#Emirati ‘Hope’ probe heads for Mars

“#Emirati ‘Hope’ probe heads for Mars” The unmanned probe named Al-Amal—Arabic for Hope—is to take off from a Japanese space centre, marking the next step in the United Arab Emirates’ ambitious space programme The first Arab space mission to Mars is scheduled to blast off from Japan Friday on a mission to unravel from above…

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#Astrophysicists suggest carbon found in comet ATLAS help reveal age of other comets

“#Astrophysicists suggest carbon found in comet ATLAS help reveal age of other comets” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Astrophysicists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Russia), South Korea, and the U.S. appear in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, suggesting carbon indicates time comets have spent in the Solar System—the less carbon, the longer they…

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#SpaceX delays launch of mini-satellites

“#SpaceX delays launch of mini-satellites” SpaceX on Saturday delayed the launch of a rocket due to take 57 mini-satellites into space as part of plan to build an orbiting, global broadband internet system. The company tweeted that it was postponing the 10th Starlink mission “to allow more time for checkouts.” It said it was working…

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#The quest to find signs of ancient life on Mars

“#The quest to find signs of ancient life on Mars” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth’s nearest neighbour once harbour life? It is a question that has preoccupied scientists for centuries and fired up sci-fi imaginings. Now three space exploration projects are gearing up to…

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#Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show

“#Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show” Comet Neowise soars in the horizon of the early morning sky in this view from the near the grand view lookout at the Colorado National Monument west of Grand Junction, Colo., Thursday, July 9, 2020. The newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a celestial nighttime show…

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