NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is using ion propulsion, which is more efficient than the traditional chemical propellant, to get around the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft visited asteroid Vesta for 14 months from 2011 and is set to initiate an orbital insertion maneuver around Ceres on March 6.
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It’s the end of the third week in February twenty twenty five. Here’s the science and space headlines we followed…
Researchers from the Curtin node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research say they have made a record-breaking astrophysical discovery while simultaneously uncovering a possible explanation for the rare and extreme event known as long-period radio transients.
The Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 may have occurred during a rare intense wind event, according to international researchers who say this means our scientific understanding of the planet may be flawed.
Astronauts perform tasks slower in space, but a new study involving 25 professional astronauts has found no evidence of brain damage once they returned to Earth.
Overseas researchers report new evidence suggesting the Moon is older than we previously thought thanks to a ‘remelting’ of the Moon’s surface around 4.35 billion years ago that may have masked a far older history.
New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past.
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