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Archive for February 27th, 2024

Radar images reveal damage on Europe’s doomed ERS-2 satellite during final orbits

February 27th, 2024 by

As Europe’s ERS-2 satellite tumbled through the sky, radar images picked up some of the damage it experienced during its final moments.

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Black hole’s powerful eruption creates a string of stellar jewelry

February 27th, 2024 by

A powerful jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole released 100,000 trillion times more energy than the sun will over its entire life, forging a chain of star clusters.

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Radar could help scientists find potentially threatening asteroids. Here’s how

February 27th, 2024 by

Ground-based radar systems could play a major role in planetary defense, spotting asteroids on a cataclysmic collision course with Earth by bouncing radio waves off them to get position and velocity measurements.

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SpaceX rolls out rocket, capsule for Crew-8 astronaut launch (photos)

February 27th, 2024 by

SpaceX just rolled out the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will launch the Crew-8 astronaut mission to the ISS on Friday (March 1).

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts eager for launch to ISS on March 1: ‘Things surprise you, but we’re ready’

February 27th, 2024 by

SpaceX Crew-8 is ready to launch to the International Space Station on Feb. 22. The crew shared how their training is preparing them for space.

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Cooperation on the moon: Are the Artemis Accords enough?

February 27th, 2024 by

The underlying premise of the Accords is promoting ‘best practices and norms of responsible behavior’ when it comes to lunar exploration. But that’s a tall order given the tumult of the times.

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FAA closes investigation into explosive 2nd flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket

February 27th, 2024 by

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has closed the investigation into the second test flight of SpaceX’s huge Starship vehicle, which ended with a bang on Nov. 18.

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Intuitive Machines’ historic moon landing builds momentum for Artemis, astronaut Tracy C. Dyson says (exclusive)

February 27th, 2024 by

Intuitive Machines just made the first U.S. landing on the moon in 52 years. NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson says the daring mission will help Artemis lunar crews later in the 2020s.

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