Day: August 17, 2023

How NASA’s Curiosity rover overcame its steepest Mars climb yet (video)

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• Science & Astronomy

How NASA’s Curiosity rover overcame its steepest Mars climb yet (video)

Space.com August 17, 2023

NASA’s Curiosity rover marked its 11th year on Mars on Aug. 5, but the tireless spacecraft is...

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SpaceX submits Starship mishap report to the FAA

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• Commercial

SpaceX submits Starship mishap report to the FAA

Space.com August 17, 2023

SpaceX has submitted to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) its final report about the debut launch...

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NASA’s New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here’s how you can help

4 min read

• Featured
• Science & Astronomy

NASA’s New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here’s how you can help

Space.com August 17, 2023

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which visited Pluto in 2015, is embarking on an observing campaign of the...

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These 3 teams just hacked a US Air Force satellite in space … and won big cash prizes

2 min read

• Satellites

These 3 teams just hacked a US Air Force satellite in space … and won big cash prizes

Space.com August 17, 2023

The U.S. Air Force has announced the winners of its first-of-its-kind satellite hacking contest. This year’s Hack-A-Sat...

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Deadly wildfires in Hawaii seen from International Space Station (photo)

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• Satellites

Deadly wildfires in Hawaii seen from International Space Station (photo)

Space.com August 17, 2023

Satellite imagery captured by the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday (Aug. 12) shows the Hawaiian island...

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SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission will launch international crew to ISS next week

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• Featured
• Launch

SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission will launch international crew to ISS next week

Space.com August 17, 2023

A multinational crew of astronauts is ready for their journey to space. Four astronauts from four countries...

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Rare iron meteorite could help reveal secrets of early solar system

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• Science & Astronomy

Rare iron meteorite could help reveal secrets of early solar system

Space.com August 17, 2023

Scientists have studied a rare iron meteorite in detail, discovering what orbit its parent body occupied before...

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A 142-year-old astronomy building was serendipitously unearthed in Michigan (photos)

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• Science & Astronomy

A 142-year-old astronomy building was serendipitously unearthed in Michigan (photos)

Space.com August 17, 2023

Sometimes, astronomy research requires looking down. Michigan State University (MSU) found the foundations of its first telescope...

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