Extremely resilient star survives a giant supernova explosion
This is a tale of survival. In the deep cosmos, the Hubble Space Telescope found evidence that a star remains after its companion star (they orbited each other) went supernova — an extremely powerful stellar explosion. The exploded star, dubbed supernova 2013ge, jostled — but didn’t destroy — its nearby companion, explained NASA. Astronomers think […]
NASA plunged robust Mars sample-return gear into a U.S. desert
NASA is prepping for an ambitious extraterrestrial mission. In concert with the European Space Agency, NASA plans to launch rock samples from Mars (currently being collected by the Perseverance rover) and send them to Earth, an endeavor aptly named the “Mars Sample Return Campaign.” The U.S. space agency recently tested a sturdy “aeroshell” that could […]
Martian dust devils leave wild tracks all over Mars crater
Peering down on Mars, a distant NASA satellite captured curious lines crisscrossing a Martian crater. There’s no doubt these are natural tracks left by Martian dust devils, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) research team at the University of Arizona told Mashable. HiRISE is the powerful camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the satellite […]
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