Premium Only Content

How nasa Use Gravity and Radio Waves to study plantes And moon
The Deep Space Network, NASA's international
collection of giant radio antennas used to
communicate with spacecraft at the Moon and
beyond, helps scientists and engineers use gravity and
radio science experiments to learn more about our
planetary neighborhood.
After reaching a spacecraft reaches its destination, it
uses radio antennas to communicate with the Deep
Space Network, which in turn transmits radio signals
back to the spacecraft. Every spacecraft travels in a
predetermined path emitting radio signals as it orbits
around its target. Scientists and engineers can infer
the spacecraft's location and how fast it's going by
measuring changes in the spacecraft's radio signal
frequency. This is made possible by the Doppler
effect, the same phenomenon that causes a siren to
sound different as it travels towards and away from
you.
The Doppler phenomenon is observed here when the
spacecraft and the Deep Space Network antenna
move in relation to each other. Differences between
the frequency of radio signals sent by the spacecraft
ani+ hi4andi
as it orbits and signals received on Earth give us
details about the gravitational field of a planetary
body. For example, if the gravity is slightly stronger,
the spacecraft will accelerate slightly more. If gravity
is slightly weaker, the spacecraft will accelerate
slightly less. By developing a model of the planetary
body's gravitational field, which can be mapped as a
gravitational shape, scientists and researchers can
deduce information about its internal structure.
The Deep Space Network was developed by and is
managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
in Southern California. The antennas of the Deep
Space Network are the indispensable link to robotic
explorers venturing beyond Earth. They provide the
crucial connection for commanding our spacecraft
and receiving never-before-seen images and scientific
information on Earth, propelling our understanding of
the universe, our solar system and ultimately, our
place within it.
JPL manages the Deep Space Network for the Space
Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program,
based at NASA Headquarters within the Space
Operations Mission Directorate.
-
DeVory Darkins
1 hour ago $13.82 earnedDemocrats suffer MAJOR SETBACK as CNN forced to admit Trump is WINNING
43.1K20 -
1:57:10
The Charlie Kirk Show
2 hours agoBoomer No Kings Commies Dream of Violence | Sav Hernandez, Cernovic, Gov. Youngkin | 10.20.2025
40.9K11 -
LIVE
Dr Disrespect
3 hours ago🔴LIVE - DR DISRESPECT - BATTLEFIELD 6 - CHASING 100 KILLS
1,803 watching -
7:42
Dr. Nick Zyrowski
5 hours agoNAC ( N-Acetyl Cysteine) - The Supplement the FDA Tried to Ban (Here’s Why)
4462 -
2:03:34
Tucker Carlson
1 hour agoCovid Whistleblower: Predicting Pandemics & Exposing the CIA and Peter Daszak’s Alliance With China
907 -
35:26
Sean Unpaved
2 hours agoMLB Meets CFB Chaos: Ohtani's Unicorn Night, Napier's Swamp Exit, & Bama's Rivalry Roll!
4.7K -
LIVE
Nerdrotic
4 hours agoOne Woke After Another Isn't WOKE According to Woke People? - Nerdrotic Nooner 527
386 watching -
1:03:26
Timcast
2 hours agoSecret Service Discovers HUNTING STAND Aimed At Trump, No Kings Protests FLOP
107K91 -
2:03:54
Steven Crowder
4 hours agoNo Kings Lies Debunked: The Largest Protest Ever or Communist Psyop?
303K282 -
LIVE
Side Scrollers Podcast
21 hours ago🔴SIDE SCROLLERS FUND-A-THON🔴DAY 1🔴100% REVENUE HELPS CHANGE CULTURE!
819 watching