Air Force's mystery space plane lands, ends 2-year mission
The Air Force's mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission.
Space Exploration
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Study reveals unexpected fire role in longleaf pine forests
The longleaf pine forests of the southeastern U.S. depend on frequent fire to maintain their structure and the diversity of plants and animals they support. New research from the University of Georgia has found that fire ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2019
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NASA launches Orion crew capsule to test abort system
NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2019
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Driving force of volcanic super-hazards uncovered
Massey volcanologists have discovered the driving force behind superheated gas-and-ash clouds from volcanic eruptions, which may help save lives and infrastructure around the globe.
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2019
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Team harnesses spin of electrons to power tech devices
Building on the Air Force's need to develop tech devices that require minimal charging in the field, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is using principles in quantum science and engineering to build a graphene-based ...
General Physics
Apr 3, 2019
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket makes 10th flight test (Update)
With an eye to launching the first tourists to space by year's end, Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, blasted off the 10th test flight of its New Shepard rocket on Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2019
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Mars new home 'a large sandbox'
With InSight safely on the surface of Mars, the mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is busy learning more about the spacecraft's landing site. They knew when InSight landed on Nov. 26 ...
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2018
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Showtime for SpaceX's big new rocket with sports car on top
SpaceX's big new rocket stood ready to blast off on its first test flight Tuesday, as crowds began gathering at daybreak for the afternoon launch debut.
Space Exploration
Feb 6, 2018
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One more thing to ask Alexa: Where's Santa on Christmas Eve?
Alexa, where's Santa?
Internet
Dec 24, 2017
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Monitoring activity in the geosynchronous belt
In the darkness of 2 a.m. on Aug. 26, the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida, lit up with the bright plume of a Minotaur rocket lifting off from its launch pad. Aboard the rocket, a satellite developed by the MIT Lincoln Laboratory ...
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2017
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