It has been 64 years since the inception of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research, which has now become the global leader in space exploration. So let’s take a look at the incredible long …
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BEIJING (AP) — Debris from a rocket that boosted part of China’s new space station into orbit fell into the sea in the Philippines on Sunday, the Chinese government announced. Most of the final stage of the Long March-5B rocket burned up after entering the atmosphere at 12:55 am, the China Manned Space Agency reported. …
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For millennia, the moon has been an endless source of fascination for mankind. Sitting roughly 240,000 miles from Earth, it is our only natural satellite and the largest visible object in the night sky. Its beauty is described by poets, it is thought to affect our moods, and it’s studied by scientists and stargazers alike. …
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Issued on: 07/26/2022 – 10:10Modified: 07/26/2022 – 10:13 A seismometer built by the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris and the space optics specialists Sodern has recorded a monster quake on Mars, the largest ever measured on the red planet. The instrument, called Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure, which is part of NASA’s InSight …
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If you take the trip to Morden, Man., make sure to stop in at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Center (CFDC) and say hello to Dave. Dave is a shark — a very, very old shark. He’s part of a new exhibit at the museum, and according to CDFC director Adolfo Cuetara, he might be the …
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1/3 An illustration depicts a small lunar rover, or CubeRover, as built by Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic next to its lander on the moon. Image courtesy of Astrobotic July 19 (UPI) — NASA is delaying a major moon mission as it continues testing the spacecraft that will deliver a rover to the lunar surface in search of …
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A joint report from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency has revealed that the $10-billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suffered “uncorrectable” damage left by a micrometeoroid strike in late May. The paper was authored by more than 200 scientists and outlined the performance of the space telescope during its commissioning …
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Astronomers have detected a strange radio signal that emits periodically “like a heartbeat” and is coming from the depths of space. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States were caught by surprise due to the intensity of the radio bursts, as well as their regularity. The signal is classified as …
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LEAD, SD (AP) — In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter. Scientists are pretty sure the invisible stuff makes up most of the universe’s mass and say we wouldn’t be …
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A small asteroid the size of a bus will make an extremely close approach to Earth on Thursday (July 7), passing within just 56,000 miles (90,000 kilometers) – or about 23 percent of the average distance between Earth and the Moon. And just a few days ago, no one knew it was coming The asteroid, …
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