We Asked a NASA Expert: How Long Does It Take to Get to the Moon… Mars… Jupiter? [Video]
Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...
NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time
“On Earth we can use GNSS signals to navigate in everything from smartphones to airplanes,” Kevin Coggins, deputy associate ...
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Jupiter's Moon Callisto Probably Has an Ocean Under Its Surface
If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's ...
SpaceX Dragon docks with ISS in mission to get NASA astronauts back to Earth
NASA and SpaceX made another attempt on Friday to send a crew up to the International Space Station (ISS) and begin the ...
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SwRI scientists identify unexpected variations in electrons connecting Jupiter with its moon Io
Using data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter’s highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in ...
GPS on the Moon? NASA’s Historic Breakthrough Just Changed Space Travel
NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history by successfully tracking GNSS signals on the Moon, proving that Earth-based ...
6 spectacular images of moon captured by NASA
2. Shared by NASA, the image showcases a close-up view of an astronaut's bootprint in the lunar soil during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the moon. 3. Shown as a crown of white flares ...
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NASA Moon tech taps into Earth’s GPS from 225,000 miles away in a historic first
On March 3rd, at 2:00 AM Eastern time, history was made. LuGRE successfully acquired and tracked signals from GPS and Galileo ...
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NASA tracks GPS signals on the Moon for the first time
NASA and the Italian Space Agency have made history by successfully tracking GPS signals on the moon for the first time. This ...
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NASA Detected GPS Signals From 243,000 Miles Away... on the Moon
Being able to make use of GPS signals will allow future missions ... EST on March 3, NASA successfully tracked signals from two satellites in the GNSS constellation (GPS and Galileo) on the ...
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Blue Ghost spacecraft makes second-ever commercial landing on the moon
The second-ever commercial landing on the moon comes amid a flurry of lunar exploration activity that will see around a dozen ...
A NASA test just proved GPS signals can be picked up on the moon
NASA and the Italian Space Agency say they have broken the record for the farthest detection of Earth-based navigation signals from 243,000 miles away in space .