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I guess that makes sense. You already have engines and a fuel tank so the weight savings (if any) of adding in a parachute system...

Parachutes don't give you precision, so you can only do an ocean splashdown. That's bad for the engines, and the corrosive salt water is...

You likely heard of Artemis II which is planned to be the first crewed test of the Orion capsule for a 10-day trip around the Moon (with...

NASA considers an early return of Crew-11 due to a medical issue with one of the crew members. An earlier spacewalk was delayed for the...

Last night was the first clear night in a while- I had a chance to image Jupiter @ 800mm: From the top, a stacked image of 40 subs...

Something happened to a Starlink satellite. Could be a space debris strike or some internal issue. The propellant tank got damaged and...

" WEAK IMPACT FAILS TO PRODUCE A STRONG STORM: As predicted, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on Dec. 9th...

Another save by NCC1701. :smile:

A SOLAR STORM IS HEADING DIRECTLY FOR EARTH: Strong G3-class geomagnetic storms are possible on Dec. 9th when a full-halo CME is...

Here is the link between these two images. I added the approximate landing spot in red in the upper image.

Interesting article that mentions some of the things the lander did to avoid the hazards in the landing area...

hi guys, Two old friend return to the visible solar disk this week 1) the large equatorial coronal hole and 2) the return of AR4274, now...

Wikipedia: Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy<a...

I don't know the origin either. At this point I can only speculate. But I'm confident that it's possible to find the origin/root cause...

I am going based on your own description of your work. Have you described it accurately? If your description is accurate then my...