#Voyager 1 detects ‘hum’ while in interstellar space

#Voyager 1 detects ‘hum’ while in interstellar space

“#Voyager 1 detects ‘hum’ while in interstellar space” Voyager 1, which is the farthest human-made object from Earth and the first to enter interstellar space, has been detecting a “faint, persistent hum” that scientists have attributed to interstellar gas. Phys.org, citing research published in Nature Astronomy, reported that the spacecraft’s Plasma Wave System has picked up a “persistent…

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#Remnants of Chinese rocket land in Indian Ocean

#Remnants of Chinese rocket land in Indian Ocean

“#Remnants of Chinese rocket land in Indian Ocean” A large out-of-control Chinese rocket has come down in the Indian Ocean. Remnants of the rocket landed west of the Maldives archipelago, Chinese state media said, ending days of speculation of where the Long March 5B rocket might land. The odds of the spacecraft landing on a…

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#Giant spider ‘attacks’ Australian space telescope

#Giant spider ‘attacks’ Australian space telescope

“#Giant spider ‘attacks’ Australian space telescope” It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare come true. A security camera fixed on the giant antenna at Canberra’s Deep Space Communications Complex caught a terrifying spider “attack” this week when a giant huntsman spider crawled across the lens. The effect was chilling – making it look like the giant arachnid…

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#Ingenuity Mars helicopter sets stage for space flight on other worlds, NASA says

#Ingenuity Mars helicopter sets stage for space flight on other worlds, NASA says

“#Ingenuity Mars helicopter sets stage for space flight on other worlds, NASA says” NASA experts discussed a new era in space exploration Monday following the success of space flights by the Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which could set the stage for flight in other worlds.  In a live discussion streamed on YouTube from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, Ingenuity pilot Johnny…

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#Blue Origin to begin space tourism ticket sales Wednesday

#Blue Origin to begin space tourism ticket sales Wednesday

“#Blue Origin to begin space tourism ticket sales Wednesday” SEATTLE, May 5 – Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, is poised to open up ticket sales on Wednesday for suborbital sightseeing trips on its New Shepard spacecraft, a landmark moment as US firms strive toward a new era of private commercial space travel. Blue Origin is expected to announce details on how to purchase a seat,…

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#What happens when space debris crashes on Earth?

#What happens when space debris crashes on Earth?

“#What happens when space debris crashes on Earth?” China’s Long March 5B rocket’s core stage is set to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere in the next few days.  The 100-foot-long object is orbiting the blue marble every 90 minutes, passing north of New York and Beijing and as far south as Chile and New Zealand. While the main stage released the Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony,” module – the makings of…

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