NASA updates list of Artemis 3 landing sites
01 Nov
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NASA updates list of Artemis 3 landing sites

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NASA Space Technology NASA has updated a list of potential landing locations for Artemis 3, identifying nine regions around the south pole of the moon. Credit: NASAWASHINGTON — NASA has updated a list of candidate landing sites near the south pole of the moon for the Artemis 3 mission, taking into account surface conditions and capabilities of SpaceX’s Starship lander.NASA announced Oct. 28 that it had updated the locations in the lunar south pole region it was considering for the Artemis 3 mission. The agency had released a list of 13 candidate landing locations there in August 2022.The nine locations include some of the same regions of the earlier list as well as new locations. All are clustered near the lunar south pole, a region of science and exploration interest because of the potential of...
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NASA Telescopes Capture Stunning Galaxy Duo
01 Nov
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NASA Telescopes Capture Stunning Galaxy Duo

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NASA Space Technology NASA has released a beautiful composite image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope of a pair of two overlapping spiral galaxies: IC 2163 and NGC 2207.This composite image shows IC 2163 (left) and NGC 2207 (right) galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI.The IC 2163-NGC 2207 pair is located around 114 million light-years from us in the direction of the constellation of Canis Major.The larger and more massive galaxy is cataloged as NGC 2207, and the smaller one is IC 2163.Strong tidal forces from the former have distorted the shape of the latter, flinging out stars and gas into long streamers stretching out a hundred thousand light-years.IC 2163 is swinging past NGC 2207 in a counterclockwise direction, having made its closest...
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NASA Image Reveals Landing Sites for Artemis Moon Missions
01 Nov
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NASA Image Reveals Landing Sites for Artemis Moon Missions

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NASA Space Technology NASA has unveiled nine potential landing regions near the moon's South Pole for the Artemis III mission, marking the first crewed lunar landing in over 50 years.These regions, all uncharted by human exploration, will undergo detailed scientific and engineering analyses to assess their suitability for the historic mission.Set for launch as part of NASA's Artemis program, the mission aims to establish the foundation for sustainable lunar exploration.The targeted regions represent an intentional shift from previous lunar landing sites, offering new scientific possibilities in areas where unique geological features, permanently shadowed zones, and possibly preserved lunar resources, such as water, could reveal critical insights."Artemis will return humanity to the moon and visit unexplored areas," Lakiesha Hawkins, assistant deputy associate administrator, Moon to Mars Program Office, said in a statement."NASA's selection of these...
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NASA Images Reveal Eerie ‘Ghost Forests’ Spreading in North Carolina
01 Nov
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NASA Images Reveal Eerie ‘Ghost Forests’ Spreading in North Carolina

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NASA Space Technology Pictures of spooky "ghost forests" in North Carolina have been snapped from space, and a comparison of NASA images show how the bald cypress forests are being killed off.In 2024, the forests along the coastline of North Carolina's Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula have grown increasingly brown, compared to the verdant green of the same region in 2005.Ghost forests are coastal woodlands where trees have died due to rising sea levels, leading to saltwater intrusion and erosion. The salty water of the sea contaminates the groundwater that these forests rely on, affecting the soil chemistry and tree health, slowly killing the forests near the coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Eventually, the dead trees fall over and decompose, but while they're still standing, they appear eerily zombielike against the healthy surrounding landscape.Drag...
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