Georgina Torbet
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Recent articles by Georgina:
Largest comet ever discovered is 1,000 times the typical mass
Comets are typically are 6 miles across, but scientists have recently discovered a mega comet that is 10 times that diameter. → Read More
Researchers use satellites to track ocean microplastics from space
Environmentalists have been raising awareness about microplastics in the oceans. Now, researchers are using a NASA satellite to track the problem. → Read More
How NASA Engineers Do Tech Support on Another Planet
Ever wondered how NASA fixes software glitches on its explorers? Here's how engineers are fixing problems with the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. → Read More
See and Hear Zhurong Rover Exploring the Surface of Mars
The China National Space Administration has shared video and audio footage of the Zhurong rover in action on the surface of Mars. → Read More
Could There Be Underground Lakes on Mars's Southern Pole?
A new study suggests that there could be large subsurface lakes on Mars, though it seems to be too cold for liquid water to exist in the area. → Read More
Hubble Has a Computer Problem and It's Difficult to Fix
The Hubble Space Telescope is experiencing a computer problem and is not collecting scientific data. Engineers are working on a fix, but it's proving difficult. → Read More
Virgin Galactic cleared to fly space tourists on SpaceShipTwo
The age of space tourism is almost here. Virgin Galactic has been cleared to fly paying customers on its suborbital spaceplane, the SpaceShipTwo. → Read More
Astronauts deploy a second new solar array for the International Space Station
Astronauts are making progress on upgrading the power system for the International Space Station, completing a spacewalk to install a second new solar array. → Read More
How NASA's Perseverance Rover Captured Its Iconic Selfie
Earlier this year, NASA released a now-iconic image of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars. Ever wondered how that shot was taken? → Read More
How to watch the SpaceX launch its SXM-8 mission tomorrow
SpaceX will launch a SiriusXM satellite tomorrow, Sunday, June 6. SpaceX will livestream the event and we've got all the details on how you can watch from home. → Read More
Astronomers want your help to find cosmic jellyfish galaxies
A new project is inviting the public to help research so-called jellyfish galaxies by going through imagines to identify targets for further study. → Read More
Why the Mars InSight lander is covering itself in dirt
The InSight team has come up with a counterintuitive fix for the problem of dust-covered solar panels: They got the lander to dump more dirt onto itself. → Read More
SpaceX Cargo Dragon arrives at space station carrying tiny squid
A SpaceX cargo ship that launched on Thursday, June 3 has arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) early this morning, Saturday, June 5. → Read More
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gearing up for 7th flight tomorrow
Following a wobbly sixth flight, the plucky helicopter will take to the Martian skies once again tomorrow, Sunday, June 6. → Read More
A cosmological commute: The tricky logistics of putting people on Mars
Putting people on Mars isn't as easy as loading up a rocket and blasting it off into space. Here's why it's trickier than it might seem. → Read More
Hubble peered across 150 million light-years to image this galaxy
This week's treat from the Hubble Space Telescope is an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 5037, located around 150 million light-years away. → Read More
Japan wants to send a transforming spherical robot to the moon
The moon could soon be visited by a jolly round robotic friend. The Japanese Space Agency has announced plans to build a transforming lunar rover. → Read More
Hunting for Alien Life by Examining Molecular Complexity
A team from Arizona State University has come up with a new approach to the search for alien life using biosignatures, which can look for life more broadly. → Read More
NASA shares a spectacular image of the heart of the Milky Way
A stunning image shows the heart of the Milky Way, a chaotic region of threads of gas captured in both the X-ray and radio wavelengths. → Read More
Curiosity Captures Shimmering, Iridescent Clouds on Mars
Mars rover Curiosity has been cloud hunting, and it had captured some stunning and intriguing images of clouds in a usually cloudless sky. → Read More