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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for science. Here's what's next.

The first science work for the $10 billion telescope should start in the early summer.
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McElwain emphasized that the "static wavefront error," a metric concerning how well the observatory performs as it collects light from distant objects, is much better than engineers calculated before launch.

More simply put, the telescope is performing with better accuracy and position than expected.
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this is going to be EPIC!
 
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New photo reveals a NASA spacecraft cloaked in Martian dust​

Planetary scientist Paul Byrne created this compilation of NASA images showing the InSight spacecraft on its 10th day on Mars, and the lander 1,201 days later.

Planetary scientist Paul Byrne created this compilation of NASA images showing the InSight spacecraft on its 10th day on Mars, and the lander 1,201 days later.

Anyone planning to move to Mars should probably account for dust. Lots of dust.
Earlier this month NASA announced that it would soon have to cease science operations on its Mars InSight lander due to diminishing power levels from the vehicle's dust-cloaked solar panels. The spacecraft, which landed on the red planet in November 2018 to study seismic activity, simply cannot produce enough power to operate normally.
 
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Planetary scientist Paul Byrne created this compilation of NASA images showing the InSight spacecraft on its 10th day on Mars, and the lander 1,201 days later.

Planetary scientist Paul Byrne created this compilation of NASA images showing the InSight spacecraft on its 10th day on Mars, and the lander 1,201 days later.
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A multibillion dollar operation comes to a close for the want of a $10 duster (and someone to use it).​

 

A leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays​

A rendering of SpaceX's Starship lander on the surface of the Moon.

A rendering of SpaceX's Starship lander on the surface of the Moon.

For several years now, NASA has publicly discussed the initial phase of its Artemis Moon program. These first three missions, to be conducted over the next four or five years, are steps toward establishing a human presence on the Moon.
The Artemis I mission should launch later this year, testing NASA's Space Launch System rocket and boosting the Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit. The second mission, Artemis II, will more or less be a repeat, only with four humans on board Orion. Then comes the big test, Artemis III, which will send two humans to the Moon and back during the middle of this decade.
Beyond these missions, however, NASA has been vague about the timing of future Artemis missions to the Moon, even as some members of Congress have pressed for more details. Now, we may know why. Ars Technica has obtained internal planning documents from the space agency showing an Artemis mission schedule and manifest for now through fiscal year 2034.​

 
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