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Weekly Space Hangout - Mar 31, 2017: The IDATA Project and Afterglow Access
ARCA Unveils the World's first Single-Stage-to-Orbit Rocket
The New Mexico-based aerospace company ARCA recently unveiled its Haas 2C rocket, the first single-state-to-orbit rocket in history.
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SpaceX Accomplishes American 'Science Triumph' with 'Mind Blowing' Historic 2nd Launch and Landing of Used Rocket
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX accomplished an American 'Science Triumph' with today's "Mind Blowing" and history making second launch and landing of a previously flown Falcon 9 booster that successfully delivered a massive and powerful Hi Def TV satellite to orbit for telecom giant SES from the Kennedy Space Center.
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Solar Probe Plus Will 'Touch' The Sun
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Draper are helping NASA to develop the Solar Probe Plus, the first spacecraft that will "touch"the face of the Sun.
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The Ever-Working Mars Orbiter Passes 50,000 Orbits
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed 50,000 orbits. It has now imaged over 99% of the Martian surface.
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SpaceX Attempting Launch of 1st Orbit Class Recycled Rocket March 30 - Watch Live
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The moment of truth is rapidly approaching as SpaceX attempts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket later today, Thursday, March 30, with the firms Falcon 9 standing proudly at historic launch complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida - ready to deliver an advanced TV broadcast satellite to orbit for the America's for telecom giant SES.
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The Orbit of Uranus. How Long is a Year on Uranus?
A year on Uranus lasts almost as long as a century on Earth. And because of its extreme tilt, its polar regions experience 42 years of light and dark during the course of it.
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SES ComSat Boss Proclaims High 'Confidence' in SpaceX's Bold 1st 'Flight-Proven' Rocket Launch - March 30
CAPE CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - As the hours tick down to the history making liftoff of the world's first recycled rocket, the commercial customer SES is proclaiming high "confidence" in the flight worthiness of the "Flight-Proven" SpaceX Falcon 9 booster that will blastoff with a massive Hi-Def TV satellite for telecom giant SES this Thursday, Chief Technology Officer Martin Halliwell told Universe Today at a media briefing.
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Finite Light — Why We Always Look Back In Time
Light's finite speed make all gazing a ride in a time machine. Only a photon truly lives in the moment.
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Take a Peek Inside Blue Origin's New Shepard Crew Capsule
The Orbit of Pluto. How Long is a Year on Pluto?
Given its extreme distance from the Sun, Pluto has a very long orbital period. As such, a single year on Pluto lasts as long as 248 Earth years, or 90,560 Earth days!
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What is the Color of Pluto?
Thanks to the New Horizons mission, which conducted the first detailed study of Pluto in 2014, we know that Pluto's color is rather diverse, with patches of white, yellow and reddish-brown.
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What is an Astronomical Unit?
The average distance between the Sun and the Earth - 149,597,870.7 km (or 92,955,807 mi) - is known as an Astronomical Unit (AU).
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Successful HotFire Test Sets SpaceX on Course for Historic Relaunch of 1st 'Flight-Proven' Rocket
SPACE VIEW PARK/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - This afternoons (Mar. 27) successful hotfire test of a recycled Falcon 9 booster at the Kennedy Space Center sets SpaceX on course for a rendezvous with history involving the first ever relaunch of a 'Flight-Proven' rocket later this week.
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Messier 38 - The Starfish Cluster
Located in the direction of the northern Auriga constellation, some light 4,200 years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as the Starfish cluster (aka. Messier 38)
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Carnival of Space #502
NASA Test Fires New Engine Controlling 'Brain' for First SLS MegaRocket Mission
Engineers carried out a critical hot fire engine test firing with the first new engine controlling 'brain' that will command the shuttle-era liquid fueled engines powering the inaugural mission of NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket.
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See Mercury At Dusk, New Comet Lovejoy At Dawn
There are so many cool astronomical sights to see in late March including Mercury and a brand new comet!
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What About a Mission to Titan?
Europa is fine and all, but where we really need to go is Saturn's moon Titan. Let's look at some cool ideas for probes to fully explore this world.
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Juno's Monday Jupiter Flyby Promises New Batch of Images & Science
Juno will perform its 5th flyby of Jupiter, Monday, March 27, at 1:52 a.m. PDT. Prepare yourself for some fantastic images.
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Nighttime Delta IV Blastoff Powers Military Comsat to Orbit for U.S. Allies: Photo/Video Gallery
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - The second round of March Launch Madness continued with the thunderous nighttime blastoff of a ULA Delta IV rocket powering a super swift military communications satellite to orbit in a collaborative effort of U.S. Allies from North America, Europe and Asia and the U.S. Air Force.
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Watch Stars Orbit The Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Watch several dozen stars in the center of our galaxy circle a massive, black "nothing."
