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NASA’s Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io (video)

Submit on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 04:11

NASA’s Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet’s moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in the solar system.

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NASA’s Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface

Submit on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 03:11

NASA is building a moonquake detector for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, in hopes of learning more about lunar tremors and the internal structure of the moon.

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Ingenuity’s travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter’s 72 flights

Submit on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 01:11

NASA’s history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.

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Watch ‘Devil Comet’ approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

Submit on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 00:11

This NASA space-based observatory video shows ‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks passing past bright Jupiter while the sun explodes in the distance.

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Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

Submit on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 00:11

The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.

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Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

Submit on Friday, April 19th, 2024 23:11

Japan will test solar power transmission from space in 2025 with a miniature space-based photoelectric plant that will wirelessly transmit energy from low Earth orbit to Earth.

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China’s experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

Submit on Friday, April 19th, 2024 22:11

A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China’s moon ambitions.

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Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

Submit on Friday, April 19th, 2024 21:13

The U.S. could lose its decades-old leadership in space exploration and technology to China.

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