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New views from space alter perspectives
It was a clear, sunny day on Mars, with just a few streaks of cirrus cloud. A range of low hills defined the horizon. This was one of the images sent back to us by one of the robots we have exploring the Red Planet. Then we have pictures transmitted back from Titan, Saturn’s largest…
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SpaceX Starship’s second test flight ends in loss of megarocket
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a tool bag got away from NASA astronauts…
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SpaceX launch attempt ends in loss of most powerful rocket ever built
(CNN) — To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a tool bag got away from NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara. The bag has gone into orbit around Earth and may be visible through binoculars until it disintegrates in our planet’s atmosphere.…
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The way dogs see the world: Objects are more salient to smarter dogs
Learning about the place: the treat is always on the right or left side only, and the plate on the other side is empty. Credit: Eniko Kubinyi When we point at an object, the toddler focuses on the object, while the dog usually takes the gesture as a directional cue. In a recent study, researchers…
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Starship Sails Through Hot-Staging Separation Before Vehicles Are Lost
BOCA CHICA, Texas—A Starship-Super Heavy vehicle lifted off from SpaceX’s privately owned spaceport on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 18, with all 33 of its first-stage Raptor engines burning as it headed into a second integrated flight test (IFT-2) of the most powerful rocket ever built. With a deep and powerful…
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 88
On Episode 88 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what they are grateful for in space. A lot of cool space stuff has occurred since the dawn of the Space Age, and a lot of it lives overhead right now. This week, Rod and Tariq run through their favorite space missions and…
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Astronomers spot aurora on the sun for the 1st time
Scientists have spotted a stunning “aurora-like” display of crackling radio waves over the surface of the sun that is strikingly similar to the Northern Lights on Earth. The solar lightshow took place roughly 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) above a sunspot — a magnetically warped dark patch on our star’s surface. Astronomers on Earth detected the…
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NASA Mission Reveals Possible Reason Behind Shrinking Exoplanets
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UOS signs MoU with the Emirates Astronomical Society
Sharjah24: With the aim of exchanging experiences and fostering collaboration in the field of astronomy and space technology for the benefit of society, the University of Sharjah (UOS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Astronomical Society. The agreement was signed on behalf of the University by its chancellor, His Excellency, Prof. Hamid…
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Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time
On Earth, there is a phenomenon known as nightglow, where the atmosphere experiences faint light emissions that prevent the night sky from becoming completely dark. This is caused by various processes in the upper atmosphere, like the recombination of atoms, cosmic rays striking the atmosphere, or oxygen and nitrogen interacting with hydroxyl a few hundred…