Category: Space Exploration

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The SunRISE mission comprises six satellites, each compacted to the size of a cereal box and equipped with small solar panels. These SmallSats collaboratively form an innovative approach, effectively simulating a significantly larger radio antenna in space. Image credit: Space Dynamics Laboratory/Allison Bills.
The SunRISE mission comprises six satellites, each compacted to the size of a cereal box and equipped with small solar panels. These SmallSats collaboratively form an innovative approach, effectively simulating a significantly larger radio antenna in space. Image credit: Space Dynamics Laboratory/Allison Bills.
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Science Space Exploration

NASA’s Dynamic 6-Pack of Mini-Satellites Ready for Their Moment in the Sun: Unveiling the Power of Six

10 December 2023
The Sage Geek News

The satellites constitute NASA’s SunRISE mission, focused on investigating the physics underlying the solar explosions generated by the Sun. Contrary to the conventional approach of [more…]

During its 66th flight on November 3, 2023, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this image using its high-resolution color camera.
During its 66th flight on November 3, 2023, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this image using its high-resolution color camera.
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Space Exploration Science

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Preparing for Its 68th Record-Breaking Flight: Longest Journey Yet, Soaring Over 2,717 Feet This Weekend!

10 December 2023
The Sage Geek News

NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s Epic Flight: Soaring Over Half a Mile of Martian Terrain in a Historic Record Attempt on Saturday, December 9th NASA’s Ingenuity [more…]