China successfully launched the final module of its Tiangong space station on Monday, inching closer to completion by the end of the year and a landmark moment in the country's space ambitions.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2022
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Since mid-September 2022, NASA-funded instruments have been hitching rides on commercial aircraft and collecting environmental data over New Zealand. The collaboration with Air New Zealand is the first known data-collecting ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 13, 2022
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A new aerospace company reached orbit with its second rocket launch and deployed multiple small satellites on Saturday.
Space Exploration
Oct 2, 2022
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A year after its first rocket launch failed, a new aerospace company was unsuccessful early Friday in its second attempt to place multiple satellites into orbit.
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2022
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A pair of microwave radiometers collected data on the storm as they passed over the Caribbean Sea aboard the International Space Station.
Planetary Sciences
Sep 29, 2022
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Preparations are looking up for the launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite. On behalf of NOAA, NASA develops and builds the instruments, spacecraft, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2022
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Humanity is set to make a return to the moon with the Artemis program, in what NASA says is a first step to Mars. So, who gets first dibs?
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2022
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On its mission to the Moon, NASA's Orion spacecraft is designed to use NASA's Near Space Network and Deep Space Network to navigate. But if the craft loses communication with the ground or the Networks, crews can use a backup ...
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2022
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On Monday, Aug. 29, NASA plans to launch its Orion spacecraft from the world's most powerful rocket for a trip around the moon. This launch of the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission is a step toward the goal of landing people on ...
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2022
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It's one of the stranger sights of the modern Space Age. Recently, we found ourselves under the relatively dark skies of southern Spain. Sure enough, within a few minutes, we caught sight of a chain of flashing "stars" winking ...
Astronomy
Aug 15, 2022
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