SpaceX Hopes for Falcon 9 Return to Flight in November; Shotwell
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Less than two weeks after a still mysterious launch pad explosion utterly destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during testing on Sept. 1, the bold and seemingly undaunted firm is already setting its sights on a 'Return to Flight' launch as early as November of this year, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Tuesday.
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30-Ton Chunk Of 4,500 Year-Old Meteorite Unearthed In Argentina
At ISO 400,000, This 6-Minute Film Shows Why We Love the Night Sky
Israeli Shavit Rocket Delivers Malfunctioning Spy Satellite Into Orbit
Israel's newest spy satellite has successfully reached orbit, but is experiencing problems and not functioning properly.
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What is the Weather like on Jupiter?
Like Earth, Jupiter experiences weather patterns. The only difference is that - as with everything else on Jupiter - they are much, much bigger!
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Get That Geologist A Flight Suit!
Given the importance of geology to space exploration, the ESA is conducting multiple programs to make sure astronauts understand rocks!
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Hubble Images Three Debris Disks Around G-type Stars
A new study probes the circum-stellar disks structures (CDSs) around 3 Sun-like stars to try to better understand the structure of these rings.
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Weekly Space Hangout Live with Sondy Springmann and Morgan Rehnberg
What are the Parts of the Sun?
Much like Earth, the Sun is not a single object, but is made up of layer. Each layer is responsible for a different function that adds up to it providing us with all the heat and light we need to live
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Bound for Bennu, OSIRIS-REx Begins Trailblazing Asteroid Sampling Sortie for Life's Origins - Sunset Launch Gallery
Ken UT 12 September 2016
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Bound for Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx robotic explorer began a trailblazing 7 year round trip sampling sortie on Sept. 8 in search of the origin of life with a spectacular sky show - thrilling spectators ringing the Florida Space Coast.
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Messier 23 - The NGC 6494 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Sagittarius constellation, some 2,150 light years away from Earth, is the bright and large open star cluster known as Messier 23
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Blue Origin Goes Big With New Glenn Rocket
Blue Origin just unveiled its newest rocket, the New Shepard, which will be able to provide launch services and send crewed missions into high orbit.
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Stunning New Images Of Mars From The Curiosity Rover
Curiosity's latest images show the region known as Murray Butters, which bears a striking resemblance to the deserts of the Southwestern United States
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Carnival of Space #474
The Big Dipper in the Year 92,000
Using a handy time machine, we zoom into the future to get a sneak peek at the sky to come.
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Bloostar: Launching Satellites via Balloon
The space startup company Infinity2Space moves closer to the concept of Bloostar, or launching satellites into orbit via balloon.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Failure Investigation 'Most Difficult' Ever: Musk
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - More than a week after the catastrophic launch pad explosion that eviscerated a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a fueling test, the bold and burgeoning aerospace firm is still confounded by the "most difficult and complex failure" in its history, and is asking the public for help in nailing down the elusive cause - says SpaceX CEO and Founder Elon Musk in a new series of tweets, that also seeks the public's help in the complex investigation.
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Turns Out There Is No Actual Looking Up
A recent study by a team of researchers from University College London has shown that there really is no such thing as "up", or any other preferred direction, in the Universe
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Uranus & Neptune May Keep "Hitler's Acid" Stable Under Massive Pressure
A new study by a team of Russian researchers has shown that in the interiors of ice giants like Uranus and Neptune and moons like Europa, conditions could be just right to maintain "impossible" chemicals
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