Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway ...
How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will make a looping voyage to the moon
Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...
Firefly spacecraft provides striking view of Earth on top of Earth
Firefly Aerospace 's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...
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Cosmic disturbance: The mystery of Titan's shifting orbit
Scientists found Titan’s orbit is shifting faster than expected due to tidal dissipation. A recent cosmic event likely ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures First Starfield Images From Deep Space
NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments ...
NASA’s powerful moon mining robot could dig 10,000 kg of soil in a single lunar day
Its key task would be to efficiently mine and transport lunar regolith – the loose rocky material covering the Moon's surface ...
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'High Potential' starring Oregonian Kaitlin Olson gets green light for second season
Oregon native and University of Oregon alum Kaitlin Olson's new show "High Potential" was just renewed for a second season on ABC. Here's what to know. Olson was born in Portland and grew up in ...
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NASA says chances of 'city-destroying' asteroid hitting Earth have increased
The asteroid has the potential to cause significant damage, especially if it lands in a densely populated area like a major city due to it being the size of another space rock that hit Earth in ...
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A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 ... it might impact at all. The potential for damage arises because ...
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Gravity is constantly shaping the Earth’s surface
A new study has revealed that gravity’s effect on Earth is constantly shaping the ... and perhaps even create artificial gravity on the Moon and other places we visit. Josh Hawkins has been ...
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Newly discovered ‘city-killer’ asteroid has potential to hit Earth. Here’s what we know — and why astronomers are paying attention
An asteroid, estimated to be between 40 and 100 metres wide, has a very slim chance of hitting the Earth in about eight years time. NASA’s analysis of the newly identified asteroid, 2024 YR4, ...
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NASA’s five most dangerous asteroids that are a potential threat to Earth
Astronomers are constantly scouring the solar system for potential threats to Earth. A potentially hazardous asteroid is defined as a space rock bigger than 140 metres (459 feet) which flies ...