Category: 2. Space
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Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki probe in May 2016. Credit: J. Greaves/Cardiff… -
Stormy waves traversing the Earth’s core provide new hints into future planetary exploration
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The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean that travel through Earth’s…
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Trump administration to keep National Space Council
WASHINGTON — In a reversal, White House plans to retain the National Space Council, a move that industry officials say could serve as an advocate for space amid pressures to cut budgets.
The White House is expected in the coming weeks to…
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The biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years: NASA’s lessons and surprises
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the Sun on May 7, 2024, in extreme ultraviolet light (at a wavelength of 304 Ångstroms). At center, the active region… Continue Reading
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The National Space Council Is Not Dead
Keith’s note: According “Trump administration to revive National Space Council“ from Politico: “The council, which Trump also revived in 2017 after it had been dormant for 24 years, is chaired according to law by the vice president. A White House…
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25 Years of NASA Student Launch
Students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst team carry their high-powered rocket toward the launch pad at NASA’s 2025 Student Launch launch day competition in Toney, Alabama, on April 4, 2025. More than 980 middle school, high…
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What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years
One year on, NASA scientists are still making huge discoveries about the largest geomagnetic storm to hit Earth in two decades, the Gannon storm. The findings are helping us better understand and prepare for the ways in which the Sun’s…
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