Every way life on Earth could be devastated by Kessler syndrome if it comes true
Thought up back in 1978 by NASA scientists Donald Kessler and Burton Cour-Palais, the Kessler syndrome says that humanity is ...
Mysterious US spaceship executing unprecedented maneuvers above Earth: ‘National security missions in space’
The US Space Force have announced the X-37B spaceship will begin executing a series of “novel maneuvers” called aerobraking.
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Earth's Flipping Magnetic Field Heard as Sound Is an Unforgettable Horror
Combining the satellite data with evidence of magnetic field line movements on Earth, European geoscientists mapped the ...
Satellite Image Maps Aurora Over US: 'Impressive Display'
This stunning light show was triggered by a G4 geomagnetic storm caused by a plume of solar plasma ejected from the sun.
China’s Reusable Satellite Returns to Earth After Experimenting With Crop Mutations in Space
The Shijian-19 satellite carried seeds to orbit, exposing them to the microgravity environment to test plant mutation in ...
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Our Planet On the Big Screen: New Museum Exhibition Explores Ever-Changing Earth from Space and on the Ground
The Smithsonian partners with NASA to present the Earth Information Center, a larger-than-life display that visualizes ...
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Earth from space: 4 near-identical glaciers spark new life in Arctic island's 'polar desert'
This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to ...
Commercial satellites to support NASA near-Earth missions
Advancements in commercial satellite capabilities will enable NASA officials to transition to commercial systems to support ...
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NASA’s methane satellite just mapped its first plumes
This methane plume was captured south of Midland, Texas, in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s largest oil fields. The ...
Former PwC consultants test satellite replacements for copper wires
Satellites orbiting close to Earth will be tested by PwC spin-off Scyne Advisory to see if they can handle mobile phone calls ...
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US Space Force Makes Rare Announcement About Their Mysterious X-37B Space Plane
The US Space Force has made a not-so-secret announcement about the top-secret X-37B space plane. In a rare public statement ...