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Archive for September, 2022

Asteroid Didymos: NASA’s galactic target practice for DART

September 27th, 2022 by

In NASA’s galactic game of pinball, Didymos is the jackpot.

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‘Terror and joy’: NASA’s DART asteroid impact a historic success (and relief)

September 27th, 2022 by

It’s rare for spacecraft mission personnel to cheer at the words “loss of signal,” but tonight, that’s exactly what happened.

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NASA crashes DART spacecraft into asteroid in world’s 1st planetary defense test

September 27th, 2022 by

For the first time in history, a spacecraft from Earth has crashed into an asteroid to test a way to save our planet from extinction.

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SpaceX’s Crew-5 astronaut mission on course for Oct. 3 liftoff, weather permitting

September 27th, 2022 by

SpaceX’s Crew-5 astronaut mission for NASA remains on target to launch next week, provided Mother Nature cooperates.

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Asteroid impact: Here’s the last thing NASA’s DART spacecraft saw before it crashed

September 27th, 2022 by

NASA’s DART spacecraft is no more, but its final view is incredible.

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SpaceX rocket launch with Starlink fleet thrills stargazers along US East Coast

September 27th, 2022 by

SpaceX’s launch of 52 more Starlink satellites was visible all along the East Coast of the United States, generating footage of Saturday’s sunset launch.

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When will we know how much DART changed the orbit of asteroid Dimorphos?

September 27th, 2022 by

It will take days to weeks for astronomers to confirm whether or not NASA’s asteroid smasher DART changed the orbit of its target, asteroid Dimorphos.

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‘Quantum Leap’ jumps into space shuttle history in ‘Atlantis’ on NBC

September 27th, 2022 by

Something in space shuttle history needs changing. Or that seems to be case in the episode “Atlantis” of “Quantum Leap,” which finds Ben Song headed into orbit on the space shuttle Atlantis.

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