New Facts on Asteroid Bennu, Has a Mysterious Protection System from Attacks

New Facts on Asteroid Bennu, Has a Mysterious Protection System from Attacks

Scientists have created a detailed topological map of the asteroid Bennu. Image: NASA ANTRACELLA — New facts about the closest and potentially threatening asteroid to Earth, Asteroid Bennu, have surprised scientists. The surface of the asteroid Bennu acts like a collapsing zone that can absorb impacts. This fact will reconsider the way humans destroy asteroids … Read more

Giant Fire Canyon Opens in the Sun, Spitting Powerful Mass to Earth

Giant Fire Canyon Opens in the Sun, Spitting Powerful Mass to Earth

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image as the sun ejects a plasma filament from its active site (the bright area to the right of the center of the image). Image: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory ANTARIKSA – Plasma filaments glide from an open volcanic canyon on the sun’s surface on Sunday, April 3, 2022. The event … Read more

The speed of sound on Mars is different from Earth, the sound of songs can be weird

The speed of sound on Mars is different from Earth, the sound of songs can be weird

Scientists measure the speed of sound on Mars using the microphones on the SuperCam instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover. Image: NASA SPACE — NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has discovered that sound travels much slower on the Red Planet than on Earth. Sound also behaves in some unexpected ways that could make communication on the planet … Read more

Today, ESA’s Solar Orbiter Photographs the Sun from its Closest Distance

Today, ESA’s Solar Orbiter Photographs the Sun from its Closest Distance

The European Solar Orbiter spacecraft took the closest image of the sun. Image: European Space Agency (ESA) ANTRACELLA — The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft made its closest trip to the sun on Saturday, March 26, 2022, passing about a third of the sun-Earth distance. Scientists expect several new record-breaking images to follow … Read more

NASA’s 2022 Budget is IDR 354 Trillion, What are the Programs?

NASA’s 2022 Budget is IDR 354 Trillion, What are the Programs?

The US House and Senate will provide NASA with a budget of $24 billion and $760 million, respectively. Illustration: SpaceNews WASHINGTON — The U.S. House and Senate have finalized a draft omnibus spending budget for fiscal year 2022. They will give NASA $24 billion and $760 million below the government budget. If converted into rupiah, … Read more

NASA Prepares to Launch Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon

NASA Prepares to Launch Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon

The team towed two of the 20 platforms around the Space Launch System rocket (left) and the Orion spacecraft (right) for the Artemis 1 mission. Preparations are underway at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: NASA/Kim Shiflett Antarctica — The American Space Agency’s (NASA) Artemis Mission Team has begun … Read more

Romania Signs Artemis Agreement As NASA Is Stressed

Romania Signs Artemis Agreement As NASA Is Stressed

Illustration of astronauts mining rock on the moon on the Artemis mission. Image: NASA ANTRACTORY — Romania on Wednesday, March 1, 2022, became the 16th country to sign the American Space Agency’s (NASA)-led Artemis Accords for cooperation in space exploration. Meanwhile, NASA itself is currently under pressure by congress regarding the exact cost and schedule … Read more

Chinese Robot Finds Translucent Glass Beads on Moon

Chinese Robot Finds Translucent Glass Beads on Moon

Two confirmed (top row) and two possible (bottom row) glass balls were found along the Yutu-2 route. Image: Yutu-2 Explorer, China’s National Space Agency. Antarctica — Scientists say China’s Yutu-2 rover has found tiny glass beads on the far side of the moon. While the small glass beads were previously carried by the Apollo astronauts, … Read more