Clipper

In a celestial nod to human creativity and curiosity, NASA is set to launch its Europa Clipper spacecraft in October, bound for Jupiter's moon Europa. Nestled within the spacecraft is a symbolic message, marking a departure from NASA's longstanding tradition of sending inspirational dispatches into the cosmos.The heart of this cosmic artefact is a triangular metal plate, approximately 7 by 11 inches, constructed from tantalum. Adorning its surface is an engraving of U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón's handwritten "In Praise…

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NASA’s campaign to gather names for a sort of “message in a bottle” that will fly with its upcoming Europa Clipper mission closes after this weekend, so if you were hoping to participate but haven’t yet made your submission, you’d better hurry up and do so. The signatures will accompany a poem written for Europa by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón, which will be engraved in Limón’s handwriting on a metal plate attached to the spacecraft. Europa, one of Jupiter’s largest moons, is thought to have a deep saltwater ocean beneath…

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Capturing the perfect photo is often hindered by unwanted background elements. After all, there is no telling when the best opportunity for a perfect photo arises. Whenever that happens, you just point and clock your photo, but realise only afterwards that the background is somehow ruining it all and perhaps it may even cause you to junk one of the best images you ever took, simply because of the background. But thankfully there are various tools available these days that can easily remove those elements. Samsung also…

NASA wants to send your name to deep space. The move is part of an ongoing campaign that the space agency is calling “Message in a Bottle,” which will see several names and messages added to a microchip and shipped off to Europa, one of the Jovian moons. The entire thing is part of the build-up for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, which will see a spacecraft traveling to Jupiter and then exploring its moon Europa. The microchip will hitch a ride aboard the spacecraft through 1.8 billion miles of space, traveling…

For scientists hoping to find life beyond Earth, Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is one of the most intriguing places in the solar system. In October 2024 NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will blast off on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Jupiter. It will be equipped with massive solar panels, several cameras, an instrument that can sniff out chemicals in the moon’s atmosphere—and a 21-line poem entitled “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa.” The poem was written by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, who says she’ll be on the…

NASA has several space exploratory missions to planets such as Mars and Jupiter in place, and now the space agency is offering a unique opportunity for the public to have their name etched on a NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter's moon, Europa. The project, called Message in a Bottle, has been launched in collaboration with the Library of Congress which allows participants to sign their names alongside a poem by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón.Get your names etched on NASA spacecraftBy signing up, your name will be laser…

The “Message in a Bottle” campaign offers everyone the opportunity to have their name stenciled onto a microchip bearing U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa.” The chip will ride aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft to Jupiter and its moon Europa. Credit: NASA<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and…

Samsung‘s newly-launched premium mid-range smartphone Galaxy A54 5G is receiving a big software update. The handset is picking up the latest security patch and seemingly some new features and improvements as well. It may be getting the Image Clipper feature. Samsung started rolling out the latest update to the Galaxy A54 5G a few days back. The new OTA (0ver the air) software release for the phone is already available widely in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Australia. The update in the former three markets comes with…