Researchers report new results from the NASA Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration project, which develops and tests new advanced laser sources for deep-space optical communication. The ability ...
Astronomy
Dec 9, 2022
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As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2022
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NASA's Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday, flying over a couple Apollo landing sites before heading home.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2022
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The night sky is a shared wilderness. On a dark night, away from the city lights, you can see the stars in the same way as your ancestors did centuries ago. You can see the Milky Way and the constellations associated with ...
Astronomy
Dec 1, 2022
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on the 52nd successful flight of the year from the Space Coast.
Space Exploration
Nov 28, 2022
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NASA's Space Launch System roared off the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center and into the record books, for now.
Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2022
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The first astronaut—or astronauts—with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency.
Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2022
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While millions of Americans plan for the upcoming holidays, a variety of critical research and supplies will head to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SpaceX's 26th Commercial Resupply Services mission (SpaceX ...
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2022
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A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights. For its second trip to space, the Aurora Current and Electrodynamics Structures II, or ACES II, instrument ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 16, 2022
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I love a good space launch, and I have been eagerly awaiting NASA's powerful new Space Launch System rocket to take off as the first part of NASA's ambitious Artemis Mission to put U.S. astronauts back on the Moon. But this ...
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2022
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