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Space helicopters will help us explore Mars and other worlds. Here's how.

When NASA scientists were planning the Mars Perseverance mission, they decided to try something new: Instead of just sending a rover, they'd also send up a small helicopter. Although originally intended as a simple technology demonstration, ...

Soyuz spacecraft leak on space station forces cosmonauts to cancel spacewalk

A sizable coolant leak from one of Russia's Soyuz crew spacecraft docked to the International Space Station forced cosmonauts to cancel a spacewalk as flight controllers on the ground worked to troubleshoot the problem. The leak, which was traced back ...

NASA's new SWOT satellite to study Earth's water from space a 'game changer' for understanding climate change

The story of water will play out in front of a new satellite mission launching tomorrow (Dec. 15). The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite aims to map Earth's water in unprecedented detail to help manage climate change, and to share ...

China's launch of world's 1st methane-fueled orbital rocket fails, 14 satellites lost

The world's first methane-fueled rocket to be launched toward orbit has failed to reach its goal. The Zhuque-2 rocket, developed by Beijing-based company Landspace, lifted off Wednesday (Dec. 14) on the first-ever orbital mission of a methane-fueled ...

Russian engineers assessing leak from Soyuz crew spacecraft

Particles of coolant leak from Russia's Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft outside the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now. A Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship docked to the International Space Station spewed particles of an unknown ...

The Geminid meteor shower of 2022 wowed skywatchers with bright fireballs (photos)

One of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year peaked tonight and avid skywatchers all over the world were able to capture the spectacle, although some complained that bad weather spoiled their views. The Geminids are the second richest meteor ...

From James Webb to Artemis 1: NASA chief hails epic successes of 2022

NASA will look back on 2022 very fondly indeed. The space agency had a lot to celebrate this year, from the deployment and operation of the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to the end-to-end success of the pioneering Artemis 1 moon mission ...

SpaceX launch from California delayed to review engine data

SpaceX has delayed the launch from California of a Falcon 9 rocket with a U.S.-French environmental monitoring satellite from Thursday to Friday, allowing more time to review the source of moisture in two of the launcher's booster engines.

Rocket issue delays SpaceX launch of NASA water-watching satellite to Friday

The company wants more time to investigate moisture in two of its Falcon 9 rocket's nine first-stage Merlin engines.

Why NASA's new mission will study Earth's water from space

Phys.Org

Phys.Org

The satellite will be the first to survey almost all the world's surface water, allowing researchers to consistently track the volume and movement of every ocean, river, lake and stream on the planet. This joint ...