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Archive for March 2nd, 2021

Full-size mock International Space Station closes with end of Fry’s Electronics

March 2nd, 2021 by

The International Space Station has gone out of business — in a Houston suburb.

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On This Day in Space! March 2, 2004: Rosetta spacecraft launches to Comet 67P

March 2nd, 2021 by

On March 2, 2004, the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta mission to study Comet 67P. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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SpaceX is ready to launch more astronauts with Crew-2 next month

March 2nd, 2021 by

SpaceX’s second fully-crewed astronaut flight, Crew-2, is prepared for launch, mission team members said Monday (March 1) during a news briefing.

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Rare red sprite and blue jet create otherworldly light show above Hawaii

March 2nd, 2021 by

A camera at an observatory in Hawaii captured a red sprite and a blue jet in the same frame.

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Brilliant yellow-green fireball lights up sky above England (video, photos)

March 2nd, 2021 by

A fireball blazed across the skies of southern England Sunday night (Feb. 28), and it likely dropped singed hunks of cosmic rock on the countryside below.

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Future interstellar comet? Gas-spewing object spotted in asteroid group near Jupiter

March 2nd, 2021 by

Researchers spotted an object strangely outgassing far from the sun — like a comet — during a long road trip through our solar system that could conclude in interstellar space, NASA says.

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