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Debris from satellite breakup threatens other spacecraft, animation shows

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 00:11

Debris from the broken-apart Intelsat 33e telecom satellite is spreading across geosynchronous orbit, threatening spacecraft in this precious region of space, an animation shows.

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Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn’t been used since 1981

Submit on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 00:11

Following recent communication issues, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981.

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Cubesats on Europe’s Hera asteroid mission phone home after Oct. 7 launch

Submit on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 22:11

The two cubesats will assist in the most detailed study ever of a binary asteroid.

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Saturn’s moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?

Submit on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 21:11

A 6-mile-thick shell of methane ice on Saturn’s moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon’s vast subsurface ocean.

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NASA to resume ISS spacewalks in 2025 after spacesuit leak

Submit on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 19:12

“It’s just a matter of when is the right timing.”

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1st image of our Milky Way’s black hole may be inaccurate, scientists say

Submit on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 17:11

The famous doughnut-shaped image of the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole may not be fully accurate, an independent analysis of EHT data suggests.

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China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)

Submit on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 04:11

China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation’s Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos)

Submit on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 04:11

NASA’s Perseverance rover took a break from its Mars mountaineering expedition recently to survey its old stomping grounds.

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