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What’s Up: November 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Skywatching Home What’s Up: November 2024… Skywatching Skywatching Home Eclipses What’s Up Explore the Night Sky Night Sky Network More…

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Can we solve the satellite air pollution problem? Here are 4 possible fixes

New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent…

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams sends Happy Diwali wishes from ISS (video)

As millions of people around the world celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams radioed home…

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pictured left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, NASA…

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NASA panel calls on SpaceX to “maintain focus” on Dragon safety after recent anomalies

A recent series of anomalies by SpaceX prompted a warning by a NASA safety panel to stay focused on safety…

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Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap secures funding for rocket featuring chopstick recovery system

HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm Cosmoleap has secured more than 100 million yuan for the development of its Yueqian reusable…

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This is What it Sounds Like When the Earth’s Poles Flip

Is there something strange and alien confined deep inside the Earth? Is it trying to break free and escape into…

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International SWOT Satellite Spots Planet-Rumbling Greenland Tsunami

4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A SWOT data visualization shows water on the northern side…

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Orbital Debris is Getting Out of Control

In 1978, NASA scientists Donald J. Kessler and Burton G. Cour-Palais proposed a scenario where the density of objects in…

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Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

The partial failure of Starliner’s mission doesn’t help Boeing’s effort to bounce back from its problems. The company’s reputation has…

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