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Archive for February, 2021

On This Day in Space! Feb. 22, 1966: Soviet space dogs launch on record-setting mission

February 22nd, 2021 by

On Feb. 22, 1966, two Soviet space dogs launched on a mission that would set a new record for the longest spaceflight. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Watch President Biden call NASA to celebrate the Perseverance rover’s Mars landing

February 22nd, 2021 by

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are hailing NASA for the Perseverance rover’s Mars landing success.

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Earth’s magnetic field flipped 42,000 years ago, creating a climate ‘disaster’

February 22nd, 2021 by

Earth’s last magnetic flip 42,000 years brought environmental change and extinctions. Could that happen now?

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Dinosaur-killing space rock may have originated at the edge of the solar system

February 22nd, 2021 by

The chunk of space rock that killed the nonavian dinosaurs may have been a piece of a comet that Jupiter’s gravity kicked onto a collision course with Earth.

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NASA will unveil dramatic video of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars today. Here’s how to watch live.

February 22nd, 2021 by

NASA will unveil video of the Perseverance rover as it landed on Mars as seen from the rover itself today (Feb. 22) and you can watch it live here.

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Replay: NASA to unveil video of Perseverance rover landing on Mars

February 22nd, 2021 by

NASA will provide an update on its Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars on Feb. 18, in a news briefing Monday (Feb. 22) at 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT).

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Watch live today: NASA to unveil video of Perseverance rover landing on Mars

February 22nd, 2021 by

NASA will provide an update on its Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars on Feb. 18, in a news briefing Monday (Feb. 22) at 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT).

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On This Day in Space! Feb. 21, 1931: Germany’s 1st liquid-fuel rocket (barely) launches

February 21st, 2021 by

On Feb. 21, 1931, Germany launched its first liquid-fueled rocket … sort of. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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