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NASA astronaut Suni Williams sends Happy Diwali wishes from ISS (video)

Submit on Friday, November 1st, 2024 23:11

As millions of people around the world celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams radioed home her share of festive cheer.

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Can we solve the satellite air pollution problem? Here are 4 possible fixes

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New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent a new ecological crisis in the future.

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‘Interstellar’ fireballs likely came from within our solar system, study suggests

Submit on Friday, November 1st, 2024 22:11

The imprecision in the measurements of claimed interstellar fireballs means it is highly likely they originate in the solar system instead, a new study reports.

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Explore Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa in NASA virtual tour (photos)

Submit on Friday, November 1st, 2024 21:12

Thanks to images from various NASA spacecraft, we can get an up-close look at the Jupiter ocean moon Europa long before the agency’s Europa Clipper probe arrives.

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Perseverance rover watches ‘googly eye’ solar eclipse from Mars (video)

Submit on Friday, November 1st, 2024 20:11

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a ‘googly eye’ solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet’s moon Phobos passed in front of the sun.

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November’s new moon makes a close pass to Venus

Submit on Friday, November 1st, 2024 19:11

The new moon of November 2024 occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

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Small moon of Uranus may have once had a subsurface liquid water ocean

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Surface features of Uranus’ icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

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Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

Submit on Friday, November 1st, 2024 04:11

The partial failure of Starliner’s mission doesn’t help Boeing’s effort to bounce back from its problems. The company’s reputation has not been irreparably damaged, however. Boeing can recover and is taking the right initiatives to re-emphasise a safety culture – something that’s crucial to its business going forward.

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