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Spacecraft
This Is The Biggest Myth About Outer Space, According To A NASA Flight Controller
finefinders.org
What is the biggest myth about outer space? That there is no gravity in space. People do not have a good understanding of what weightlessness is. …
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Science (India)
Landslides on Mars Spotted from Space in Amazing NASA Photo
space.com
On Mars, just as on Earth, gravity can send material tumbling down steep slopes — and the results can be stunningly pretty, as shown in this …
The Daily Signal
Conservative View
NASA Chief Criticized for Mentioning Christianity in Speech
dailysignal.com - Tony Perkins
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand the First Amendment. Or maybe, after the spat over a speech by NASA’s Jim Bridenstine, it …
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SpaceX
The Emergency Launch Abort Systems of SpaceX and Boeing Explained
space.com
If anything goes wrong when a crew of astronauts launches into space, their spacecraft always has a built-in abort system to help them return to …
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SpaceX
NASA has 'full confidence' in SpaceX after Saturday's 'mishap'
chron.com - Alex Stuckey
Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close NASA officials say they have "full confidence" in SpaceX after the module being built to take humans to the International …
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InSight Lander
Listen: NASA's InSight lander records first-ever 'Mars quake'
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"Jason Middleton. Nasa says it has detected what is believed to be the first quake on Mars ever detected. I wrote earthquake. But I guess we'd call …
TechCrunch
FEMA
NASA and FEMA are contingency planning for a potential asteroid armageddon
TechCrunch - Jonathan Shieber
Jonathan Shieber @jshieber / 3 hours ago When it comes to planning for a potential asteroid strike on planet Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Federal Emergency Management
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Moon
Why the Far Side of the Moon Isn't as Dark as You Think
Inverse - By Wayne Schlingman, The Conversation
With all due respect to Pink Floyd. Filed Under Mars, NASA & Planets Looking up at the silvery orb of the moon, you might recognize familiar shadows …
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Apollo Missions
Lessons of Apollo Can Help NASA Ace Return to the Moon, Experts Say
space.com
As NASA prepares for the ambitious goal of landing a person on the moon within five years, a conference from the Universities Space Research …
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Space
Video Shows How Hard It Really Is to Walk on Earth After 6 Months in Space
ScienceAlert - MICHELLE STARR
Going to space is serious business. How serious? Well, let this video from NASA astronaut Drew Feustel tell you. Feustel spent 197 days - so just over …
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Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble enjoyed a colorful view of the Southern Crab Nebula to celebrate 29 years in space
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided mankind with some of the most incredible views of space that we’ve ever seen. It’s shown us breathtaking …
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Mars
Curiosity captured two solar eclipses on Mars
phys.org
April 4, 2019 , Jet Propulsion Laboratory When NASA's Curiosity Mars rover landed in 2012, it brought along eclipse glasses. The solar filters on its …
Tropical Cyclones
NASA examines Tropical Cyclone Kenneth in infrared light
phys.org - Science X staff
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Kenneth and analyzed the storm in …
Guernsey
Amateur astronomer wins NASA contest - with picture from her Guernsey back garden
yahoo.com - Connor Parker
Amateur astronomer Jean Dean proved she’s a real star photographer - by winning a NASA competition from her back garden. Jean, 60, submitted her image …
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Pluto
Why Pluto Is Losing Its Atmosphere
realclearscience.com - Andrew A. Cole
The ominous warning – “winter is coming”, popularised by fantasy series Game of Thrones – applies equally well to Pluto. The dwarf planet’s tenuous …
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InSight Lander
NASA’s InSight Lander Just Recorded a “Marsquake” for the First Time
My Modern Met - Jessica Stewart
Ever since NASA’s InSight Lander landed on Mars, it has been making history. Not only can we now read a Mars weather report, but we can hear what seismic activity—aka a “Marsquake”—sounds like. Thanks
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Photographer captures breathtaking images of rare and elusive weather phenomenon
accuweather.com - By Brian Lada
A rare and elusive weather phenomenon was photographed last weekend in the central United States as severe thunderstorms swept across the region. When …
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InSight Lander
NASA's InSight Probe May Have Recorded First Sounds Of Marsquake
tpr.org - Joe Palca
A NASA probe called InSight is on Mars listening for marsquakes and it seems it has detected the first sounds of a quake, probably.
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Robotics
Squishy robots roll into action after 600-foot fall
futurity.org - Kara Manke-Duke
New soccer-ball-shaped robots have the remarkable ability to fall from a height of more than 600 feet and be no worse for wear. Built of a network of …
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Scott Kelly
Are Humans Fit for Space? A ‘Herculean’ Study Says Maybe Not
WIRED - Jason Pontin
Here’s how you test your intracranial pressure in space. First, you collect baseline samples of your blood, saliva, and urine, and take ultrasound …
Neatorama
Spacecraft
NASA Proceeds To Launch Cargo Version of Dragon
neatorama.com - Exuperist
Despite the anomaly that happened with SpaceX Dragon's spacecraft a few days ago, NASA will push through with its launch of a cargo version of …
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Space Exploration
Listen: The Gantry
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"When astronauts like Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Buzz Aldrin came to NASA Langley to train they could often be found at the lunar landing research …
Pollution
Feds: Worker falsified pollution test results at NASA Wallops
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WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say an employee for a NASA contractor falsified pollution test results at NASA's Wallops Flight …
New Atlas
Alta Devices' new HALE solar product could help flying phone towers take off
newatlas.com - Darren Quick
We first covered California-based Alta Devices' solar cells being used on UAVs in 2013, when they enabled a prototype solar-powered version of …
SpaceX
Public deserves less secrecy and more information about SpaceX capsule "anomaly" | Editorial
orlandosentinel.com - Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board
In the days and weeks after the space shuttle Challenger exploded, NASA officials circled the wagons, dispensing little information and giving the …
Tropical Cyclones
NASA's Aqua Satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Lorna organizing
phys.org - Science X staff
Visible satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the recently formed Tropical Storm Lorna was getting organized in the Southeastern …
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Olympus
Interplanetary Spots to Visit On Your Voyage to the Solar System and Beyond
neatorama.com - Exuperist
From Marius Hills to Olympus Mons and beyond toward Serenity Chasma, there are many places that one could visit in the solar system outside our home …
New Atlas
InSight Lander
InSight detects what is believed to be first "marsquake"
newatlas.com - David Szondy
NASA's Insight Mars lander has recorded what is likely the first ever detected earthquake – or marsquake – on the planet Mars. Picked up by the …
John Glenn
T+119
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Dr. John Charles spent nearly 33 years at NASA—most recently as Chief Scientist of the Human Research Program—working on human spaceflight through …
Neatorama
InSight Lander
First "Marsquake" Recorded By InSight
neatorama.com - Exuperist
Earthquakes are usually caused by the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth's crust. But recently, the Mars InSight lander has recorded the very …