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MISSIONS
Unlocking Venus’ Hidden Secrets
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The DAVINCI—Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging—mission embodies the spirit of innovation and exploration that its namesake, Leonardo da Vinci, was famous for.
Scheduled to launch in the early 2030s, DAVINCI will explore Venus with both a spacecraft and a descent probe. DAVINCI’s probe will be the first in the 21st century to brave Venus’ atmosphere as it descends from above the planet’s clouds down to its surface.
DAVINCI'S FIRSTS
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MISSIONS
Exploring Earth’s Sister Planet
DAVINCI will bring a rich suite of instruments to Venus to address long-standing questions about Earth’s sister planet. Some scientists think Venus may once have been more Earth-like in the past, with oceans and pleasant surface temperatures—DAVINCI data will help determine if this intriguing possibility is true.
THE MISSION
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM
A Blueprint for Space Exploration
NASA's Moon to Mars architecture defines the elements—rockets, spacecraft, rovers, spacesuits, communications relays, and more—that will be incrementally developed and delivered to the Moon and Mars for long-term, human-led scientific discovery in deep space.
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THE UNIVERSE
Tipped Over
NASA researchers have discovered a perplexing case of a black hole that appears to be “tipped over,” rotating in an unexpected direction relative to the galaxy surrounding it. That galaxy, called NGC 5084, has been known for years, but the sideways secret of its central black hole lay hidden in old data archives.
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HUMANS IN SPACE
Wired for Deep Space
A maze of cables and sensors snakes through a major piece of Gateway, humanity’s first space station around the Moon, during a key testing phase earlier this year to ensure the lunar-orbiting science lab can withstand the harsh conditions of deep space.
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As part of the agency’s efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA released its final goals and objectives for low Earth orbit on Monday, Dec. 16, defining the long-term approach toward advancing microgravity science, technology, and exploration for the benefit of all. | |
Today we celebrate the 85th anniversary of Ames Research Center. On December 20, 1939, the NACA (the predecessor of NASA) broke ground at Moffett Field in California—now in the heart of Silicon Valley—to establish their second laboratory location in the United States. | |
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Find out the answer in next week's edition of the NASA newsletter 🤓 | | |
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Last week we asked, what did Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt use to make a replacement fender for the Lunar Roving Vehicle when it was damaged on their first day of extravehicular activities. The answer? Duct tape and paper maps! The substitute fender was made by taping four lunar maps together as a replacement for the broken fender to prevent large quantities of lunar soil from covering the astronauts and the vehicle while in use. | |
Black holes are mysterious, far away, and can bend the fabric of reality itself—but we're learning more about them all the time. Ronald Gamble, a NASA theoretical astrophysicist, uses math, computer coding, and a dash of creativity to peer inside some of the universe's most extreme objects. We'll explore what it would feel like to get pulled into a black hole and what people get wrong about black holes. | |
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