Mars Odyssey

What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years – NASA Science

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What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years – NASA Science

One year on, NASA scientists are still making huge discoveries about the largest geomagnetic storm to hit Earth in two decades, the Gannon storm. The findings are helping us better understand and prepare for the ways in which the Sun’s activity can affect us. On May 10, 2024, the first G5 or “severe” geomagnetic storm … Read more

NASA’s Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits – NASA

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NASA’s Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits – NASA

The 23-year-old orbiter is taking images that offer horizon-wide views of the Red Planet similar to what astronauts aboard the International Space Station see over Earth. NASA’s longest-lived Mars robot is about to mark a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since launching 23 years ago. During that time, the … Read more

NASA Orbiter Snaps Stunning Views of Mars Horizon – NASA

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NASA Orbiter Snaps Stunning Views of Mars Horizon – NASA

The Odyssey orbiter captured clouds and dust in the Red Planet’s skies, along with one of its two tiny moons. Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of the Earth below the International Space Station. Now Mars scientists are getting a taste of what that’s like, thanks to NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey … Read more