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Japanese X-Ray Satellite to Probe Universe's Largest Structures
A revolutionary satellite is preparing to take to the skies, viewing the hidden parts of cosmos in a new light to reveal stellar explosions and powerful jets streaming from supermassive black holes. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), a joint mission between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, is designed to…
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Watch Live as India Attempts to Land on the Moon's South Pole
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is aiming for a landing spot on the lunar south pole, hoping to make history as the nation’s first successful touchdown on the cratered surface. Read more…
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Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Crashes and Burns
The Luna-25 mission crashed on the surface of the Moon this weekend, ending Russia’s quest to prove it still has what it takes to land on the lunar surface. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon The Russian space agency lost contact with the spacecraft on Saturday around 7:57 a.m. ET (2:57 p.m. Moscow time), Roscosmos wrote in a statement on Telegram. Preliminary investigations revealed…
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Virgin Galactic's Space Tourism Flights Won't Be Bringing in the Dough
Richard Branson’s space tourism venture is set to launch its second commercial trip to suborbital heights in less than two weeks but the company is not too optimistic about the revenue generated by its private orbital tours. Read more…
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Pioneering Methane-Fueled Rocket Fails to Reach Orbit After Launch From China
Pioneering Methane-Fueled Rocket Fails to Reach Orbit After Launch From China
An illustration of the Zhuque-2 rocket.Illustration: Landspace The Zhuque-2 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Wednesday, leaving behind an unusual purplish trail—a product of its unique methane fuel. The rocket managed to take flight, but it failed to reach the orbit and deliver the 14 satellites on board. China’s private aerospace company Landspace…
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NASA’s CAPSTONE Probe Is Officially en Route to the Moon
NASA’s CAPSTONE Probe Is Officially en Route to the Moon
An important milestone has been reached in the newly launched CAPSTONE mission, as the tiny probe, moving in excess of 24,000 miles per hour, has escaped low Earth orbit and begun its four-month trek to the Moon. Read more…
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Software Glitch Pushes Back NASA’s Psyche Mission Launch by at Least a Year
Software Glitch Pushes Back NASA’s Psyche Mission Launch by at Least a Year
NASA announced late last week that the long-awaited mission to Psyche, a nearby metal-rich asteroid, will not launch this year. The next possible launch windows for the spacecraft are in 2023 and 2024, meaning that NASA won’t arrive at the asteroid until 2029 at the earliest. Read more…
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NASA Hopes to Launch a Very Special Microwave-Sized Satellite on Monday
NASA Hopes to Launch a Very Special Microwave-Sized Satellite on Monday
A tiny satellite is poised to set the stage for something far grander: a full-blown lunar space station. NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite is scheduled to launch on Monday and then travel to a unique lunar orbit in a pathfinder mission for the Artemis program, which is seeking to return humans to the Moon later this decade. Read more…
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