Asteroids were once viewed as the vermin of the sky, disrupting astronomical observations by leaving streaks on long-exposure photographic plates used to take pictures of the stars. How times have changed. These remnants ...
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2016
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Satellites used to be the exclusive playthings of rich governments and wealthy corporations. But increasingly, as space becomes more democratized, these sophisticated technologies are coming within reach of ordinary people. ...
Space Exploration
May 26, 2016
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For three student teams, the dream of building and working on a real space mission is coming true. At 01:50 CEST (23:50 GMT) today, a trio of student-built CubeSats were released into space as part of ESA's Education Office ...
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2016
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We might commonly think of Earth as having an oxygen-dominated atmosphere, but in reality the molecule makes up only a fifth of our air. Most of what surrounds us is nitrogen, at 78 percent. Astrobiologists are beginning ...
Astronomy
Jan 13, 2016
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There are several space stories we're anticipating for 2016 but one story might appear—to some—to belong in the realm of science fiction: sometime in the coming year Elon Musk will likely reveal his plans for colonizing ...
Space Exploration
Jan 4, 2016
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High winds in Florida have pushed to Sunday Orbital ATK's launch of its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station, the latest in a series of delays due to weather.
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2015
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People often criticize the amount of money spent on space exploration. Sometimes it's well-meaning friends and family who say that that money is wasted, and would be better spent on solving problems here on Earth. In fact, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2015
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(Phys.org)—Tiny spacecraft have their ambitions of space exploration too. The small-sized satellites called CubeSats, made of box-shaped four-inch units, are successfully operating in the low Earth orbit, conducting a variety ...
A relic of the early Space Age turns 44 years old this week.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2015
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A rocket carrying a secret payload for the U.S. government has successfully launched from the central California coast.
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2015
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