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In a Sky Full of Satellites, Astronomers Find Creative Ways to Observe the Stars
Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...
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‘Star Wars’ holds clues to making speedier spacecraft in the real world
Engineers are exploring propulsion methods that could enable longer-distance travel ...
Here's how Neptune's aurora could look if it was on Earth
If Earth had Auroras in similar areas to Neptune, they wouldn't be in the poles - but near Japan and Argentina.
Neptune's auroras are captured in great detail by NASA's Webb telescope
Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby of the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989. Webb ...
NASA’s Parker Probe Just Flew Through Solar Fire at 430,000 MPH
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe once again dived deep into the Sun’s atmosphere, matching its own record for speed and proximity.
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NASA spacecraft set for second close encounter with the sun—what it hopes to learn
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for another close brush with the sun, reaching record speeds of 430,000 mph as it flies ...
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through the sizzling ...
Thousands of satellites are due to burn up in the atmosphere every year – damaging the ozone layer and changing the climate
Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth: Is ozone layer at risk?
In January, about 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites burnt up in Earth’s atmosphere ... alternatives to aluminium or design spacecraft that can be boosted into higher graveyard orbits rather than allowed ...
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NASA Probes Coastal Wetlands, Carbon Capture Heroes
Both gases absorb solar radiation and have a warming effect on Earth's atmosphere. A mangrove "ghost forest" near Florida's southernmost coast houses the remains of a once-thriving mangrove stand.
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Why so many spacecraft carry magnetometers
The public is enamored of images returned to Earth by space probes. Whether they show the ... If unchecked, such particles would destroy our atmosphere. The Sun also generates a magnetic field ...