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Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth’s upper atmosphere, NASA planes find

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 18:11

Scientists have detected the presence of air pollutants from burning space junk in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere.

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SpaceX aims to launch 144 missions next year

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 05:11

SpaceX hopes to launch 100 missions this year and ramp its cadence up to 144 flights in 2024, a company representative said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday (Oct. 18).

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Queen guitar legend Brian May helps analyze NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 05:11

Music legend Brian May has spoken about his role in the historic NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, which in September returned a sample of the space rock Bennu to Earth.

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India wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2040

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 04:11

India plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2040 and build a space station by 2035, officials announced on Tuesday (Oct. 17).

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NBC’s ‘Quantum Leap’ hops back in time to investigate UFOs in this week’s spooky episode

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 04:11

A review of this week’s ‘Quantum Leap’ episode, ‘Closure Encounters,’ which takes Ben Song back to 1949 New Mexico to investigate UFO sightings.

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‘Astronaut archaeology’ could improve space station design. Here’s how

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 03:11

New mysteries aboard the International Space Station came to light during a space archaeology project tracking crew use of key spaces. Cake frosting, pegboards and dry wipes all came under scrutiny for better space habitat design.

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Canada to launch new satellites to monitor climate change, gather military data

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 03:11

The Canadian government promises it will get new satellites into space soon to extend its famous Radarsat series for Canada’s Earth observation needs, climate change and Arctic military surveillance.

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Space history and future leap off the screen at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Submit on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 03:11

Guests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center can now see a space shuttle launch, a SpaceX Starship land on the moon and astronauts walk on the surface of Mars, all before they enter the visitor complex.

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