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Archive for September, 2020

The clouds of Venus join the shortlist for potential signs of life in our solar system

September 14th, 2020 by

Venus isn’t the only world beyond Earth where scientists have gotten a possible whiff of life.

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Alien-hunting telescope suffered ‘no damage to electronics’ during mysterious midnight disaster

September 14th, 2020 by

Mysterious midnight disaster spared critical electronics in iconic alien-hunting telescope called the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

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Stark new imagery reveals the scary extent of West Coast wildfires

September 14th, 2020 by

Smoke blankets the West Coast in the new images.

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On This Day in Space: Sept. 14, 1966: Gemini 11 sets all-time altitude record

September 14th, 2020 by

On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA’s Gemini 11 mission set an all-time spaceflight altitude record. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Mind-blowing Andromeda galaxy and ‘Cosmic Inferno’ earn space photo contest’s top prizes

September 14th, 2020 by

An international contest for space photography awarded its top prize to the photographer who captured a unique view of the Andromeda galaxy.

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What makes Earth’s atmosphere so special?

September 14th, 2020 by

For all the biological activity on our homeworld, we’re not the only interesting planet orbiting the sun. There are some other equally amazing places in the solar system. Here is just a sampling.

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China’s launch of new satellite fails

September 13th, 2020 by

China’s optical remote-sensing satellite Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C was lost in a launch failure.

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JAXA delays H3 due to technical issues

September 13th, 2020 by

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been pressing forward with the development of the H3 Launch Vehicle. In the process, a technical problem was identified regarding the LE-9 first-stage engine, which is a new engine now under development.

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