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20230614_zia_c218_045 June 14, 2023, United States: This image shows: During a 2005 flyby, NASAâ??s Cassini spacecraft took high-resolution images of Enceladus that were combined into this mosaic, which shows the long fissures at the moonâ??s south pole that allow water from the subsurface ocean to escape into space...Phosphorus, the least abundant of the essential elements necessary for biological processes has been detected on Saturnâ??s moon, Enceladus. The element is a building block for DNA, which forms chromosomes and carries genetic information, and is present in the bones of mammals, cell membranes, and ocean-dwelling plankton. Phosphorus is also a fundamental part of energy-carrying molecules present in all life on Earth. Life wouldnâ??t be possible without it..â??We previously found that Enceladusâ?? ocean is rich in a variety of organic compounds,â? said Frank Postberg, a planetary scientist at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, who led the new study, published on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, in the journal Nature. â??But now, this new result reveals the clear chemical signature of substantial amounts of phosphorus salts inside icy particles ejected into space by the small moonâ??s plume. Itâ??s the first time this essential element has been discovered in an ocean beyond Earth.â?.Previous analysis of Enceladusâ?? ice grains revealed concentrations of sodium, potassium, chlorine, and carbonate-containing compounds, and computer modeling suggested the subsurface ocean is of moderate alkalinity â?? all factors that favor habitable conditions..For this latest study, the authors accessed the data through NASAâ??s Planetary Data System, a long-term archive of digital data products returned from the agencyâ??s planetary missions. The archive is actively managed by planetary scientists to help ensure its usefulness and usability by the worldwide planetary science community..The authors focused on data col (Credit

20230614_zia_c218_044 June 14, 2023, United States: This image shows: The icy crust at the south pole of Enceladus exhibits large fissures that allow water from the subsurface ocean to spray into space as geysers, forming a plume of icy particles. NASAâ??s Cassini spacecraft, which captured this imagery in 2009, sampled those particles to reveal the chemicals contained in the ocean...Phosphorus, the least abundant of the essential elements necessary for biological processes has been detected on Saturnâ??s moon, Enceladus. The element is a building block for DNA, which forms chromosomes and carries genetic information, and is present in the bones of mammals, cell membranes, and ocean-dwelling plankton. Phosphorus is also a fundamental part of energy-carrying molecules present in all life on Earth. Life wouldnâ??t be possible without it..â??We previously found that Enceladusâ?? ocean is rich in a variety of organic compounds,â? said Frank Postberg, a planetary scientist at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, who led the new study, published on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, in the journal Nature. â??But now, this new result reveals the clear chemical signature of substantial amounts of phosphorus salts inside icy particles ejected into space by the small moonâ??s plume. Itâ??s the first time this essential element has been discovered in an ocean beyond Earth.â?.Previous analysis of Enceladusâ?? ice grains revealed concentrations of sodium, potassium, chlorine, and carbonate-containing compounds, and computer modeling suggested the subsurface ocean is of moderate alkalinity â?? all factors that favor habitable conditions..For this latest study, the authors accessed the data through NASAâ??s Planetary Data System, a long-term archive of digital data products returned from the agencyâ??s planetary missions. The archive is actively managed by planetary scientists to help ensure its usefulness and usability by the wor (Credit Image

20230530_zia_c218_072 May 30, 2023, United States: This image shows: This image shows Enceladus from the Cassini spacecraft....A remarkable 6,000 water vapor plume has been discovered coming from Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus..The plume, which spans more than 6,000 miles â?? nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina â?? has been detected by researchers using NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only is this the first time such a water emission has been seen over such an expansive distance, but Webb is also giving scientists a direct look, for the first time, at how this emission feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings..Enceladus, an ocean world about four percent the size of Earth, just 313 miles across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our solar system in the search for life beyond Earth. Sandwiched between the moonâ??s icy outer crust and its rocky core is a global reservoir of salty water. Geyser-like volcanos spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moonâ??s surface informally called â??tiger stripes.â??.Previously, observatories have mapped jets hundreds of miles from the moonâ??s surface, but Webbâ??s exquisite sensitivity reveals a new story..â??When I was looking at the data, at first, I was thinking I had to be wrong. It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the moon,â? said lead author Geronimo Villanueva of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??The water plume extends far beyond its release region at the southern pole.â?.The length of the plume was not the only characteristic that intrigued researchers. The rate at which the water vapor is gushing out, about 79 gallons per second, is also particularly impressive. At this rate, you could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool in just a couple of hours. In compar (Credit Imag

20230530_zia_c218_071 May 30, 2023, United States: This image shows: In this image, NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope shows a water vapor plume jetting from the southern pole of Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus, extending out 20 times the size of the moon itself. The inset, an image from the Cassini orbiter, emphasizes how small Enceladus appears in the Webb image compared to the water plume...A remarkable 6,000 water vapor plume has been discovered coming from Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus..The plume, which spans more than 6,000 miles â?? nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina â?? has been detected by researchers using NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only is this the first time such a water emission has been seen over such an expansive distance, but Webb is also giving scientists a direct look, for the first time, at how this emission feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings..Enceladus, an ocean world about four percent the size of Earth, just 313 miles across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our solar system in the search for life beyond Earth. Sandwiched between the moonâ??s icy outer crust and its rocky core is a global reservoir of salty water. Geyser-like volcanos spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moonâ??s surface informally called â??tiger stripes.â??.Previously, observatories have mapped jets hundreds of miles from the moonâ??s surface, but Webbâ??s exquisite sensitivity reveals a new story..â??When I was looking at the data, at first, I was thinking I had to be wrong. It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the moon,â? said lead author Geronimo Villanueva of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??The water plume extends far beyond its release region at the southern pole.â?.The length of the plume was (C

