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Too many satellites? Is Earth’s orbit headed for catastrophe?
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John Glenn 1st American in orbit 64 years ago today
John Glenn became the 1st American in orbit on February 20, 1962. Astronaut Glenn sits outside the space capsule Friendship 7. Image via NASA. EarthSky’s 2026 lunar calendar is available
Smile sets sail for Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
Science & Exploration 20/02/2026 65 views 1 likes Using X-ray and ultraviolet cameras, as well as particle and magnetic field detectors, Smile will give humankind its first complete look at
Earth from Space: Ouarzazate, Morocco
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Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems
The countdown clock at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site stops at T-29 seconds at the end of the second terminal countdown demonstration, bringing an end to the wet dress
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STS110-E-5541 (13 April 2002) — Astronaut Lee M.E. Morin carries an affixed 35mm camera to record work which is being performed 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station
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With new technologies comes new discoveries. Or so Spider Man’s Uncle Ben might have said if he was an astronomer. Or a scientist more generally – but in astronomy that
Imagine standing beneath the vast expanse of the night sky, the cosmos unfurling before you in a spectacular tapestry of stars. The MEEZAA Telescope invites you on an exhilarating journey
Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the Russell
In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss talks with Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo about what he calls “almost a watershed year” for the Space Development Agency.
Recent analysis by Reeves in the Mitchell Institute’s “Charting a Path to Space Superiority: The Cross-Domain Imperative” identifies the need for centralized command and control (C2) of counterspace capabilities under
WASHINGTON — The space community welcomed the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA’s next administrator, expressing hope he can lead the agency forward and relief that a long confirmation process
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