Satellites
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
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Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world in far larger amounts ...
How NASA fixed a problem on Voyager 1 from 15 billion miles away
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Working from more than 15 billion miles away, NASA engineers have solved a computer problem aboard Voyager 1, allowing the probe to ...
Mysterious light show over California was Chinese space junk falling to earth
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US News By Patrick Reilly Published April 3, 2024 Updated April 3, 2024, 9:35 p.m. ET Mysterious streaks of light spotted over ...
Watch Rocket Lab launch mysterious US spy satellites early on March 21
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Rocket Lab will launch a mystery mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) early Thursday morning (March 21), and you can ...
Debris from burning satellites could be affecting Earth’s magnetic field
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The environmental impacts of spaceflight are becoming increasingly clear as more and more spacecraft are launched into Earth’s orbit. The growing number ...
SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video)
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SpaceX launched a big batch of satellites for a variety of private customers today. The company’s Transporter-10 mission lifted off right on ...
Dream Chaser spaceplane reusable and runway-ready
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When NASA’s space shuttle program ended after 30 years in July 2011, so too did a familiar sight often captured on television ...
European Space Agency satellite hurtling toward Earth
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European Space Agency satellite hurtling toward Earth World News By Jesse O’Neill Published Feb. 19, 2024, 1:31 p.m. ET An out-of-control bus-sized ...
Private-sector lander launched on historic moon mission
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Lighting up the deep overnight sky, a Falcon 9 rocket thundered away from Florida early Thursday, boosting a commercially built robotic lander ...
Watch Rocket Lab launch 4 private satellites, recover booster early Jan. 28
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Rocket Lab plans to launch four private satellites and recover the returning booster early Sunday morning (Jan. 28), and you can watch ...