Sky skimmers: The race to fly satellites at the lowest orbits yet
There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon
This week, NASA released the first image from the Europa Clipper spacecraft's voyage. The image is a mosaic of a star field, created from three shots the solar-powered orbiter captured in December of ...
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Forgotten astronaut of 1969 moon landing shares bizarre way they were treated upon returning to Earth
The 'forgotten astronaut' of the 1969 moon landing shared the bizarre way they were treated upon returning to Earth following ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures First Starfield Images From Deep Space
NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments ...
NASA’s Juno Uncovers Io’s 80 Trillion Watt Volcanic Monster That Shatters Records
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has uncovered an immense volcanic hot spot on Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing any previously recorded ...
Pink Floyd’s Classic Single Is A Top 40 Hit Again For The First Time In Years
Pink Floyd's “Comfortably Numb” is a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom again this week, more than 40 years after it was first ...
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...
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See the First Stunning Images Taken by the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on Its 'Scenic Route' to the Moon
On its way to the moon, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has taken its first space pictures as it orbits Earth.
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Lunar module captures Earth and Moon together, and the images go viral
Blue Ghost, the lunar module from Firefly Aerospace, made an impressive capture while on its way to the Moon. O post Lunar ...
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The 90-Meter-Tall "Phobos Monolith" Is Puzzling The Internet Once Again
"When people find out about that they're going to say 'who put that there?'," Buzz Aldrin once said of the monolith.
Jupiter's 'tormented moon' Io just unleashed the most powerful volcanic event ever seen
NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in ...
‘Star City’: Rhys Ifans To Star In Apple TV+’s ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff
Rhys Ifans is set to lead the cast of Apple TV+'s upcoming series Star City, a spinoff from the streamer's space drama For ...