20230530_zia_c218_070 May 30, 2023, United States: This image shows: NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope shows a water vapor plume jetting from the southern pole of Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus, extending out 20 times the size of the moon itself...A remarkable 6,000 water vapor plume has been discovered coming from Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus..The plume, which spans more than 6,000 miles â?? nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina â?? has been detected by researchers using NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only is this the first time such a water emission has been seen over such an expansive distance, but Webb is also giving scientists a direct look, for the first time, at how this emission feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings..Enceladus, an ocean world about four percent the size of Earth, just 313 miles across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our solar system in the search for life beyond Earth. Sandwiched between the moonâ??s icy outer crust and its rocky core is a global reservoir of salty water. Geyser-like volcanos spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moonâ??s surface informally called â??tiger stripes.â??.Previously, observatories have mapped jets hundreds of miles from the moonâ??s surface, but Webbâ??s exquisite sensitivity reveals a new story..â??When I was looking at the data, at first, I was thinking I had to be wrong. It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the moon,â? said lead author Geronimo Villanueva of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??The water plume extends far beyond its release region at the southern pole.â?.The length of the plume was not the only characteristic that intrigued researchers. The rate at which the water vapor is gushing out, about 79 gallons per second, is also par (C

20230530_zia_c218_069 May 30, 2023, United States: This image shows: In this image, NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescopeâ??s instruments are revealing details into how one of Saturnâ??s moonâ??s feeds a water supply to the entire system of the ringed planet. New images from Webbâ??s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) have revealed a water vapor plume jetting from the southern pole of Enceladus, extending out more than 20 times the size of the moon itself. The Integral Field Unit (IFU) aboard NIRSpec also provided insights into how the water from Enceladus feeds the rest of its surrounding environment...A remarkable 6,000 water vapor plume has been discovered coming from Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus..The plume, which spans more than 6,000 miles â?? nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina â?? has been detected by researchers using NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only is this the first time such a water emission has been seen over such an expansive distance, but Webb is also giving scientists a direct look, for the first time, at how this emission feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings..Enceladus, an ocean world about four percent the size of Earth, just 313 miles across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our solar system in the search for life beyond Earth. Sandwiched between the moonâ??s icy outer crust and its rocky core is a global reservoir of salty water. Geyser-like volcanos spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moonâ??s surface informally called â??tiger stripes.â??.Previously, observatories have mapped jets hundreds of miles from the moonâ??s surface, but Webbâ??s exquisite sensitivity reveals a new story..â??When I was looking at the data, at first, I was thinking I had to be wrong. It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the (Cre

20230530_zia_c218_074 May 30, 2023, United States: This image shows: A dramatic plume sprays water ice and vapor from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Cassini's fist hint of this plume came during the spacecraft's first close flyby of the icy moon on February 17, 2005...A remarkable 6,000 water vapor plume has been discovered coming from Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus..The plume, which spans more than 6,000 miles â?? nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina â?? has been detected by researchers using NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only is this the first time such a water emission has been seen over such an expansive distance, but Webb is also giving scientists a direct look, for the first time, at how this emission feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings..Enceladus, an ocean world about four percent the size of Earth, just 313 miles across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our solar system in the search for life beyond Earth. Sandwiched between the moonâ??s icy outer crust and its rocky core is a global reservoir of salty water. Geyser-like volcanos spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moonâ??s surface informally called â??tiger stripes.â??.Previously, observatories have mapped jets hundreds of miles from the moonâ??s surface, but Webbâ??s exquisite sensitivity reveals a new story..â??When I was looking at the data, at first, I was thinking I had to be wrong. It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the moon,â? said lead author Geronimo Villanueva of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??The water plume extends far beyond its release region at the southern pole.â?.The length of the plume was not the only characteristic that intrigued researchers. The rate at which the water vapor is gushing o (Credit Imag

20230530_zia_c218_075 May 30, 2023, United States: This image shows: This image shows Enceladus from the Cassini spacecraft...A remarkable 6,000 water vapor plume has been discovered coming from Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus..The plume, which spans more than 6,000 miles â?? nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina â?? has been detected by researchers using NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only is this the first time such a water emission has been seen over such an expansive distance, but Webb is also giving scientists a direct look, for the first time, at how this emission feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings..Enceladus, an ocean world about four percent the size of Earth, just 313 miles across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our solar system in the search for life beyond Earth. Sandwiched between the moonâ??s icy outer crust and its rocky core is a global reservoir of salty water. Geyser-like volcanos spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moonâ??s surface informally called â??tiger stripes.â??.Previously, observatories have mapped jets hundreds of miles from the moonâ??s surface, but Webbâ??s exquisite sensitivity reveals a new story..â??When I was looking at the data, at first, I was thinking I had to be wrong. It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the moon,â? said lead author Geronimo Villanueva of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??The water plume extends far beyond its release region at the southern pole.â?.The length of the plume was not the only characteristic that intrigued researchers. The rate at which the water vapor is gushing out, about 79 gallons per second, is also particularly impressive. At this rate, you could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool in just a couple of hours. In compari (Credit Imag

