Weird striped rock ‘unlike any seen on Mars’ found by Perseverance rover. Here’s why NASA’s excited
26 Sep
Science & Technology

Weird striped rock ‘unlike any seen on Mars’ found by Perseverance rover. Here’s why NASA’s excited

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NASA Space Technology The Mount Washburn boulder field imaged earlier this year, with the bright rock Atoko Point near the middle.(Image credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech/ASU)A striped rock that looks out of place in its surroundings on the slopes of the inner wall of Jezero crater has scientists excited about what it may reveal about the Red Planet's history.NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted the striped rock, and the rover's initial measurements suggest it could be volcanic in origin. The rock, which has been nicknamed 'Freya Castle,' may originate from an outcropping of more of this strange material further up the slopes of Jezero.Freya Castle looks quite unlike any rock seen on Mars before. But Perseverance could not stick around at Freya Castle to examine it for long before continuing its journey up the inner wall of the mighty...
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Leidos replaces Lockheed Martin on Artemis rover team
26 Sep
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Leidos replaces Lockheed Martin on Artemis rover team

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NASA Space Technology Lunar Outpost has revised the design of the Lunar Dawn rover it is developing for NASA after Lockheed Martin left the team working on it. Credit: Lunar OutpostWASHINGTON — Lunar Outpost, one of three companies that won NASA contracts earlier this year to begin design work on Artemis lunar rovers, has added Leidos to its team after parting ways with Lockheed Martin.Colorado-based Lunar Outpost announced Sept. 24 that Leidos had joined its Lunar Dawn team that is designing a rover for NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) Services program. Lunar Outpost was one of three companies, alongside Astrolab and Intuitive Machines, selected for contracts by NASA in April for the first phase of the program.Leidos will provide its expertise in human factors as well as areas like mission assurance and systems engineering. “Astronaut...
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NASA, SpaceX conduct prelaunch activities as Tropical Storm delays Crew-9 mission
26 Sep
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NASA, SpaceX conduct prelaunch activities as Tropical Storm delays Crew-9 mission

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NASA Space Technology SpaceX static fires its Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in preparation for the Crew-9 mission on Saturday, Sept. 28. The test came following a dry dress rehearsal of launch activities earlier in the day. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight NowNASA and SpaceX pushed ahead with planned prelaunch activities Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s pad 40 on Tuesday even as the date of liftoff for the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station had to be delayed due to expected impacts from Tropical Storm Helene.In a statement late Tuesday afternoon, NASA announced that the launch, originally set for Thursday, Sept. 26, was being delayed to no earlier than Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1:17 p.m. EDT (1717 UTC). The agency said the storm, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as...
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Webb Discovers Early Galaxy with Odd Light Signature
26 Sep
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Webb Discovers Early Galaxy with Odd Light Signature

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NASA Space Technology Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a galaxy with a never-before-seen light signature — indicating that its gas is outshining its stars. Found approximately one billion years after the Big Bang, this galaxy — labeled JADES-GS+53.12175-27.79763 (GS-NDG-9422 hereafter) — may be a missing-link phase of galactic evolution between the Universe’s first stars and familiar, well-established galaxies.Detailed information on the chemical makeup of GS-NDG-9422, captured by Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, indicates that the light we see in this image is coming from the galaxy’s hot gas, rather than its stars. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / A. Cameron, University of Oxford.“My first thought in looking at the galaxy’s spectrum was, ‘that’s weird,’ which is exactly what Webb was designed to reveal: totally new phenomena...
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