Russian astronauts avoided a coolant leak during a spacewalk after identifying the damaged radiator as the source.

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 sent a spacecraft called Psyche to explore a valuable asteroid containing rare metals, launching it on a six-year journey that cost $1.2 billion.

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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Scientists report that samples retrieved from the asteroid Bennu by NASA contain both carbon and water.

Rocks and soil gathered from the space rock known as Bennu NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe recently returned samples from space to Earth, revealing a high concentration of carbon and water-bearing clay minerals. These minerals date back to the early days of the solar system, providing valuable information about the origin of our planet. This discovery also

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The Atlas 5 rocket has successfully launched two Amazon satellites for the purpose of testing a space-based internet service.

On Friday, a rocket from United Launch Alliance called Atlas 5 was launched. It carried two internet satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper program into orbit. This adds to the competition in the space-based broadband market that is currently controlled by SpaceX. According to Rajeev Badyal, vice president of technology for Project Kuiper, although we have conducted

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Virgin Galactic successfully completes its 4th commercial suborbital spaceflight, carrying 3 space tourists.

Richard Branson’s company, Virgin Galactic, sent a team of six people, including three tourists, on a quick trip to the lower atmosphere on Friday. This was their fourth suborbital spaceflight, following their pattern of launching one mission per month at a fast pace. paying customers aboard. At noon EDT, British advertising executive Trevor Beattie, American

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