20230530_zia_c218_073 May 30, 2023, United States: This image shows: This image shows: Saturnâ??s rings cast shadows on the planetâ??s cloud tops, providing a perfect backdrop for the brilliant sphere of Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus...A remarkable 6,000 water vapor plume has been discovered coming from Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus..The plume, which spans more than 6,000 miles â?? nearly the distance from Los Angeles, California to Buenos Aires, Argentina â?? has been detected by researchers using NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only is this the first time such a water emission has been seen over such an expansive distance, but Webb is also giving scientists a direct look, for the first time, at how this emission feeds the water supply for the entire system of Saturn and its rings..Enceladus, an ocean world about four percent the size of Earth, just 313 miles across, is one of the most exciting scientific targets in our solar system in the search for life beyond Earth. Sandwiched between the moonâ??s icy outer crust and its rocky core is a global reservoir of salty water. Geyser-like volcanos spew jets of ice particles, water vapor, and organic chemicals out of crevices in the moonâ??s surface informally called â??tiger stripes.â??.Previously, observatories have mapped jets hundreds of miles from the moonâ??s surface, but Webbâ??s exquisite sensitivity reveals a new story..â??When I was looking at the data, at first, I was thinking I had to be wrong. It was just so shocking to detect a water plume more than 20 times the size of the moon,â? said lead author Geronimo Villanueva of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??The water plume extends far beyond its release region at the southern pole.â?.The length of the plume was not the only characteristic that intrigued researchers. The rate at which the water vapor is gushing out, about 79 gallons per second, is also particularly i

20230509_zia_c218_016 May 9, 2023: PICTURE SHOWS: Team members from JPL test EELS at a ski resort in the Southern California mountains..A versatile snake-like robot that would autonomously map, traverse, and explore previously inaccessible destinations is being put to the test at NASAâ??s Jet Propulsion Laboratory...Called EELS (short for Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor), the self-propelled, autonomous robot was inspired by a desire to look for signs of life in the ocean hiding below the icy crust of Saturnâ??s moon Enceladus by descending narrow vents in the surface that spew geysers into space. Although testing and development continue, designing for such a challenging destination has resulted in a highly adaptable robot. EELS could pick a safe course through a wide variety of terrain on Earth, the Moon, and far beyond, including undulating sand and ice, cliff walls, craters too steep for rovers, underground lava tubes, and labyrinthine spaces within glaciers...â??It has the capability to go to locations where other robots canâ??t go. Though some robots are better at one particular type of terrain or other, the idea for EELS is the ability to do it all,â? said JPLâ??s Matthew Robinson, EELS project manager. â??When youâ??re going places where you donâ??t know what youâ??ll find, you want to send a versatile, risk-aware robot thatâ??s prepared for uncertainty â?? and can make decisions on its own.â?..The project team began building the first prototype in 2019 and has been making continual revisions. Since last year, theyâ??ve been conducting monthly field tests and refining both the hardware and the software that allows EELS to operate autonomously. In its current form, dubbed EELS 1.0, the robot weighs about 220 pounds (100 kilograms) and is 13 feet (4 meters) long. Itâ??s composed of 10 identical segments that rotate, using screw threads for propulsion, traction, and grip. The team has (Credit Image: © Cover Ima

20230328_zia_c218_071 March 28, 2023, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**.This image shows: XMM-Newton images recorded 20 dust rings, 19 of which are shown here in arbitrary colors. This composite merges observations made two and five days after GRB 221009A erupted. Dark stripes indicate gaps between the detectors. A detailed analysis shows that the widest ring visible here, comparable to the apparent size of a full moon, came from dust clouds located about 1,300 light-years away. The innermost ring arose from dust at a distance of 61,000 light-years on the other side of our galaxy. GRB221009A is only the seventh gamma-ray burst to display X-ray rings, and it triples the number previously seen around one...NASA scientists have been studying what they believe may be a one in 10,000 years Gamma-ray burst from another galaxy - one of the most powerful explosions in the history of the universe..On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, astronomers meeting at the High Energy Astrophysics Division meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Waikoloa, Hawaii, presented new findings about the BOAT GRB â?? the brightest of all time gamma-ray burst that erupted in October 2022. It was a burst whose afterglow was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope..Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. The BOAT triggered detectors on numerous spacecraft, and observatories around the globe followed up. Observations of the burst span the spectrum, from radio waves to gamma rays, and include data from many NASA and partner missions, including the NICER X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, NASAâ??s NuSTAR observatory, and even Voyager 1 in interstellar space..The signal from GRB 221009A had been traveling for about 1.9 billion years before it reached Earth, making it among the closest-known â??longâ? GRBs, whose initial, or prompt, emission lasts more than tw (Credit Image: © Cover Images/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230319_zia_c218_011 March 19, 2023, United States: This image shows: The colourful globe of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, passes in front of the planet and its rings in this true colour snapshot from NASA's Cassini spacecraft...NASA has revealed a craft that will help scientists discover new information about the chemistry of Saturnâ??s moon Titan..The space agencyâ??s mission to Saturnâ??s giant moon is due to launch in 2027. When it arrives in the mid-2030s, it will begin a journey of discovery that could bring about a new understanding of the development of life in the universe. .This mission, called Dragonfly, will carry an instrument called the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS), designed to help scientists hone in on the chemistry at work on Titan. It may also shed light on the kinds of chemical steps that occurred on Earth that ultimately led to the formation of life, called prebiotic chemistry..Titan's abundant complex carbon-rich chemistry, interior ocean, and past presence of liquid water on the surface make it an ideal destination to study prebiotic chemical processes and the potential habitability of an extraterrestrial environment..DraMS will allow scientists back on Earth to remotely study the chemical makeup of the Titanian surface. .â??We want to know if the type of chemistry that could be important for early pre-biochemical systems on Earth is taking place on Titan,â? explains Dr. Melissa Trainer of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland..Trainer is a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who specializes in Titan and is one of the Dragonfly missionâ??s deputy principal investigators. She is also lead on the DraMS instrument, which will scan through measurements of samples from Titanâ??s surface material for evidence of prebiotic chemistry..To accomplish this, the Dragonfly robotic rotorcraft will capitalize on Titanâ??s low gravity and dense atmosphere to fly between (Credit Image: © Cover Images via ZU

