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Archive for September, 2022

Reusable ‘Susie’ spacecraft could launch future European deep-space missions

September 21st, 2022 by

ArianeGroup’s ‘Susie’ is a fully reusable craft designed to fit future rockets, one of which is being made right now for Arianespace.

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‘Semper Supra:’ Space Force unveils official song for ‘boldly reaching into space’

September 21st, 2022 by

The Space Force just unveiled its official song, a 40-second ditty called “Semper Supra” (Latin for “always above.”)

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Ingenuity Mars helicopter soars on 32nd flight

September 21st, 2022 by

Ingenuity traveled about 308 feet (94 meters) on Sunday (Sept. 18), staying aloft for more than 55 seconds and reaching a maximum speed of 10.6 mph (17.1 kph).

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US Space Force conducts training on ‘live fire’ satellite jamming

September 21st, 2022 by

The U.S. Space Force is conducting a training exercise known as ‘Black Skies’ that will focus on electronic warfare tactics such as real-world satellite jamming.

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Asteroid impacts shifted the moon’s poles over billions of years

September 21st, 2022 by

By simulating the removal of craters left on the lunar surface by asteroid impacts, astronomers peered over 4 billion years back in time.

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How big is the asteroid threat, really?

September 21st, 2022 by

NASA will try out planetary defense technology with its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) this month, but don’t worry — it’s not because a space rock is just about to hit us.

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NASA’s Mars lander hears the ‘bloop’ of meteorites hitting the Red Planet

September 20th, 2022 by

What’s shaking on Mars? Thanks to the InSight lander scientists now know part of the answer is space rock impacts. The lander’s seismometer has ‘heard’ at least four strikes.

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Space roar: The mystery of the loudest sound in the universe

September 20th, 2022 by

The loudest sound in the universe, an epic “space roar”, was detected in 2006 and scientists still don’t know what’s causing it.

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