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What The Heck Was This Blue 'Luminous Event' Photographed From The Space Station? - ScienceAlert
On October 8, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured something strikingly rare from on board the International Space Station (ISS).
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Published At 2021-10-11T05:28:48Z, author Jacinta Bowler
In a rocky Israeli crater, scientists simulate life on Mars - Reuters
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From the door of the expedition base, a few small steps to the left an autonomous rover passes by. A few giant leaps to the right is an array of solar panels. The landscape is rocky, hilly, tinged with red. Purposefully it resembles Mars.
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Published At 2021-10-11T00:53:00Z, author None
Tardigrade trapped in 16-million-year-old amber a 'once in a generation' find - CNET
It's about as rare as they come: An ancient water bear, entombed in tree resin.
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Published At 2021-10-10T23:03:52Z, author Amanda Kooser
NASA Images of the Week: Rogue Planet, Dangerous Dance, SpaceX & Electric Propulsion - SciTechDaily
Hubble Detects a Dangerous Dance This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features two interacting galaxies that are so intertwined, they have a collective name – Arp 91. Their delicate galactic dance takes place more than 100 million light-years from Earth…
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Published At 2021-10-10T22:44:46Z, author None
5 sci-fi concepts that are possible (in theory) - Livescience.com
These common sci-fi tropes could one day be science fact.
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Published At 2021-10-10T12:54:15Z, author Andrew May
Space Weather Storm Due To Impact Earth Tomorrow; Geomagnetic Storm Watch Continues - Weatherboy
A significant solar flare erupted from the sun on October 9, producing an Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that is due to deliver impacts to ...
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Published At 2021-10-10T12:02:39Z, author Weatherboy Team Meteorologist
NASA's asteroid spacecraft Lucy launches this week on ambitious 12-year mission - Space.com
NASA's next asteroid-bound mission to explore the earliest days of our solar system is nearly ready to launch.
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Published At 2021-10-10T11:27:19Z, author Elizabeth Howell
First close-up pictures of Mercury from BepiColombo hint at answers to the planet's secrets - Space.com
The BepiColombo spacecraft – a joint project by the European and Japanese space agencies – swung by its destination planet Mercury in the early hours of October 2 2021.
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Published At 2021-10-10T11:17:08Z, author David Rothery
Single Event Upsets: High Energy Particles From Outer Space Flipping Bits - Hackaday
Our world is constantly bombarded by high-energy particles from various sources, and if they hit in just the right spot on the sensitive electronics our modern world is built on, they can start fli…
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Published At 2021-10-09T23:00:00Z, author Danie Conradie
Boeing and NASA continue to investigate Starliner valve problem - SpaceNews
NASA and Boeing are targeting the first half of 2022 to launch the rescheduled test flight of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle.
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Published At 2021-10-09T21:41:30Z, author Jeff Foust