Astronomy
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The Kuiper Belt: A Treasure Trove of Icy Bodies Beyond Neptune
WASHINGTON, July 9 — The record shows that the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of the solar system…
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SpaceX launches 3 visitors to the space station for $55M each
For three wealthy businessmen, their lives are about to change in a way that few people can imagine.…
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SpaceX Launches Three Paying Customers to International Space Station
On April 8, 2022, SpaceX launched a four-person crew from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking the company’s first fully…
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Russia Warns ISS Orbit Control at Risk Over Sanctions
The International Space Station, a 420‑ton laboratory that has circled Earth for a quarter of a century, relies…
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From Vassar to the IAU: Debra Elmegreen Calls Satellite Swarms an Existential Threat
PARIS, July 6 — Debra Elmegreen spent her two-year term as president of the International Astronomical Union staring…
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The Secret Chief Designer Behind Every Soviet First
MOSCOW, July 8 — The shift is finally complete. For decades, the man who made the Soviet Union…
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Fourth Time’s the Charm: The 2008 Falcon 1 Flight That Saved SpaceX
LOS ANGELES, July 9 — When Elon Musk founded SpaceX, the idea that a private company could rival…
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How Private Spaceflight Cut Launch Costs and Opened Orbit Since 2010
WASHINGTON, July 16 — The private spaceflight industry, once the exclusive domain of government agencies, has undergone a…
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Carl Sagan, Who Brought the Cosmos to Millions, Died in 1996
ITHACA, New York, July 16 — The strategic calculus of planetary science and public communication rarely intersect in…
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Apollo 17 1972 Crew Debrief Reveals Lunar Surface Light Flash
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