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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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For more than 50 years, Deep Space Station 43 has been an invaluable tool for space...
For more than 50 years, Deep Space Station 43 has been an invaluable tool for space probes as they explore our solar system and push into the beyond. The DSS-43 radio antenna, located at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, near Canberra, Australia, keeps open the line of communication between humans and p...

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NASA 'shocked' by how close Russian spacecraft came to hitting satellite

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On Tuesday, Nasa launched its Space Sustainability Strategy, which aims to better map and monitor satellites...
On Tuesday, Nasa launched its Space Sustainability Strategy, which aims to better map and monitor satellites and debris, and keep orbits as clear as possible.There are currently more than 10,000 satellites orbiting the Earth – a four-fold increase since 2019 – and numbers are set to grow exponentially.Some 400,000 s...

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Piece of 5,800lb battery pallet tossed from ISS crashes through Florida home

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Published: 12:07 EDT, 2 April 2024 | Updated: 12:52 EDT, 2 April 2024 A piece of...
Published: 12:07 EDT, 2 April 2024 | Updated: 12:52 EDT, 2 April 2024 A piece of metal came crashing through a home in Florida that is believed to be from a 5,800-pound battery pallet discarded by the International Space Station (ISS).Naples homeowner Alejandro Otero was on vacation when he received a call from his ...

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The Woodpecker in Heat That Attacked and Delayed a Space Shuttle

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Close-up perspective of the woodpecker holes in the External Tank (ET) foam insulation of STS-70. [Photo...
Close-up perspective of the woodpecker holes in the External Tank (ET) foam insulation of STS-70. [Photo Credit: NASA]The most unusual, and most humorous, reason for a Space Shuttle launch delay happened with the STS-70 mission in the spring of 1995. The launch had been scheduled for early June but was delayed until...

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An exploding star nova is due to show up in our skies soon. Here's how to view

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A nearby exploding star is due to offer a spectacular show that could outshine our North...
A nearby exploding star is due to offer a spectacular show that could outshine our North Star this year.The star, which is 3,000 light-years from Earth, is expected to burst in a gigantic explosion — known as a nova — in the coming months.NASA said in a statement that the once-a-lifetime event could be so big that i...

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U.S. lands unmanned Odysseus spacecraft on moon

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An unmanned, robotic lunar lander launched by a private U.S. company landed on the moon Thursday...
An unmanned, robotic lunar lander launched by a private U.S. company landed on the moon Thursday evening.“We can confirm, without a doubt, that our equipment is on the surface of the moon,” said Stephen Altemus, CEO of Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that operated the Odysseus spacecraft. “Welcome to t...

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First U.S. moon landing since 1972 as private spacecraft touches down

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NASA lays off 530 workers at JPL, endangering future space missions

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Former NASA administrator wants to scrap lunar mission plans, start over

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Skylab 4: 50 years since the first 'mutiny' aboard a spacecraft

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X-59 supersonic X-plane gets rolled out by NASA and Lockheed Martin

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NASA cracks open trove of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu after months

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

NASA 'shocked' by how close Russian spacecraft came to hitting satellite

Piece of 5,800lb battery pallet tossed from ISS crashes through Florida home

The Woodpecker in Heat That Attacked and Delayed a Space Shuttle

An exploding star nova is due to show up in our skies soon. Here's how to view

U.S. lands unmanned Odysseus spacecraft on moon

First U.S. moon landing since 1972 as private spacecraft touches down

NASA lays off 530 workers at JPL, endangering future space missions

Former NASA administrator wants to scrap lunar mission plans, start over

Skylab 4: 50 years since the first 'mutiny' aboard a spacecraft

X-59 supersonic X-plane gets rolled out by NASA and Lockheed Martin

NASA cracks open trove of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu after months