NASA released the first photos of Earth taken by the crew of Artemis II on Friday, hours after the mission left Earth’s orbit. The first photo, taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, shows the entire planet, and both the Northern and Southern lights are visible over the poles. Zodiacal light, created by sunlight reflecting … Read more
Artemis II crew gears up to break away from Earth orbit – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA’s mission management team cleared the Orion capsule and its three-man, one-woman crew for a critical rocket firing evening to break out of Earth orbit and head for the moon. Mark Strassmann has more. Source link
The Orion capsule and its three-man, one-woman crew successfully broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday evening, hours after NASA’s mission management team cleared the Artemis II crew for a critical rocket firing. The shuttle-era Orbital Maneuvering System engine at the base of the Orion capsule’s service module began firing for five … Read more
NASA’s mission management team cleared the Orion capsule and its three-man, one-woman crew for a critical rocket firing Thursday evening to break out of Earth orbit and head for the moon. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen spent their first … Read more
On March 2, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly touched down on Earth after spending 340 days aboard the International Space Station, then the longest spaceflight ever by an American, as part of a mission to study the health impacts of extended space travel. Watch CBS News’ coverage of Kelly’s return. Source link
In just two days, four astronauts could launch toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are set to fly on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a 10-day journey that will take them swinging around the … Read more
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to basically tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans. … Read more
Last week, President Trump postponed a summit with his Chinese counterpart on account of the war with Iran. When Trump and Xi Jinping do meet, here’s an agenda item bound to figure prominently: rare earth elements. Right now, China holds a near-monopoly over these strategic metals that are key components in so much that makes … Read more
In the race to secure the critical mineral supply chain, the U.S. government has sought to ramp up production of rare earths and rare earth magnets. Now, experts say the key to securing these supplies may not lie simply in opening new mines, but also in reusing what has already been extracted. Rare earths, a … Read more
How recycling could help power America’s rare earth future – CBS News Watch CBS News One untapped resource to meet the rising need for rare earth elements: recycling what’s already been used. Source link