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X-rays May Help Divert Hazardous Asteroids Heading toward Earth

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Asteroids pose a serious threat to Earth, as history has shown – just ask the dinosaurs. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have now demonstrated a potential method for diverting a dangerous asteroid using X-rays. NASA’s Current Defense Measures NASA has already taken proactive steps to protect the planet. The Sentry mission monitors near-Earth asteroids and […]

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A New Mini-Moon to Arrive in Earth’s Orbit Later This Month

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Step aside, Moon—Earth is about to gain a new natural satellite. This “mini-moon” will stay with us for the next two months, though it’s not its first visit, and it won’t be the last. This temporary mini-moon is actually a small asteroid, about 10 meters (33 feet) wide, officially named 2024 PT₅. Discovered just last

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Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn – and It Caused Havoc

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New Evidence of Earth’s Potential Ring System Saturn’s rings are famous, but new evidence suggests that Earth might have also had a ring at some point in its history. This ring would have caused significant impacts on the surface. We know that Earth has gone through many phases throughout its existence. Initially, it was covered

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Polaris Dawn Hears Up for its First Private Spacewalk: Here’s How to Watch

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After completing its first day in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission is set to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk. Two astronauts are scheduled to exit the Dragon spacecraft Resilience at 2:23 am EDT. Here’s how to watch. Launched at 5:23 am EDT on September 10, 2024, from Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in

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First Private Spacewalk Mission Launched into Orbit

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The Polaris Dawn mission, the most ambitious private space venture to date, has successfully launched, marking the first-ever private spacewalk. At 5:23 am EDT, the mission lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, heading for low-Earth orbit. This mission represents a significant move toward ending

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The ISS Successfully Completed the First 3D Metal Printing in Space

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In an experiment that seems as risky as bobbing for fries, the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully conducted the first 3D metal printing in space aboard the ISS. Developed in collaboration with Airbus, the Metal 3D Printer produced the first of four test shapes. 3D printing on the ISS isn’t a new concept, with the

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Elon Musk Aims to Launch the First Starships to Mars by 2026

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced that the first Starship spacecraft will head to Mars within two years, with crewed missions following in 2028. This effort is part of his broader vision to make humanity an interplanetary species. Musk is known for making bold predictions that occasionally come true, sometimes arrive late, and sometimes fade into

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An Ancient Collision Fractured Ganymede and Caused it to Shift Off its Axis

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Four billion years ago, an asteroid larger than the one that ended the age of dinosaurs may have struck the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, knocking it off its axis and causing it to crack like an egg. Discovered by Galileo in 1610 while experimenting with his new telescope, Ganymede is not only

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How to Watch: Launch of the First Private Spacewalk Mission

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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn, the first private space mission featuring a spacewalk, is set to launch on Tuesday, August 27, at 3:38 am EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Here’s how you can watch it. Polaris Dawn is a multi-day orbital mission around Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. While

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A Cosmic Light Show is Expected Next Year as a Black Hole Devours a Star

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Astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole consume a star in two phases and have predicted when it might take a third. If it happens, it could create a fascinating cosmic light show. Black holes are known for their chaotic eating habits. When a star gets too close, the intense gravitational forces tear it apart

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