The newfound planet represents Webb’s first direct image discovery of a planet. Nearly 6,000 worlds beyond our solar system have been found so far, and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have just added another. The telescope picked up a…
Category: 2. Space
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Webb Captures First Direct Image of Alien Planet Carving Cosmic Rings
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Final H-2A launches Earth science satellite
WASHINGTON — An H-2A rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite June 28 on the final flight of a vehicle that had long been the workhorse for Japanese space access.
The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center…
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Record-breaking 10-billion-year radio halo just rewrote the universe’s origin story
Astronomers have uncovered a vast cloud of energetic particles — a ‘mini halo’ — surrounding one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever observed, marking a major step forward in understanding the hidden forces that shape the cosmos.
The…
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Learns New Moves After Nearly 20 Years in Space
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing a series of large spacecraft rolls that will help it hunt for water.
After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance…
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Rocket Lab launches second Electron within 48 hours
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron placed an undisclosed satellite into orbit June 28 on the company’s second launch within 48 hours and fourth this month.
The Electron lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New…
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SpaceX scores $81.6 million Space Force contract to launch weather satellite
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has secured an $81.6 million contract to launch a U.S. military weather-monitoring satellite in 2027.
The contract for the mission designated USSF-178 was awarded on June 27 by the Space Systems Command and…
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