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How the Fermi Spacecraft Almost Got Taken Out by a Relic of the Cold War

May 1, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter As a space telescope scientist or satellite operator, the last thing you want to hear is that your expensive and possibly one-of-a kind — maybe irreplaceable — spacecraft is in danger of colliding with a piece of space junk. On March [...]

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Celebrate Earth Month with 2 New Videos from NASA

April 9, 2013

Enjoy some great views of our home planet from images taken from the orbiting Earth-observing satellites and taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. The satellites and scientists are cranking out data 24/7 to help us all better understand and sustain our home planet. Above is a video created for Earth Month, and specifically [...]

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Some of the Best Images of Earth from Space

April 5, 2013

This video compilation from the Goddard Space Flight Center takes a look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time lapses from the International Space Station, and computer models. Remove this ad

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Citizen Science, Old-School Style: The True Tale of Operation Moonwatch

March 15, 2013

Amateur astronomers have done more than just watch the skies, they’ve been a national security asset. In the mid-1950’s, it was realized that the reality of the Space Age was at best only a decade away. Sub-orbital German V-2 rockets captured by the Soviets and the United States were reaching higher and higher altitudes, and it was [...]

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Chinese Space Debris Collides with Russian Satellite

March 8, 2013

According to Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), the Center for Space Standards and Innovation (CSSI) has determined that on January 22, 2013 debris from the Chinese FENGYUN 1C collided with Russia’s BLITS satellite. The FENGYUAN 1C is the satellite that was destroyed by China on January 11, 2007 in a test of an anti-satellite missile. The [...]

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