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Cassini Celebrates Its 15th Year in Space
On October 15, 2012, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft celebrateed 15 years of uninterrupted drive time, earning it a place among the ultimate interplanetary road warriors. This illustrated…
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NASA’s WISE Observes Colors of Trojan Asteroids
Scientists using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, have uncovered new clues in the ongoing mystery of the Jovian Trojans — asteroids that…
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How JPL Guys Hunt for Space Rocks
Peter Willis and his team of researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., had a problem. Actually, more like they had a solution that…
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Orbital Debris Radar Set Up in Spain by ESA
A new radar designed to test methods for finding orbital debris that can be hazardous to space navigation has been installed in Spain. The radar will…
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Aurora Alert for October 13th
A persistent G1-class geomagnetic storm on Oct 13th (still underway as this alert is being written) has sparked bright auroras around the Arctic Circle, spurring reports…
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Colliding Stellar Winds X-Rayed for the First Time
Two massive stars racing in orbit around each other have had their colliding stellar winds X-rayed for the first time, thanks to the combined efforts of…
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Amateur Astronomer Working With ESA’s Space Hazards Programme Finds Lost Asteroid
A potentially hazardous asteroid once found but then lost has been rediscovered and its orbit confirmed by a determined amateur astronomer working with ESA’s space hazards…
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Curiosity Examines Pyramidal Mars Rock That Resembles Unusual Rocks From Earth’s Interior
The first Martian rock NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached out to touch presents a more varied composition than expected from previous missions. The rock also resembles…
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How the Huygens Probe Actually Landed on Titan
ESA’s Huygens probe bounced, slid and wobbled its way to rest in the 10 seconds after touching down on Saturn’s moon, Titan, in January 2005, a…
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