20221211_zia_c218_001 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_003 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_002 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_004 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_005 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_007 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_006 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_008 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_010 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221211_zia_c218_009 December 11, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..This image shows: NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday, Dec. 11, after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon...NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday (11December2022) after its record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. It completes the Artemis I flight test of a spacecraft that could return humans to the moon..Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission that began with a successful liftoff of NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II..â??The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft â?? which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing â?? is the crowning achievement of Artemis I. From the launch of the worldâ??s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test is a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of lunar exploration,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??It wouldnâ??t be possible without the incredible NASA team. For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores. Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity.â?.During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the Inte (Credit Image: © Nasa/Cov

20221205_zia_c218_009 December 5, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft passed close to the moon ahead of its return to Earth on Sunday, 11 December 2022. The spacecraft made its second and final close approach to the Moon at 10:43 a.m. CST Monday, Dec. 5, just before its return powered flyby burn, passing 80.6 miles above the lunar surface. .The burn, which used the spacecraftâ??s main engine on the European-built service module, lasted 3 minutes, 27 seconds, and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by about 655 mph (961 feet per second). It was the final major engine maneuver of the flight test. .â??Orion is heading home! Today the team achieved another momentous accomplishment, flying Orion just 80 miles from the surface of the Moon. The lunar flyby enabled the spacecraft to harness the Moonâ??s gravity and slingshot it back toward Earth for splashdown,â? said Administrator Bill Nelson. â??When Orion re-enters Earthâ??s atmosphere in just a few days, it will come back hotter and faster than ever before â?? the ultimate test before we put astronauts on board. Next up, re-entry!â? .Several hours before the lunar flyby, the spacecraft performed a trajectory correction burn at 4:43 a.m. CST using the reaction control system thrusters on the service module. The burn lasted 20.1 seconds and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by 1.39 mph (2.04 feet per second). .The mission management team convened and polled â??goâ? to deploy recovery assets off the coast of California ahead of Orionâ??s splashdown on Dec. 11. As soon as Orion splashes down, a team of divers, engineers, and technicians will depart the ship on small boats and arrive at the capsule. Once there, they will secure it and prepare to tow it into the back of the ship, known as the well deck. The divers will attach a cable to pull the spacecraft into the ship, called the winch lin (Credit Image: © Cover

20221205_zia_c218_010 December 5, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft passed close to the moon ahead of its return to Earth on Sunday, 11 December 2022. The spacecraft made its second and final close approach to the Moon at 10:43 a.m. CST Monday, Dec. 5, just before its return powered flyby burn, passing 80.6 miles above the lunar surface. .The burn, which used the spacecraftâ??s main engine on the European-built service module, lasted 3 minutes, 27 seconds, and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by about 655 mph (961 feet per second). It was the final major engine maneuver of the flight test. .â??Orion is heading home! Today the team achieved another momentous accomplishment, flying Orion just 80 miles from the surface of the Moon. The lunar flyby enabled the spacecraft to harness the Moonâ??s gravity and slingshot it back toward Earth for splashdown,â? said Administrator Bill Nelson. â??When Orion re-enters Earthâ??s atmosphere in just a few days, it will come back hotter and faster than ever before â?? the ultimate test before we put astronauts on board. Next up, re-entry!â? .Several hours before the lunar flyby, the spacecraft performed a trajectory correction burn at 4:43 a.m. CST using the reaction control system thrusters on the service module. The burn lasted 20.1 seconds and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by 1.39 mph (2.04 feet per second). .The mission management team convened and polled â??goâ? to deploy recovery assets off the coast of California ahead of Orionâ??s splashdown on Dec. 11. As soon as Orion splashes down, a team of divers, engineers, and technicians will depart the ship on small boats and arrive at the capsule. Once there, they will secure it and prepare to tow it into the back of the ship, known as the well deck. The divers will attach a cable to pull the spacecraft into the ship, called the winch lin (Credit Image: © Cover

