NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off from Vandenberg to map sky, explore dawn of universe
Besides the telescope, SpaceX’s Falcon rocket provided a lift from Vandenberg for a quartet of NASA satellites called Punch.
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NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
By MARCIA DUNN NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed toward orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic ...
Chilling animations depict effect ‘city-killer’ asteroid would have on Earth — as experts warn moon also in danger
Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic ... If it does hit home, the dangerous space rock could release an energy blast equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of obliterating an area the ...
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Space mission to blast off to moon's south pole - with suitcase-sized 'hopper' on board
Two space mining missions are blasting off this week, with one heading to the southern-most point ever visited on the moon's surface. A robotic moon lander called Athena will embark on Intuitive ...
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Replacements for stuck NASA astronauts blast off for International Space Station
A series of helium leaks and thruster failures marred their trip to the space station, setting off months of investigation by NASA and Boeing on how best to proceed. Eventually ruling it unsafe ...
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NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
Spherex popped off the rocket's upper stage first, drifting into the blackness of space with a blue Earth in the background. The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed ...
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NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
Spherex popped off the rocket’s upper stage first, drifting into the blackness of space with a blue Earth in the background. The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed ...