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Juno switched to autopilot mode for Jupiter final approach
Read more →: Juno switched to autopilot mode for Jupiter final approachArtist’s concept of the Juno spacecraft at Jupiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Four days out from arriving at the solar…
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Weird sand ripples on Mars tell tales about Red Planet’s past and present climate
Read more →: Weird sand ripples on Mars tell tales about Red Planet’s past and present climateTwo sizes of ripples can be seen in this view of a Martian sand dune. The larger ripples…
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NASA must decide soon on Dawn mission’s next act
Read more →: NASA must decide soon on Dawn mission’s next actArtist’s concept of the Dawn spacecraft, with its ion propulsion system active, in orbit around the dwarf planet…
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With Juno on Jupiter’s doorstep, Hubble eyes glowing Jovian auroras
Read more →: With Juno on Jupiter’s doorstep, Hubble eyes glowing Jovian aurorasPeering a half-billion miles across the solar system, the Hubble Space Telescope has caught a glimpse of brilliant…
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China Eyes Breakthroughs on Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle Technologies
Read more →: China Eyes Breakthroughs on Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle TechnologiesBEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) — The inaugural flight of China’s heavy-lift launch vehicle will occur within 15 years…
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Photos: SLS test booster ignited in Utah
Read more →: Photos: SLS test booster ignited in UtahPushing out a brilliant plume of nearly 5,000-degree exhaust, a test booster for NASA’s Space Launch System fired…
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Juno’s British-built engine readied for all-important firing at Jupiter
Read more →: Juno’s British-built engine readied for all-important firing at JupiterArtist’s concept of the Juno spacecraft’s Leros 1b main engine firing. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Ground controllers pressurized the Juno…
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Chinese intelligence-gathering satellite launched by Long March 4B rocket
Read more →: Chinese intelligence-gathering satellite launched by Long March 4B rocketA Long March 4B rocket launched at 0321 GMT Wednesday (11:21 p.m. EDT Tuesday) with China’s second Shijian…
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Dwarf planet Ceres’ mysterious bright spot hints at upwelling of salty water
Read more →: Dwarf planet Ceres’ mysterious bright spot hints at upwelling of salty waterThe center of Ceres’ mysterious Occator Crater is the brightest area on the dwarf planet. The inset perspective…
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Sierra Nevada Corp. is working with U.N. on global space program for Dream Chaser
Read more →: Sierra Nevada Corp. is working with U.N. on global space program for Dream ChaserAn artist’s conception shows Sierra Nevada Corp.’s uncrewed version of the Dream Chaser space glider in orbit with…
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Space Launch System booster fired in final preflight qualification test
Read more →: Space Launch System booster fired in final preflight qualification testThe 154-foot-long solid rocket motor ignited at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 GMT) in Promontory, Utah. Credit: Gene Blevins/LA…
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Jeff Bezos provides a sneak peek at Blue Origin’s orbital rocket factory in Florida
Read more →: Jeff Bezos provides a sneak peek at Blue Origin’s orbital rocket factory in FloridaAn artist’s rendering shows Blue Origin’s orbital vehicle production facility, which is under construction in Florida. (Credit: Blue…