All posts tagged "Space"
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291ScienceThe ‘original’ John Glenn gave his ‘go’ for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket
John Glenn’s last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin’s first orbital-class rocket. Nine...
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NASA to Cover Two Spacewalks, Hold Preview News Conference
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 91 on Thursday, Jan. 16, and U.S. spacewalk 92...
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Boldly boost your bartending skills with ‘Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium’
The holiday season might be over, but that should never dampen your spirits for becoming a master mixologist in the new year,...
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Research may boost next-generation space rockets
Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That’s the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant professor at the University...
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James Webb Space Telescope spots record-breaking collection of stars in far-flung galaxy
New year, new milestone: A cosmic quirk of nature has allowed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to capture images of 44...
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Blue Origin to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket on Jan. 10
We now have a launch date for the debut mission of Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket. If all goes according to...
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The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon
As winter continues in the Northern Hemisphere, the daily periods of sunlight continue to lengthen. Our 24-hour clock is based on the...
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How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) An equal collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation,...
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India delays 1st space docking of SpaDeX satellites, ‘further validation’ needed
India postponed its first attempt to dock two spaceraft in Earth orbit to allow more time for tests as the country prepares...
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Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)
Instead of chilled glasses and champagne bubbles to ring in the New Year, how about gassy geysers and frosty avalanches? That’s exactly...
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NASA Names Adam Schlesinger as Commercial Lunar Payload Services Project Manager
Official portrait of Adam Schlesinger. NASA/Bill Stafford NASA has selected Adam Schlesinger as manager for CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services). Schlesinger previously...
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Defying Gravity – NASA
In this Dec. 11, 1963, image, technicians prepare a test subject for studies on the Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator at NASA’s Langley...
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US Space Force broke its launch record in 2024 with 93 liftoffs
An impressive 93 United States Space Force launches lifted off from Florida’s coast in 2024, setting a new Space Force record for...
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Soil Remediation at White Sands Test Facility
NASA White Sands Test Facility Las Cruces, New Mexico Soil Remediation at the 600 Area Off-Site Pile Origins of the 600 Area...
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How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy ‘kiss’
New research suggests that billions of years ago, Pluto may have captured its largest moon, Charon, with a very brief icy “kiss.”...
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BluShift Aerospace hopes to launch 1st suborbital rocket from Maine in 2025
After a successful engine burn test in October, Maine-based bluShift Aerospace is planning for its next big milestone: a suborbital flight test...
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SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7 test flight will deploy simulated Starlink satellites for 1st time
SpaceX is ready for the next Starship flight test, aiming to make strides toward full reusability of the launch system at the...
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15Science‘Kiss and capture’: scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon | Pluto
It sounds like one of Kipling’s Just So Stories but it is rooted in science: experts say they have a new theory...
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Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of mysterious repeating radio bursts from space
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Natasha Hurley-Walker...
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SpaceX aims to launch 1st Starlink satellites of 2025 today, and you can watch live
SpaceX is set to launch the first batch of its internet satellites this year from Florida’s Space Coast today (Jan. 6). A...
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Dark Energy Camera captures thousands of galaxies in stunning image
Astronomers have captured a breathtaking new image of thousands of galaxies, thanks to the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) mounted on the U.S....
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Desert planets like those in ‘Dune’ and ‘Star Wars’ unlikely to host life, NASA says
It’s no secret that science fiction writers are fond of rooting their imagined alien lifeforms on theoretical desert planets. These arid worlds...
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