SpaceX Puts Humans in Orbit Over Earth’s Poles for the First Time
Chun Wang, a Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur, paid an undisclosed amount for the mission. Some satellites are already in polar orbit, and researchers called it a routine flight.
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Can Earth’s Rotation Generate Electricity? Physicists Divided over Controversial Idea
Experiments suggest an unusual magnetic material could help harness energy from Earth’s rotation. But not everyone is ...
Asteroid May Not Hit Earth in 2032, But It Will Come Back
However, getting an orbital kick from Earth, its orbit will still cross ours, just not as often. The current orbit shows a ...
Houston researchers will study Fram2 astronauts’ radiation exposure
The Fram2 mission will fly astronauts over the North and South poles – a unique trajectory that Houston researchers will use ...
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Planetary Alignments Might Slightly Shift Earth’s Orbit
Planetary alignments have always been a fascinating subject, both for scientists and astrology enthusiasts alike. The idea ...
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What Makes a Moon?
Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...
7 night sky events to see in April, from a meteor shower to the ‘pink moon’
The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.
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Why Do Eclipses Often Come In Pairs?
The alignment only happens at special times, and that’s because the orbit of the Moon around the Earth is slanted with ...