NASA Tracked Two Near-Earth Objects During Their Recent Close Approaches. One Wasn’t Traveling Alone. Micah Hanks·July 6, 2024New images reveal stunning images of a pair of near-Earth objects recently tracked by NASA. But that's not all they found.
NASA Just Tested a New Experimental Hybrid Antenna for Deep Space Laser Communications Micah Hanks·February 12, 2024NASA says recent tests with an experimental hybrid antenna were successfully able to receive radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals being dispatched from the Psyche spacecraft on its journey into deep space.
NASA to Conduct Experiment Near the Moon’s Mysterious South Pole That Could Radically Change Future Lunar Exploration Micah Hanks·February 7, 2024NASA has announced new plans for an experiment on the Moon that could fundamentally change the future of lunar exploration, the agency said this week.
Curious ‘Oblong’ Object Detected on Radar Was Closely Tracked by NASA, Officials Say Micah Hanks·February 21, 2023NASA officials say an odd, oblong-shaped object detected on radar was tracked by the space agency’s Deep Space Network earlier this month.
Future Spacecraft Will Use Pulsars to Navigate Christopher Plain·May 4, 2022Future spacecraft will be able to use the x-rays emitted by pulsars to navigate in the vastness of deep space.