Tag: Nasa
Who are the 10 new astronauts recruited by NASA?
NASA has just presented a selection of ten candidate astronauts. Ten “Members of the Artemis generation”, the program that should bring men back to the moon in the current decade.…
The protective bubble of the Solar System, the heliosphere, would be shaped by the Universe
The heliosphere is that kind of bubble that protects our entire Solar System from cosmic radiation. And for a long time, astronomers have sought to characterize it. Today, they show…
NASA will test the laser fiber in space!
NASA is preparing to test and demonstrate from geostationary orbit state-of-the-art laser optics technology to communicate in space. The goal is to succeed in transmitting over very long distances large…
172 new exoplanets, including 18 systems, in the net of astronomers!
There are currently nearly 5,000 confirmed exoplanets. And astronomers keep finding new candidates. Still in the archives of the Kepler Space Telescope today. They report the discovery of no less…
What will the climate be like on the Aurica supercontinent in 250 million years?
300 million years ago, there was only one supercontinent on Earth called Pangea. However, in 200 million years, a new supercontinent could form again thanks to plate tectonics. What would…
When the winds of Mars allow you to know your subsoil
The InSight mission was sent to Mars in 2018 with a very specific objective: to probe the interior of the Red Planet. And as surprising as it may seem, it…
March: the beauty of this landscape amazed the Curiosity team
We never tire of the spectacle of Mars. Thousands of kilometers from Perseverance, the rover Curiosity has sent the team that takes care of him on Earth a magnificent “postcard”.…
The winds of Mars can detect what is beneath its surface
The InSight mission was sent to Mars in 2018 with a very specific objective: to probe the interior of the Red Planet. And as surprising as it may seem, it…
Restart the magnetic field of Mars? Researchers have the solution
If today, space agencies are officially targeting the Moon, they are already looking to Mars. But to permanently establish a colony on the Red Planet, it will be necessary to…