[ad_1] SpaceX is replacing two engines on the rocket that will launch the company’s next manned mission, which is expected to take off on November 14. The measure follows an investigation into the aberrant behavior of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that was supposed to launch a GPS satellite for …
Read More »Rocket Lab successfully launches satellites for Planet and Canon – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] An Electron rocket takes off from the Rocket Lab launch base in New Zealand with 10 small satellites for Planet and Canon. Credit: Rocket Lab An experimental satellite for Canon Electronics and nine CubeSats for the Earth Imaging Planet were launched into orbit from New Zealand on Wednesday above …
Read More »For Halloween, NASA turns astronomy into movie posters
[ad_1] This week, NASA released several downloadable posters showing astronomical topics like vintage science fiction movies in their Galaxy of Horrors. It’s not the first time they’ve turned science into creative vintage posters, but making posters isn’t the only reason NASA regularly works with artists. Many of the images accompanying …
Read More »NASA’s Perseverance rover reaches halfway through its 314 million-mile journey to Mars
[ad_1] ‘Next stop, Jezero crater’: NASA’s Perseverance rover reaches the middle of its 314 million-mile journey to Mars, where it will look for signs of life NASA launched the Perseverance rover to Mars on July 30 at 7:50 am ET The aircraft carrying the rover has reached halfway from Earth …
Read More »Asteroid Apophis is approaching Earth … and scientists determine the …
[ad_1] The astronomer of the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Hawaii, Dave Thulin, conducted a study on the flight path of the large asteroid “Apophis”, considering that In the future, a space object will pass very close to Earth. He confirmed that the asteroid is gaining faster due …
Read More »240-million-year-old marine predator species with fang-like teeth discovered in China
[ad_1] An illustration of Brevicaudosaurus. Credit: Illustration by Tyler Stone BA ’19, Art and Film; https://tylerstoneart.wordpress.com About 240 million years ago, when reptiles ruled the ocean, a small lizard-like predator floated near the bottom of the edges in shallow water, gathering prey with fang-like teeth. A short, flat tail, used …
Read More »A terrifying marine reptile with fangs roamed the oceans 240 million years ago
[ad_1] A fanged marine reptile that wandered the oceans 240 million years ago had an “underwater float”. Scientists say the two-footed creature used a short, flat tail to balance itself as it hid near the bottom of the shallows, picking up fish with its razor-sharp teeth. He also had excellent …
Read More »LIVE: Hurricane Zeta lands in New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 2 storm – Bloomberg QuickTake: now
[ad_1] LIVE: Hurricane Zeta lands in New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 2 stormBloomberg QuickTake: Now Entergy is ready to mobilize a storm team of over 4,000 people to respond to Hurricane Zetaentergynewsroom.com The cold front sweeps through Houston as Zeta strengthens, heads for New Orleansspacecityweather.com View full coverage on …
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Read More »SpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 ahead of the next manned mission
[ad_1] SpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 rocket which will soon transport four astronauts to the International Space Station. The change was made after SpaceX found a substance in the engines that could have started them earlier than expected. SpaceX found the substance after one of the …
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