20221205_zia_c218_011 December 5, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft passed close to the moon ahead of its return to Earth on Sunday, 11 December 2022. The spacecraft made its second and final close approach to the Moon at 10:43 a.m. CST Monday, Dec. 5, just before its return powered flyby burn, passing 80.6 miles above the lunar surface. .The burn, which used the spacecraftâ??s main engine on the European-built service module, lasted 3 minutes, 27 seconds, and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by about 655 mph (961 feet per second). It was the final major engine maneuver of the flight test. .â??Orion is heading home! Today the team achieved another momentous accomplishment, flying Orion just 80 miles from the surface of the Moon. The lunar flyby enabled the spacecraft to harness the Moonâ??s gravity and slingshot it back toward Earth for splashdown,â? said Administrator Bill Nelson. â??When Orion re-enters Earthâ??s atmosphere in just a few days, it will come back hotter and faster than ever before â?? the ultimate test before we put astronauts on board. Next up, re-entry!â? .Several hours before the lunar flyby, the spacecraft performed a trajectory correction burn at 4:43 a.m. CST using the reaction control system thrusters on the service module. The burn lasted 20.1 seconds and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by 1.39 mph (2.04 feet per second). .The mission management team convened and polled â??goâ? to deploy recovery assets off the coast of California ahead of Orionâ??s splashdown on Dec. 11. As soon as Orion splashes down, a team of divers, engineers, and technicians will depart the ship on small boats and arrive at the capsule. Once there, they will secure it and prepare to tow it into the back of the ship, known as the well deck. The divers will attach a cable to pull the spacecraft into the ship, called the winch lin (Credit Image: © Cover

20221205_zia_c218_012 December 5, 2022, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..NASAâ??s Orion spacecraft passed close to the moon ahead of its return to Earth on Sunday, 11 December 2022. The spacecraft made its second and final close approach to the Moon at 10:43 a.m. CST Monday, Dec. 5, just before its return powered flyby burn, passing 80.6 miles above the lunar surface. .The burn, which used the spacecraftâ??s main engine on the European-built service module, lasted 3 minutes, 27 seconds, and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by about 655 mph (961 feet per second). It was the final major engine maneuver of the flight test. .â??Orion is heading home! Today the team achieved another momentous accomplishment, flying Orion just 80 miles from the surface of the Moon. The lunar flyby enabled the spacecraft to harness the Moonâ??s gravity and slingshot it back toward Earth for splashdown,â? said Administrator Bill Nelson. â??When Orion re-enters Earthâ??s atmosphere in just a few days, it will come back hotter and faster than ever before â?? the ultimate test before we put astronauts on board. Next up, re-entry!â? .Several hours before the lunar flyby, the spacecraft performed a trajectory correction burn at 4:43 a.m. CST using the reaction control system thrusters on the service module. The burn lasted 20.1 seconds and changed the velocity of the spacecraft by 1.39 mph (2.04 feet per second). .The mission management team convened and polled â??goâ? to deploy recovery assets off the coast of California ahead of Orionâ??s splashdown on Dec. 11. As soon as Orion splashes down, a team of divers, engineers, and technicians will depart the ship on small boats and arrive at the capsule. Once there, they will secure it and prepare to tow it into the back of the ship, known as the well deck. The divers will attach a cable to pull the spacecraft into the ship, called the winch lin (Credit Image: © Cover

20221128_zia_c218_050 November 28, 2022, United States: On flight day 13, NASAâ??s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563 miles away from our home planet. Orion has now travelled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans..It has now reached the farthest distance from Earth it will travel during the Artemis I mission â?? 268,563 miles from our home planet â?? just after 3 p.m. CST. Here, the spacecraft captured amazing imagery of the Earth and the Moon together throughout the day, including of the Moon appearing to eclipse Earth. .Reaching the halfway point of the mission on Flight Day 13 of a 25.5 day mission, the spacecraft remains in healthy condition as it continues its journey in distant retrograde orbit, an approximately six-day leg of its larger mission thousands of miles beyond the Moon. .â??Because of the unbelievable can-do spirit, Artemis I has had extraordinary success and has completed a series of history making events,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??Itâ??s incredible just how smoothly this mission has gone, but this is a test. Thatâ??s what we do â?? we test it and we stress it.â? .Engineers had originally planned an orbital maintenance burn today but determined it was not necessary because of Orionâ??s already precise trajectory in distant retrograde orbit. Based on Orionâ??s performance, managers are examining adding seven additional test objectives to further characterize the spacecraftâ??s thermal environment and propulsion system to reduce risk before flying future missions with crew. To date, flight controllers have accomplished or are in the process of completing 37.5% of the test objectives associated with the mission, with many remaining objectives set to be evaluated during entry, descent, splashdown, and recovery. .NASAâ??s Exploration Ground Systems team and the U.S. Navy are beginning ini (Credit Ima

20221128_zia_c218_049 November 28, 2022, United States: On flight day 13, NASAâ??s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563 miles away from our home planet. Orion has now travelled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans..It has now reached the farthest distance from Earth it will travel during the Artemis I mission â?? 268,563 miles from our home planet â?? just after 3 p.m. CST. Here, the spacecraft captured amazing imagery of the Earth and the Moon together throughout the day, including of the Moon appearing to eclipse Earth. .Reaching the halfway point of the mission on Flight Day 13 of a 25.5 day mission, the spacecraft remains in healthy condition as it continues its journey in distant retrograde orbit, an approximately six-day leg of its larger mission thousands of miles beyond the Moon. .â??Because of the unbelievable can-do spirit, Artemis I has had extraordinary success and has completed a series of history making events,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. â??Itâ??s incredible just how smoothly this mission has gone, but this is a test. Thatâ??s what we do â?? we test it and we stress it.â? .Engineers had originally planned an orbital maintenance burn today but determined it was not necessary because of Orionâ??s already precise trajectory in distant retrograde orbit. Based on Orionâ??s performance, managers are examining adding seven additional test objectives to further characterize the spacecraftâ??s thermal environment and propulsion system to reduce risk before flying future missions with crew. To date, flight controllers have accomplished or are in the process of completing 37.5% of the test objectives associated with the mission, with many remaining objectives set to be evaluated during entry, descent, splashdown, and recovery. .NASAâ??s Exploration Ground Systems team and the U.S. Navy are beginning ini (Credit Ima

