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SpaceX launches 21 new Starlink satellites SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 new Starlink satellites 03:18 Debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off in the United States on February 1 entered the Earth’s atmosphere over Poland on Wednesday, the Polish space agency said. A 1.5 meter by one meter (five feet by
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2024 space exploration and advancements Looking back on 2024 space exploration and advancements 04:30 Astronomy fans can enjoy the Snow Moon, February’s full moon, this week. The full moon will reach peak illumination on Wednesday at 8:53 a.m. EST, with the best viewing opportunities on Tuesday night and Wednesday night, according to the Old Farmer’s
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Astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study an asteroid that has a small chance of striking Earth less than eight years from now. Characterized as a potential “city-killer,” the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have increased slightly since then, according to
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Contrary to a recent social media post from President Trump, Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Barry “Butch” Wilmore have not been “virtually abandoned” in space, despite a mission that’s been extended from a little more than one week to more than nine months. “I don’t think I’m abandoned. I don’t think we’re
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Hubble Telescope captures cosmic collision from 50 million years ago – CBS News Watch CBS News The Hubble Telescope took a snapshot of what astronomers are calling the Bullseye Galaxy. The distant galaxy contains nine rings of stars that were formed when a blue dwarf galaxy crashed through the center of the galaxy. View CBS
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Space debris plummeting back to Earth could be a growing problem for aircraft, researchers warned in a new study. The study authors, all affiliated with Canada’s University of British Columbia, said that the probability of space debris hitting an airplane is small, but the risk is rising due to increases in both space debris reentries
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A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the sun. Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one
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Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore took a stroll outside the International Space Station on Thursday, marking their 239th day in orbit by carrying out a task originally planned for a spacewalk last summer. In the process, Williams became the world’s most experienced female spacewalker, logging more than 62 hours outside the lab
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Sample returned from asteroid Bennu contained life’s building blocks, scientists say – CBS News Watch CBS News Samples of rock and dirt which were returned to Earth in 2023 from the asteroid Bennu have been analyzed and found to contain some of the key building blocks of life, including ammino acids, scientists said Wednesday. View
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President Trump blamed the Biden administration Tuesday for “abandoning” two astronauts who have been stuck aboard the International Space Station in the wake of problems last summer with their Boeing Starliner capsule. In a post to his Truth Social platform, the president said he has asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to “go get” the two
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