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Archive for March 17th, 2021

Watch live Thursday: NASA fires up its SLS megarocket for final ‘green run’ test

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NASA will fire up the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) for the final test in the series of “green run” tests that will determine whether the new megarocket is ready to fly moon missions.

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What if Planet Nine is a baby black hole?

March 17th, 2021 by

The hypothetical Planet Nine may not be a planet but rather a small black hole that might be detectable from the theoretical radiation emitted from its edge, so-called Hawking radiation.

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2021 with this verdant view of Ireland from space

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NOAA marked St. Patrick’s Day with a gorgeous new image of Ireland.

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Perseverance rover spots its first dust devil on Mars

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NASA’s newest Mars rover nabbed a significant extraterrestrial sighting when an onboard camera happened to spot a Red Planet dust devil crossing Jezero Crater.

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On This Day in Space! March 17, 1958: US launches its second satellite, Vanguard 1

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On St. Patrick’s Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Mars dust storms may cause mysterious ‘zodiacal light’ in Earth’s night sky

March 17th, 2021 by

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected interplanetary particles from Martian dust storms, which may cause the faint column of zodiacal light that extends up from the horizon.

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The Perseverance rover’s 1st month on Mars has been super smooth, scientists say

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For the past month, the mission team has been checking out Perseverance’s seven science instruments and its various subsystems. The rover has jumped through every hoop on cue.

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Perseverance rover’s 1st month on Mars has been super smooth, scientists say

March 17th, 2021 by

For the past month, the mission team has been checking out Perseverance’s seven science instruments and its various subsystems. The rover has jumped through every hoop on cue.

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