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NASA Hosts Two Workshops for Consultation on LEO Microgravity Strategy
As part of NASA’s effort to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration in low Earth orbit…
Search for alien transmissions in promising TRAPPIST-1 star system draws a blank
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Another Building Block of Life Can Handle Venus’ Sulphuric Acid
Venus is often described as a hellscape. The surface temperature breaches the melting point of lead,…
NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox
Lunar regolith is a dusty, soil-like material that coats the Moon’s surface, and researchers wanted to observe…
Let It Go: (After Latching) Challenge
NASA is seeking innovative solutions for a synchronized antenna deployment system. The primary objective is to…
ESA – LUNA – Europe’s Moon on Earth
The ESA-DLR LUNA analogue facility has officially opened its doors in Cologne, Germany, right next to…
How to spot Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas
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CSA funds demonstration of a potential de-orbiting technology for satellites
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NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora
In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a…