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Process Behind Martian Streaks Continues To Puzzle
A new study released by a team of international scientists has offered another explanation for Recurring Slope Lineae on Mars, one which doesn't rely on the existence of water.
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German 'Largest Artificial Sun' To Generate Climate Friendly Fuel
Synlight, the world's largest artificial Sun, will help German researchers extract hydrogen fuel from water using solar energy.
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Curiosity Captures Gravity Wave Shaped Clouds On Mars
Images presented at the 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference this week showed the first indication of gravity waves around the Martian equator.
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SpaceX Outbids ULA for Military GPS Contract Igniting Fierce Launch Competition
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The fierce competition for lucrative launch contracts from the U.S. Air Force just got more even intense with the announcement that SpaceX outbid arch rival United Launch Alliance (ULA) to launch an advanced military Global Positioning System (GPS III) navigation satellite to orbit in approx. 2 years.
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New Study Wants To Rip T-Rex From Its Place On Dino Tree
If the results in a new study are accepted, the dinosaur family tree will be getting overhauled.
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Astronauts Capture Great Views of Mount Etna Eruption
Curiosity's Battered Wheels Show First Breaks
A routine check by the Curiosity science team revealed that breaks have formed in the rover's left middle wheel since they last checked in January of 2017.
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Why Doesn't Earth Have Rings?
You'd think Saturn has all the luck, with its awesome rings. But it turns out, living on a planet with rings has consequences, like an impending global apocalypse.
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SpaceX & NASA Studying 2020 Landing Sites For Dragon
SpaceX and NASA have identified 4 possible locations for the first Dragon journey to Mars in 2020.
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What's the Difference Between a Rocket and Space Plane? Amazing Hand-Drawn Animations Explain It All
Rosetta Images Show Comet's Changing Surface Close Up
Recently-released images from the Rosetta space probe show how the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko changes over time
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Large Hadron Collider Discovers 5 New Gluelike Particles
Researchers from the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment (LHCb) have announced the discovery of five new particles, which could shed light on what holds atoms together.
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Carnival of Space #501
Stephen Hawking Is Going To The Edge Of Space
Professor Stephen Hawking has been offered, and has accepted, a trip into sub-orbital space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Spacecraft.
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Eye Opening Numbers On Space Debris
The latest numbers released by the ESA's Space Debris Office indicate that the cloud of orbital debris is getting worse.
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SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific with Treasure Trove of Space Station Science
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX's tenth contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station came to a safe conclusion with a splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean Sunday and successfully returned a treasure trove of more than two tons of precious science experiments and research samples from the space station.
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What is Uranus Named After?
Uranus was named in honor of the father of Cronos in Greek mythology, befitting its place in the Solar System beyond Saturn and Jupiter.
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Ever Wondered What Final Approach To Mars Might Feel Like?
Catch Comet 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák At Its Best
Miss out on comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková? Is Comet 2P Encke too low in the dawn sky for your current latitude? (links) Well the Universe is providing us northerners with another shot at a fine binocular comet, as 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák glides through Ursa Major this week.
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Delta IV Delivers Daunting Display Powering International Military WGS-9 SatCom to Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - On the 70th anniversary year commemorating the United States Air Force, a ULA Delta IV rocket put on a daunting display of nighttime rocket fire power shortly after sunset Saturday, March 19 - powering a high speed military communications satellite to orbit that will significantly enhance the targeting firepower of forces in the field; and was funded in collaboration with America's strategic allies.
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A Family Of Stars Torn Apart
The Hubble has looked inside the Orion Nebula to witness a family of stars breaking up.
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Get Ready For The >100 Planet Solar System
If a new definition of planet is adopted by the International Astronomical Union, our Solar System could be home to more than 110 planets.
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Sunset Delta Set to Dazzle Cape with Mighty Air Force SatCom Launch March 18 - Watch Live
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - As sunset dawns on the venerable Delta rocket program, the sole Delta slated to launch from the Cape this year is set to dazzle at sunset tonight, Saturday, March 18.
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Stunning Imagery Shows 1st Nighttime Falcon 9 Launch off Pad 39A; EchoStar XXIII Photo/Video Gallery
TRAPPIST 1: An Evening With Fraser Cain
Join Fraser Cain at Forbidden Brewing to talk about the TRAPPIST 1 system.
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NASA Twins Study Researchers Take Genetic Data To Next Level
NASA's ground breaking twins study is in the all-important integration phase.
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Weekly Space Hangout - Mar 17, 2017: Stuart McNeill of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Last Look At Mimas For A Long Time
The Cassini probe recently snapped its last up-close imagines of Saturn's moon Mimas, which were used to create some impressive mosaic pictures of its pockmarked surface.
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