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NASA has initiated the launch of a spacecraft on a 12-year-long mission. NASA successfully launches spacecraft on a 12-year mission at 09:27. The spacecraft, which was on a mission to study asteroids, successfully made contact with NASA following a speedy encounter with an asteroid on Wednesday. The spacecraft, named Lucy The main goal of the
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29th test flight On Thursday, Alan Stern, a planetary scientist who led NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto, had the opportunity to experience a flight to the edge of space and return on Virgin Galactic’s winged spaceplane. This marked the company’s 29th test flight. the fifth sub-orbital flight for commercial purposes. Kellie Gerardi, a renowned
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On Wednesday, Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara went outside the International Space Station to replace a bearing assembly in a solar array rotation mechanism. However, the assignment took more time than anticipated and they were not able to retrieve a malfunctioning electronics box as originally intended. This was the inaugural spacewalk for Moghbeli and
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dubbed “unidentified flying objects” The US Department of Defense has created an online form for individuals who are currently or formerly employed by the government, contractors, or military personnel to report any information they have regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). This is the official term used by the government for objects that were previously referred
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According to the British Astronomy Association, a large comet known as 12P/Pons-Brooks has experienced two explosions within a span of four months while approaching Earth. Astronomers have closely monitored the comet and its “outbursts,” which involve sudden and significant releases of dust and gas. Some have even compared its appearance to that of the Millennium
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China sent out a new team of three individuals to the Tiangong space station on Thursday morning to replace the current three “taikonauts” who have been living in orbit for six months. At 11:14 a.m. local time, commander Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin were launched into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center,
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Two Russian astronauts went outside of the International Space Station on Wednesday and successfully contained a leaking radiator, resulting in leftover coolant being released into space from the leak site. Oleg Kononenko, a cosmonaut, intended to absorb the accumulated coolant using a towel. However, he was instructed to vacate the premises promptly after he noticed
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NASA has stated that an upcoming meteor shower will be one of the most stunning displays of the year, with its peak expected in the near future. NASA reported that the Orionids are notable for their high speed and luminosity, with the meteors moving at a rate of approximately 148,000 miles per hour or 41
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NASA reported that a recent satellite photo depicted a large area of the United States covered by a dark patch. However, this was actually the moon, which created an eclipse and cast a shadow over North America last weekend. On Saturday, the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera captured an image of the moon causing a significant
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Starting off with a bang, NASA’s $1.2 billion project Psyche asteroid probe Launched on Friday via a Falcon Heavy rocket, the spacecraft embarked on a journey of 2.2 billion miles into space towards a unique asteroid rich in metals. This asteroid could potentially provide insight on the formation of rocky planets such as Earth. Lindy
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