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Akatsuki probe relays its first images from Venus orbit
Read more →: Akatsuki probe relays its first images from Venus orbitThe Akatsuki spacecraft’s ultraviolet camera took this image of Venus at 0519 GMT (12:19 a.m. EST) on Dec.…
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Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists say
Read more →: Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists sayThis color-coded representation of Ceres’ Occator Crater shows differences in surface composition, highlight bright patches inside the crater.…
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Cygnus spaceship delivers HoloLens and other goodies to space station
Read more →: Cygnus spaceship delivers HoloLens and other goodies to space stationA photo tweeted by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shows the International Space Station’s robotic arm about to grab…
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Zenit rocket raised on launch pad for possible final flight
Read more →: Zenit rocket raised on launch pad for possible final flightIn the run up to what may be the final flight of a Zenit launcher, a Russian-Ukrainian creation…
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Long March lofts communications craft for Chinese government
Read more →: Long March lofts communications craft for Chinese governmentA Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 1646 GMT (11:46 a.m. EST) Wednesday with the Chinasat 1C…
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Photos: Cygnus up, up and away aboard Atlas 5
Read more →: Photos: Cygnus up, up and away aboard Atlas 5More photos show the successful liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight carrying the Cygnus…
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Former Google exec Alan Eustace looks beyond his record-setting jump: ‘No reason you can’t go higher’
Read more →: Former Google exec Alan Eustace looks beyond his record-setting jump: ‘No reason you can’t go higher’Former Google executive Alan Eustace recounts his record-setting jump from the stratosphere at the University of Washington,…
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Moon Express wins thumbs-up from XPRIZE for multimillion-dollar lunar launch
Read more →: Moon Express wins thumbs-up from XPRIZE for multimillion-dollar lunar launchAn artist’s conception shows Moon Express’ lander on the way to the lunar surface. (Credit: Moon Express) Moon…
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Jeff Bezos wants to send Donald Trump to space, and Twitter is thrilled
Read more →: Jeff Bezos wants to send Donald Trump to space, and Twitter is thrilledAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos in a file photo, which approximates his reaction to Donald Trump. Jeff Bezos is…
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New Russian military satellite declared lost
Read more →: New Russian military satellite declared lostRussia’s Soyuz 2-1v rocket blasted off at 1409 GMT (9:09 a.m. EST) Saturday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket aims for International Space Station
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket aims for International Space StationA collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the Orbital…
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Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch news conference
Read more →: Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch news conferenceWatch the post-launch news conference from the Kennedy Space Center following the successful launch of an Atlas 5…