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SpaceX, NASA to launch 1st mission to study aurora 'electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere
Scientists have been wondering about auroral electrojets for a long time. This mission could change how we understand them.
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US scientists to detect tiny 1 cm-long ‘grenades’ with Space Debris Hunter satellite
Millions of tiny objects, invisible to the current tracking systems, are hurtling through orbit at incredible speeds of about ...
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NASA's new EZIE mission will study Earth's auroras from space
NASA's EZIE will study auroral electrojets, powerful electrical currents in Earth's atmosphere. This will improve space ...
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Should we be moving data centers to space?
After all, energy-guzzling data centers are springing up like mushrooms all over the world, devouring precious land, ...
Secretive X-37B space plane shares first images from orbit; see photos
For the first time, the US military shared an orbital selfie from its mysterious X-37B space plane, which captured Earth from ...
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Earth shines over the moon in amazing 1st photos from private Blue Ghost lander. 'We're all in that picture.'
A major highlight of the mission will take place on March 14, when Blue Ghost captures high-definition images of a total ...
The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
The idea of flying satellites in "very" low-Earth orbit is not new. Dating back to the dawn of the space age in the late 1950s, the first US spy satellites, as part of the Corona program, orbited the ...
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth: Is ozone layer at risk?
Low Earth Orbit satellites that re-enter the atmosphere could cost us dearly. Here’s how Starlink and other satellites slowly damage the ozone layer.
Eutelsat succeeds in world's first 5G network trial from space with Airbus, MediaTek
European telecom and space firms are ramping up efforts to expand internet networks with satellite investments at the core of ...