Outer space
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discoveryandexplorationofthesolarsystem
NASA Power Hack Extends 45-Year Voyager 2 Mission Even Longer
At 12 billion miles (20 billion kilometers) from Earth, Voyager 2 is so far that it takes more than 22…
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Suffered an Alarming Memory Glitch
A time lapse sequence of color-enhanced images of Jupiter from NASA’s Juno spacecraft.Image: NASA NASA’S Jupiter mission is back in…
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China’s Latest Out-of-Control Rocket Expected to Crash on November 4
The launch of Long March 5B on July 24, 2022. Photo: Liu Huaiyu (AP) A 21-metric-ton core stage is poised…
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Congress Sneaks NASA Authorization Bill Into CHIPS
NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket sits at Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Photo: Eva…
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Joint Europe-Japan Spacecraft Captures First Photos of Mercury
A space mission jointly launched by the European and Japanese space agencies has captured its first, up-close look at the…
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SpaceX Starship Stacking Produces the Tallest Rocket Ever Built
Starship SN20 as it’s being lifted to the top of the Super Heavy booster. Image: Elon Musk/SpaceX Earlier today, engineers…
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Ticket-Holder for Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Ride Now Has Something Better to Do
Amazon executive chairman and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaking after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in…
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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity Nails Nails Third Space Flight
VSS Unity in space over New Mexico.Photo: Virgin Galactic Space tourism really is the hot topic among billionaires nowadays, and…
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Meet VIPER, NASA’s New Water-Hunting, Crater-Crushing Lunar Rover
Conceptual image of VIPER. Image: NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter Equipped with headlights and a suite of powerful instruments, NASA’s VIPER is…
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European Space Agency Lays Out Plans for a Lunar Satellite Network
A mock-up of the Heracles lunar lander, slated to head to the moon in the late 2020s.Illustration: ESA/ATG Medialab The…
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