NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing salty site after treacherous journey

Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak tonight (Oct. 21) | NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing salty site after treacherous journey | NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version October 21, 2022 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak tonight (Oct. 21) (Starry Night Software) Bring a warm blanket, lie back and watch the remains of Halley's Comet burn up in our atmosphere. Full Story: Space (10/21)      NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing salty site after treacherous journey (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) After a treacherous journey, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area that is thought to have formed billions of years ago when the Red Planet's water disappeared. Full Story: Space (10/21)      NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions (Lockheed Martin) The price tag for the three spacecraft is $1.99 billion. Full Story: Space (10/21)      POLL QUESTION: The annual Orionid meteor shower is created when the debris from which object collides with Earth's atmosphere? Learn the answer here! Comet Hale-Bopp Halley's Comet Dimorphos Skylab Space Deal of the Day Save $70 with this Celestron StarSense Explorer 102AZ telescope deal (Amazon) If you're looking for a telescope that offers easy-to-use technology, a fun stargazing experience and a discount on top of that, we've scoped out a $70 discount on the Celestron StarSense Explorer 102AZ when you grab it on Amazon. Full Story: Space (10/21)      Science & Astronomy X-ray view of wreckage from a star-killing cosmic explosion reveals magnetic surprise (NASA/CXC/SAO; IXPE: NASA/MSFC) Using NASA's IXPE space observatory astronomers have mapped polarized X-rays from Cassiopeia A the remains of a massive star that went supernova. Full Story: Space (10/21)      Spaceflight Mars rover Perseverance gearing up to cache samples for future return to Earth (Perseverance) Perseverance will likely drop half of its rock samples in a depot in November or December. Full Story: Space (10/21)      NASA astronauts 'moonwalk' in the Arizona desert for our lunar future (NASA/Bill Stafford) Two NASA missions in Arizona are attempting to simulate exploration of the moon's south pole. Full Story: Space (10/21)      Technology How the space race started a technological revolution in agriculture (op-ed) (NASA) Today's agriculture embraces technology in transformative ways. Full Story: Space (10/21)      Search for Life Europe to ask for homegrown lander for troubled ExoMars rover (ESA/ATG medialab) Russia was supposed to provide the landing platform, but it's no longer part of the ExoMars program. Full Story: Space (10/21)      NASA UFO study team includes former astronaut, scientists and more (DoD/US Navy) The 16-person team includes some big names, such as former astronaut Scott Kelly. Full Story: Space (10/21)        Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005