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CleanSpace One - a Swiss Satellite to Tackle Space Junk |
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Swiss Space Center at EPFL just launched the "CleanSpace One" project. The aim is to design and build a satellite that will chase, grab and destroy a space debris - namely one of the first Swiss satellites, Swisscube-1 or TIsat-1.
Date: 2012-02-19 19:27:09
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Space History Made: Rosetta Becomes First Probe to Catch Comet |
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The European spacecraft Rosetta has become the first ever to catch up with a comet. It is a landmark step in a decade-long mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system. Rosetta will accompany comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko on its trip around the sun and land ...
Date: 2014-08-06 15:00:56
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Einstein Ring Captured by Webb Space Telescope |
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Astronomers are combing through fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope in a never-ending quest to find ever-more-distant galaxies. However, the observatory is still studying a variety of objects, from insanely detailed images of Jupiter to the most distant known star.
Date: 2022-08-30 15:35:11
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Have You Ever Really Seen the Moon? |
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When Wylie Overstreet set up his telescope outside on a whim, he had no idea he would inspire awe in hundreds of strangers on the streets of Los Angeles, reminding them of their common humanity.
Date: 2018-04-09 19:25:19
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B612 Foundation Sentinel Mission |
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The non-profit B612 Foundation aims to build, launch, and operate the first privately funded deep space mission—a space telescope in orbit around the Sun that will map the inner Solar System in search of asteroids that could impact Earth.
Date: 2012-06-29 15:58:57
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Texas Wildfires Seen from Space Station |
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From 230 miles overhead, International Space Station external and crew-tended cameras captured video of the wildfires burning in central Texas to the southeast of the capitol of Austin at 12:07 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 6, 2011. The video was accompanied by comments on the wildfires by Expedition 2...
Date: 2011-09-08 14:25:52
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3-D Printing in Zero Gravity |
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The goal of 3-D printing is to take this capability to microgravity for use on the International Space Station. In space, whatever astronauts have available on orbit is what they have to use -- but just like on Earth, parts break or get lost. When that happens, there's a wait for replacement parts, ...
Date: 2014-07-14 18:04:05
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Mars500 - 520 days in 15 minutes |
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ESA's Mars500 crew members Diego Urbina and Romain Charles recorded 15 video diaries from all phases of their simulated mission to Mars, plus hundreds of photos and other video clips. Most of these are available on ESA's Mars500 website (www.esa.int/Mars500), but here is a compilation of their YouTu...
Date: 2011-11-04 18:03:03
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Final Trip Home for Endeavour |
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Shuttle Endeavour's six astronauts have checked the systems they need to bring NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight to an end. They are expected to land early Wednesday Morning June 1st, 2011.
Date: 2011-06-01 00:58:17
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