain fall across southeastern Australia By Adam Mccleery For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:01 … Read more
Artificial intelligence will help scientists search for signs of ancient life on Mars and other planets thanks to work by NASA scientists in training the system. The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosalind Franklin ‘ExoMars’ rover will be the first to have the new AI system when it leaves for the Red Planet in 2022/2023. Allowing … Read more
NASA has released an incredible video showing a 10-year time-lapse of the Sun in glorious 4K. The video shows one photo of the Sun per second for every day of the last 10 years, thereby condensing a decade of the Sun into 61 minutes. The photos come from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), a spacecraft launched a … Read more
A fleet of steam-powered robots could one day be used to explore the moons of Jupiter and Saturn by ‘taking giant leaps across their frozen landscapes’. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers are developing small football-sized spherical robots equipped with steam-powered thrusters for future exploration. If they ever move beyond the initial concept stage, the robots … Read more