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Archive for September, 2023

NASA’s new greenhouse gas detector will help track down ‘super-emitters’ from space

September 18th, 2023 by

As global warming continues to be exacerbated by human activity, scientists are setting out to map the distribution of Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Massive eruption on sun hurls coronal mass ejection toward Earth, auroras likely Sept. 19 (video)

September 18th, 2023 by

A huge solar filament eruption has hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. The CME is expected to hit Earth on Sept. 19 and may trigger extensive auroras.

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How asteroid Bennu caught NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft by surprise and nearly killed it along the way

September 18th, 2023 by

When the OSIRIS-REx probe arrived at asteroid Bennu, it found a body that looked and behaved quite differently from what scientists had expected.

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SpaceX inks 14-launch deal to loft Telesat’s ‘Lightspeed’ internet constellation

September 18th, 2023 by

SpaceX has signed a 14-launch deal to loft Telesat’s Lightspeed internet constellation, beginning in 2026. Each liftoff will see a Falcon 9 carry up to 18 satellites to low Earth orbit.

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Powerful observatories reveal 5 breathtaking corners of the universe hidden to human eyes (images)

September 18th, 2023 by

NASA has highlighted a new set of vibrant cosmic images, each one painted by the observatories that help us see what our eyes cannot.

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A squishy robot built for Mars is helping 1st responders on Earth in rescue operations

September 18th, 2023 by

A spherical, impact-resilient robot, which was developed to gather data and perform science on the moon or Mars, has demonstrated its usefulness to first responders here on Earth.

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The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

September 18th, 2023 by

Humanity is slowly losing access to the night sky, and astronomers have invented a new term to describe the pain associated with this loss: ‘noctalgia,’ meaning ‘sky grief.’

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return to Earth: Live updates

September 17th, 2023 by

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission will return pieces of asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. Follow the historic landing live here.

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