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Archive for October 28th, 2020

Listen live at 4 pm ET: NASA, SpaceX to discuss Crew-1 astronaut launch plans

October 28th, 2020 by

NASA and SpaceX will hold a press conference today (Oct. 28) to discuss the upcoming Crew-1 astronaut launch and you can follow it live here at 4 p.m. EDT. Listen live.

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This new ocean-mapping satellite will help us all understand the impacts of climate change

October 28th, 2020 by

Examining coastal sea rise, tracking underwater ocean waves and adding to long-term data about climate change will be the main scientific return of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite mission.

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NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance is halfway to the Red Planet

October 28th, 2020 by

The Perseverance rover, which launched on July 30, has now traveled 146 million miles (235 million kilometers) in deep space — half of the total required to reach the Red Planet.

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China chooses landing site for its Tianwen-1 Mars rover

October 28th, 2020 by

China has apparently chosen a primary landing site for its Tianwen-1 Mars rover ahead of the spacecraft’s arrival at the Red Planet in February 2021.

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Researchers revamp famous alien-hunting equation to predict spread of COVID-19

October 28th, 2020 by

A famous equation used in the search for alien life has inspired a new model that estimates the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

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Explosive growth of Colorado wildfire seen from space

October 28th, 2020 by

The spread of the fire was visible from space.

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