Tag: spacecraft

Megalodon’s body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism

PALEONTOLOGY
A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which lived nearly worldwide 15–3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada of DePaul University led the study...

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

ASTRONOMY
A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a...

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study

ASTRONOMY
A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft discovers 2nd asteroid during Dinkinesh flyby

ASTRONOMY
On Nov. 1, NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal...

NASA’s Orion lunar spacecraft heads home with splashdown set for Sunday

ASTRONOMY
NASA's Orion spacecraft is heading home after exiting the lunar sphere of influence. Orion completed the return powered flyby burn that put the spacecraft on...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft prepares to swing by Earth

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On Oct. 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT, NASA's Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the Earth's atmosphere, passing...

South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country’s 1st

ASTRONOMY
South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satellite...

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