20221116_zia_c218_006 November 16, 2022, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, carrying the agencyâ??s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, successfully launched in the early hours of Wednesday morning (16November2022) from Launch Pad 39B at NASAâ??s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. .The launch is the first leg of a mission in which Orion is planned to travel approximately 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and return to Earth over the course of 25.5 days. Known as Artemis I, the mission is a critical part of NASAâ??s Moon to Mars exploration approach, in which the agency explores for the benefit of humanity. Itâ??s an important test for the agency before flying astronauts on the Artemis II mission. .â??What an incredible sight to see NASAâ??s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft launch together for the first time. This uncrewed flight test will push Orion to the limits in the rigors of deep space, helping us prepare for human exploration on the Moon and, ultimately, Mars,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. .After reaching its initial orbit, Orion deployed its solar arrays and engineers began performing checkouts of the spacecraftâ??s systems. About 1.5 hours into flight, the rocketâ??s upper stage engine successfully fired for approximately 18 minutes to give Orion the big push needed to send it out of Earth orbit and toward the Moon. .Orion has separated from its upper stage and is on its outbound coast to the Moon powered by its service module, which is the propulsive powerhouse provided by ESA (European Space Agency) through an international collaboration. .â??Itâ??s taken a lot to get here, but Orion is now on its way to the Moon,â? said Jim Free, NASA deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Direc

20221116_zia_c218_007 November 16, 2022, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, carrying the agencyâ??s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, successfully launched in the early hours of Wednesday morning (16November2022) from Launch Pad 39B at NASAâ??s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. .The launch is the first leg of a mission in which Orion is planned to travel approximately 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and return to Earth over the course of 25.5 days. Known as Artemis I, the mission is a critical part of NASAâ??s Moon to Mars exploration approach, in which the agency explores for the benefit of humanity. Itâ??s an important test for the agency before flying astronauts on the Artemis II mission. .â??What an incredible sight to see NASAâ??s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft launch together for the first time. This uncrewed flight test will push Orion to the limits in the rigors of deep space, helping us prepare for human exploration on the Moon and, ultimately, Mars,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. .After reaching its initial orbit, Orion deployed its solar arrays and engineers began performing checkouts of the spacecraftâ??s systems. About 1.5 hours into flight, the rocketâ??s upper stage engine successfully fired for approximately 18 minutes to give Orion the big push needed to send it out of Earth orbit and toward the Moon. .Orion has separated from its upper stage and is on its outbound coast to the Moon powered by its service module, which is the propulsive powerhouse provided by ESA (European Space Agency) through an international collaboration. .â??Itâ??s taken a lot to get here, but Orion is now on its way to the Moon,â? said Jim Free, NASA deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Direc

20221116_zia_c218_008 November 16, 2022, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..NASAâ??s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, carrying the agencyâ??s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, successfully launched in the early hours of Wednesday morning (16November2022) from Launch Pad 39B at NASAâ??s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. .The launch is the first leg of a mission in which Orion is planned to travel approximately 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and return to Earth over the course of 25.5 days. Known as Artemis I, the mission is a critical part of NASAâ??s Moon to Mars exploration approach, in which the agency explores for the benefit of humanity. Itâ??s an important test for the agency before flying astronauts on the Artemis II mission. .â??What an incredible sight to see NASAâ??s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft launch together for the first time. This uncrewed flight test will push Orion to the limits in the rigors of deep space, helping us prepare for human exploration on the Moon and, ultimately, Mars,â? said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. .After reaching its initial orbit, Orion deployed its solar arrays and engineers began performing checkouts of the spacecraftâ??s systems. About 1.5 hours into flight, the rocketâ??s upper stage engine successfully fired for approximately 18 minutes to give Orion the big push needed to send it out of Earth orbit and toward the Moon. .Orion has separated from its upper stage and is on its outbound coast to the Moon powered by its service module, which is the propulsive powerhouse provided by ESA (European Space Agency) through an international collaboration. .â??Itâ??s taken a lot to get here, but Orion is now on its way to the Moon,â? said Jim Free, NASA deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Direc

