The view from the Command Module as the Lunar Module descends to the surface. The Apollo 11 landing site is at the center of the photo.
Not all tech needs to be a distraction.
Katalyst's Link spacecraft is tumbling in orbit, which is a troubling sign for a rescue mission.
The heat could be rising from cooling lava flows beneath a layer of solidified crust.
The SMILE mission will spend three years studying how our planet's magnetosphere interacts with solar weather.
The tool isn't a one-step solution to the complex task of mission planning, but it will be a useful in evaluating the best trajectory for each mission, the researchers say.
The tiny chip could allow spacecraft to make decisions on their own without human input.
Photo: NASA 
