All posts tagged "Space"
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21.7KNewsUS Department of Defense documents reveal wormholes and extra dimensions research
As part of a US Department of Defense (DoD) project named the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), the US government funded...
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35.9KNewsChina successfully sprouts cotton seeds on the moon in a historic first
International discussions about sending humans to the Moon and Mars have brought many challenges waiting to be solved, and among them is...
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46.4KNewsSpaceX completes 8th mission for longtime customer in first launch of 2019
At 10:31 a.m., EST today, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket containing a batch of 10 satellites for longtime customer Iridium Communications...
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33.2KNewsEurope’s space agency releases “best of Mars” video, showcasing 15 years of stunning satellite imagery
In a recap of its Mars Express imaging satellite’s fifteen years orbiting the red planet, the European Space Agency, NASA’s European equivalent,...
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24.9KNewsNASA is crashing a satellite into an asteroid to gather data about asteroid deflection
The threat of asteroids crashing into Earth isn’t a new concern. We’ve been warned about it by science fiction authors and Hollywood...
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57.3KNewsFirst living tissue 3D printed in space aboard International Space Station
Using the “Organaut”, a 3D bioprinter designed for microgravity, Russia has become the first country to print living tissue in space. After...
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33.2KNewsStartup fined $900k for launching illegal satellites, points to future space law challenges
Swarm Technologies, Inc., a satellite startup aiming to create the world’s lowest-cost satellite network, has been fined $900,000 by the U.S. Federal...
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46.7KNewsNASA lab confirms DNA sugar can be made in space, adding evidence that ‘life’ could be all over the universe
NASA researchers at the Ames’ Astrophysics and Astrochemistry Lab in Mountain View, California have provided the first experimental evidence demonstrating that the...
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24.4KNewsNASA’s InSight hopes to detect “marsquakes”, deploys seismometer on Mars
In another historic feat for NASA’s InSight lander, a seismometer has now been deployed on Mars, marking the first time a scientific...
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24.7KNewsGiant Martian crater filled with ice and snow captured in festive holiday photos
The European Space Agency’s red planet orbiter Mars Express has captured a festive photo of the snowy Korolev crater just in time for...
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42.1KNewsMars travelers can use ‘Star Trek’ Tricorder-like features using smartphone biotech: study
Plans to take humans to the Moon and Mars come with numerous challenges, and the health of space travelers is no exception....
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24.5KNewsNASA’s Parker Solar Probe takes first picture inside the Sun’s atmosphere
Traveling at the record-breaking speed of 213,200 miles per hour, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe came within 15 million miles of the Sun’s...
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53.9KNewsVirgin Galactic reaches space in rocket-powered plane, eyes space tourism in 2019
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by entrepreneur Richard Branson, has successfully made it to space for the first time with...
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45.1KNewsNASA opens $2.6 billion in contract services for Moon to Mars missions
“We are going,” is an important part NASA’s motto for its return to the Moon, and to get there, the space agency...
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35.8KNewsNASA’s Mars InSight mission opens doors to hyper-affordable satellite industry
On November 26, 2018, NASA’s InSight lander arrived at Mars, our neighboring red planet, after a nearly seven month journey through deep...
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22.8KNewsNASA’s Mars InSight shares first images from the Red Planet
Confirmed today at 2:53 pm EST, NASA’s InSight lander safely touched down on the surface of Mars. After six years without a...
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47.9KNewsNASA’s InSight lander prepares for Mars arrival on Monday, live stream 3pm ET (7pm UTC)
On Monday, NASA’s InSight lander will complete the final phase of its journey to Mars by touching down on the planet’s red...
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28.6KNewsFeasibility study suggests use of high-power lasers to contact alien civilizations
We currently have, or could quickly develop, the technology to communicate with nearby alien worlds, according to a study recently published by the...
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21.4KNewsEx-SpaceX engineer leads Stratolaunch to major rocket engine test milestone
Led by rocket propulsion expert Jeff Thornburg, Stratolaunch – famous for owning the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built – has completed the...
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16.7KNewsNASA’s famed Kepler telescope that discovered thousands of planets officially dead in space
After staring into the far reaches of our galaxy and beyond for nine years, space telescope Kepler was finally decommissioned by NASA...