20220930_zia_c218_029 September 30, 2022: The complex, ice-covered surface of Jupiterâ??s moon Europa was captured by NASAâ??s Juno spacecraft during a flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. At closest approach, the spacecraft came within a distance of about 219 miles (352 kilometers)...The first picture NASAâ??s Juno spacecraft took as it flew by Jupiterâ??s ice-encrusted moon Europa has arrived on Earth. Revealing surface features in a region near the moonâ??s equator called Annwn Regio, the image was captured during the solar-powered spacecraftâ??s closest approach, on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2:36 a.m. PDT (5:36 a.m. EDT), at a distance of about 219 miles (352 kilometers)...This is only the third close pass in history below 310 miles (500 kilometers) altitude and the closest look any spacecraft has provided at Europa since Jan. 3, 2000, when NASAâ??s Galileo came within 218 miles (351 kilometers) of the surface...Europa is the sixth-largest moon in the solar system, slightly smaller than Earthâ??s moon. Scientists think a salty ocean lies below a miles-thick ice shell, sparking questions about potential conditions capable of supporting life underneath Europaâ??s surface...This segment of the first image of Europa taken during this flyby by the spacecraftâ??s JunoCam (a public-engagement camera) zooms in on a swath of Europaâ??s surface north of the equator. Due to the enhanced contrast between light and shadow seen along the terminator (the nightside boundary), rugged terrain features are easily seen, including tall shadow-casting blocks, while bright and dark ridges and troughs curve across the surface. The oblong pit near the terminator might be a degraded impact crater...With this additional data about Europaâ??s geology, Junoâ??s observations will benefit future missions to the Jovian moon, including the agencyâ??s Europa Clipper. Set to launch in 2024, Europa Clipper will study the moonâ??s atmosphere, s (Credit Image: .

20220921_zaa_s152_100 September 21, 2022, Baltimore, Maryland, USA: NASAâ??s James Webb Space Telescope captured the clearest view of Neptuneâ??s rings in more than 30 years, and its cameras are also revealing the ice giant in a whole new light. Neptune, located 30 times farther from the sun than Earth, orbits in one of the dimmest areas of our solar system. High noon on Neptune would appear as a dim twilight does to us. This planet, characterized as an ice giant due to a hydrogen and helium-rich interior, has fascinated and perplexed researchers since its discovery via mathematics, not eyesight, in 1846. Most striking about Webbâ??s new image is the crisp view of the planetâ??s dynamic ringsâ??some of which havenâ??t been seen at all, let alone with this clarity since the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989. Visible in the outermost ring, Adamâ??s ring, in this Webb image are clumps of dust called ring arcs. This first image of Neptune reveals several key features of the ice giantâ??s atmosphere only visible in the infrared. More subtly, a thin line of brightness circling the planetâ??s equator is a visual signature of the global circulation of rising and falling material that powers Neptuneâ??s winds and storms. At the equator warmer gases descend, glowing more brightly than the surrounding cooler gases. Neptuneâ??s 164-year orbit means its northern pole, at the top of this image, has remained just out of view for astronomers for the most partâ??until now. Also photobombing Webbâ??s portrait of Neptune is a bright point of light sporting the signature diffraction spikes in many of Webbâ??s imagesâ??not a star, but Neptuneâ??s most unusual moon, Triton. Covered in a frozen sheen of condensed nitrogen, Triton reflects an average 70 percent of the sunlight that hits it. Webb also captured 6 more of Neptuneâ??s 14 known moons as they follow a relatively close orbit around the planet (Credit Image: © Nasa/CNP via ZUM

20220823_zia_c218_094 August 23, 2022, Greenbelt, Maryland, United Stat, Maryland, United States: Finding water on the Moon could be easier with new technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser..Locating water and other resources is a NASA priority crucial to exploring Earthâ??s natural satellite and other objects in the solar system and beyond. Previous experiments inferred, then confirmed the existence of small amounts of water across the Moon. However, most technologies do not distinguish among water, free hydrogen ions, and hydroxyl, as the broadband detectors used cannot distinguish between the different volatiles..Goddard Space Flight Center engineer Dr. Berhanu Bulcha says a type of instrument called a heterodyne spectrometer could zoom in on particular frequencies to definitively identify and locate water sources on the Moon. It would need a stable, high-powered, terahertz laser, which was prototyped in collaboration with Longwave Photonics through NASAâ??s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program..â??This laser allows us to open a new window to study this frequency spectrum,â? he said. â??Other missions found hydration on the Moon, but that could indicate hydroxyl or water. If itâ??s water, where did it come from? Is it indigenous to the formation of the Moon, or did it arrive later by comet impacts? How much water is there? We need to answer these questions because water is critical for survival and can be used to make fuel for further exploration.â?.As the name implies, spectrometers detect spectra or wavelengths of light in order to reveal the chemical properties of matter that light has touched. Most spectrometers tend to operate across broad sections of the spectrum. Heterodyne instruments dial in to very specific light frequencies such as infrared or terahertz. Hydrogen-containing compounds like water emit photons in the terahertz frequency range â?? 2 trillion to 10 trilli

20220823_zia_c218_095 August 23, 2022, Greenbelt, Maryland, United Stat, Maryland, United States: Finding water on the Moon could be easier with new technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser..Locating water and other resources is a NASA priority crucial to exploring Earthâ??s natural satellite and other objects in the solar system and beyond. Previous experiments inferred, then confirmed the existence of small amounts of water across the Moon. However, most technologies do not distinguish among water, free hydrogen ions, and hydroxyl, as the broadband detectors used cannot distinguish between the different volatiles..Goddard Space Flight Center engineer Dr. Berhanu Bulcha says a type of instrument called a heterodyne spectrometer could zoom in on particular frequencies to definitively identify and locate water sources on the Moon. It would need a stable, high-powered, terahertz laser, which was prototyped in collaboration with Longwave Photonics through NASAâ??s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program..â??This laser allows us to open a new window to study this frequency spectrum,â? he said. â??Other missions found hydration on the Moon, but that could indicate hydroxyl or water. If itâ??s water, where did it come from? Is it indigenous to the formation of the Moon, or did it arrive later by comet impacts? How much water is there? We need to answer these questions because water is critical for survival and can be used to make fuel for further exploration.â?.As the name implies, spectrometers detect spectra or wavelengths of light in order to reveal the chemical properties of matter that light has touched. Most spectrometers tend to operate across broad sections of the spectrum. Heterodyne instruments dial in to very specific light frequencies such as infrared or terahertz. Hydrogen-containing compounds like water emit photons in the terahertz frequency range â?? 2 trillion to 10 trilli

