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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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2023 A solar eclipse in the shape of a ring will be observable in certain areas of Colorado during October of 2023. An eclipse of the sun, known as an annular solar eclipse, will be able to be seen in some areas of Colorado on October at 01:12. A stunning occurrence of a solar eclipse,
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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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On Monday, a secondary radiator on a module of a Russian space station experienced a leak. This is the third time within the past year that a Russian component has had a loss of coolant for heat dissipation. The effect of this incident on station operations is currently unknown, but officials have stated that the
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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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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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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, operated by NASA, has a camera onboard. Perserverance rover According to a news release from the agency, a dust devil measuring over a mile in height was observed moving across a ridge on Mars. NASA reported that on August 30, 2023, while near the Jezero Crater on Mars,
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Merely 14 days prior to its scheduled launch, engineers stumbled upon a significant issue with the thrusters in NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe. Luckily, the solution was not too complicated and the launch of the $1.2 billion mission was only delayed by a week. On Saturday, Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton revealed that we stumbled upon the
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