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Falcon 9 launches Galileo navigation satellites

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Dr. Sarah Adams

WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 successfully placed into orbit a pair of Galileo navigation satellites April 27 in a launch that was ...

A new era: Ariane 6 maiden launch campaign gets underway

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Dr. Sarah Adams

8 On July 5, 2023, the Ariane 5 launch vehicle took flight for the last time, thus ending a storied 27-year career ...

Doing the impossible: harvesting solar power from space

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Dr. Sarah Adams

It’s an idea straight out of science fiction: A space station orbits around Earth, harvesting energy from the sun and beaming it ...

The race to the dark side of the moon: NASA is in a sprint against Russia, China and Europe to be the first to land on the southern hemisphere

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Dr. Sarah Adams

By Nikki Main Science Reporter For Dailymail.Com 22:54 13 Feb 2024, updated 22:54 13 Feb 2024 NASA and the European Space Agency are ...

E3 Is Shutting Down for Good

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Sarah Wilson

It’s game over for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The Entertainment Software Association, the video-game trade group that ran ...

Ariane 6 completes long-duration static-fire test

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Dr. Sarah Adams

WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency conducted a long-duration firing of an Ariane 6 prototype Nov. 23, one of the final tests ...

Venus’s Skies Are Covered in Oxygen, Actually

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Dr. Sarah Adams

While air is a gaseous delight unique to Earth, a team of astrophysicists have made a satisfying discovery: the direct observation of ...

NASA Shares Stunning Pic Of Galaxy Trio Located 500 Million Light-Years From Earth

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The third galaxy is currently referred to as NGC 7733N, the ESA said. US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ...

NASA starts reassessment of Mars Sample Return architecture

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Dr. Sarah Adams

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA has started work to revise its approach to returning samples from Mars after an independent review concluded the ...