NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had strange ‘foreign debris’ stuck to it

[ad_1] Footage from NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s navigation camera showed a small piece of foreign object debris (FOD) as it flew off the helicopter during its 33rd flight. This debris was not seen in the footage from its previous flight. The debris resembles a cobweb or a toffee wrapper and can be seen as it […]

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Space news weekly recap: Artemis moon mission, Webb Telescope, dark energy and more

[ad_1] After a gap of close to 50 years after the last Apollo mission, NASA plans to herald a new age of space exploration by returning to the Moon with the Artemis program, starting with the Artemis I launch scheduled for August 29. But that is not the only news that will interest space buffs. […]

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter turns ‘winter warrior’ for next flight

[ad_1] The last time we heard from the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, it was grounded temporarily ahead of winter and dust season on the red planet. But now, the NASA team working on the rotorcraft is preparing for its next flight, which could happen this week. Ingenuity’s 30th flight will be a short hop to check […]

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Space news weekly recap: China space station module launch, Webb’s ‘purple swirl’,’ and more

[ad_1] From the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter being ‘grounded’ on the red planet due to it being winter and dust season there to China once again launching a space station module with its giant rocket, last week was an exciting period for all space enthusiasts. Here is our recap of the most important space news that […]

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