20220802_zia_c218_027 August 2, 2022, United States: THIS IMAGE SHOWS: A spectacular high-Sun view of the Mare Tranquillitatis pit crater revealing boulders on an otherwise smooth floor. This image from LRO's Narrow Angle Camera is 400 meters (1,312 feet) wide, north is up...FEATURE: NASA-funded scientists have discovered shaded locations within pits on the Moon that always hover around a comfortable 63 degrees F (about 17 degrees C) - meaning they could provide a base for lunar exploration..The pits, and caves to which they may lead, would make thermally stable sites for astronauts compared to areas at the Moonâ??s surface, which heat up to 260 F (about 127 C) during the day and cool to minus 280 F (about minus 173 C) at night. .Pits were first discovered on the Moon in 2009, and since then, scientists have wondered if they led to caves that could be explored or used as shelters. The pits or caves would also offer some protection from cosmic rays, solar radiation and micrometeorites..â??About 16 of the more than 200 pits are probably collapsed lava tubes,â? said Tyler Horvath, a doctoral student in planetary science at the University of California, Los Angeles, who led the new research, recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters..â??Lunar pits are a fascinating feature on the lunar surface,â? said LRO Project Scientist Noah Petro of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??Knowing that they create a stable thermal environment helps us paint a picture of these unique lunar features and the prospect of one day exploring them.â?.Lava tubes, also found on Earth, form when molten lava flows beneath a field of cooled lava or a crust forms over a river of lava, leaving a long, hollow tunnel. If the ceiling of a solidified lava tube collapses, it opens a pit that can lead into the rest of the cave-like tube..Two of the most prominent pits have visible overhangs that cle (Credit Image: © Cover Images/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220802_zia_c218_028 August 2, 2022, United States: THIS IMAGE SHOWS: NASAâ??s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has now imaged the Marius Hills pit three times, each time with very different lighting. The center panel, with the Sun high above, gives scientists a great view of the Marius Hills pit floor. The Marius pit is about 34 meters (about 111 feet) deep and 65 by 90 meters (approximately 213 by 295 feet) wide...FEATURE: NASA-funded scientists have discovered shaded locations within pits on the Moon that always hover around a comfortable 63 degrees F (about 17 degrees C) - meaning they could provide a base for lunar exploration..The pits, and caves to which they may lead, would make thermally stable sites for astronauts compared to areas at the Moonâ??s surface, which heat up to 260 F (about 127 C) during the day and cool to minus 280 F (about minus 173 C) at night. .Pits were first discovered on the Moon in 2009, and since then, scientists have wondered if they led to caves that could be explored or used as shelters. The pits or caves would also offer some protection from cosmic rays, solar radiation and micrometeorites..â??About 16 of the more than 200 pits are probably collapsed lava tubes,â? said Tyler Horvath, a doctoral student in planetary science at the University of California, Los Angeles, who led the new research, recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters..â??Lunar pits are a fascinating feature on the lunar surface,â? said LRO Project Scientist Noah Petro of NASAâ??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. â??Knowing that they create a stable thermal environment helps us paint a picture of these unique lunar features and the prospect of one day exploring them.â?.Lava tubes, also found on Earth, form when molten lava flows beneath a field of cooled lava or a crust forms over a river of lava, leaving a long, hollow tunnel. If the ceiling of a solidified l (Credit Image: © Cover Images via ZUMA P

20220316_zia_c218_001 March 16, 2022: PICTURE SHOWS: Front from left, Drs. Ryan Zeigler, Rita Parai, Francesca McDonald, Chip Shearer and back left from left, Drs. Zach Sharp from University of New Mexico and Francis McCubbin, Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division (ARES) astromaterials curator look on in excitement as gas is extracted into the manifold after the inner tube was pierced..STORY COPY:.People say good things come to those who wait - and NASA thinks 50 years was the right amount of time to tap into one of the last unopened, Apollo-era lunar samples to learn more about the Moon and prepare for a return to its surface...The sample was opened at NASAâ??s Johnson Space Center in Houston by the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division (ARES), which safeguards, studies, and shares NASAâ??s collection of extraterrestrial samples...â??Understanding the geologic history and evolution of the Moon samples at the Apollo landing sites will help us prepare for the types of samples that may be encountered during Artemis,â? said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASAâ??s Science Mission Directorate in Washington...â??Artemis aims to bring back cold and sealed samples from near the lunar South Pole. This is an exciting learning opportunity to understand the tools needed for collecting and transporting these samples, for analysing them, and for storing them on Earth for future generations of scientists.â?..When Apollo astronauts returned these samples around 50 years ago, NASA had the foresight to keep some of them unopened and pristine...â??The agency knew science and technology would evolve and allow scientists to study the material in new ways to address new questions in the future,â? said Lori Glaze, director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters. â??The ANGSA initiative was designed to examine these specially stored and sealed sam (Credit Image: © Cover Images/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)