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- California is ‘launching our own damn satellite’ to track pollution, with help from Planet Sat, 15 Sep 18, 7:44amCalifornia plans to launch a satellite to monitor pollution in the state and contribute to climate science, Governor Jerry Brown announced today. The state is partnering with satellite imagery purveyor Planet to create a...
- Scientists identify Earth-like exoplanets Thu, 2 Aug 18, 10:30pmScientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist...
- NOAA’s newest GOES 17 weather satellite may not be fixable, and a loss Thu, 26 Jul 18, 6:45amFrom NOAA and NextGov reports. The second satellite in NOAA’s $11 billion GOES program continues to experience issues with its most important instrument and officials still aren’t sure what’s wrong. The National Oceanic...
- Huge planet-wide dust storm on Mars knocks out NASA’s ‘Opportunity’ rover – scientists worried Thu, 14 Jun 18, 6:35amDust storm is now on the verge of circumnavigating the entire planet Mars rover Opportunity is in trouble. NASA engineers attempted to contact Opportunity yesterday, June 12th, but did not hear back from the nearly 15-year...
- These diamonds from outer space hint at a long-lost planet Wed, 18 Apr 18, 5:22amDiamonds in a meteorite that crashed into Earth years ago have now given scientists a glimpse into the universe's past. Recently, a team of scientists led by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland...
- Earth was buzzed by a giant asteroid this weekend and we didn't even realize it was coming Tue, 17 Apr 18, 1:35amEarth just survived a near miss with an asteroid, and we didn't even know it was coming. Around 1,500 people were injured in the aftermath of the Chelyabinsk meteorite when it exploded over Russia in 2013, and an even larger asteroid just...
- New satellite to spot planet-warming industrial methane leaks Fri, 13 Apr 18, 1:15amMultimillion dollar project will scan and make public methane leaks from oil and gas plants that are a major contributor to global warming
- The world's first space hotel could launch by 2022 Sat, 7 Apr 18, 3:38amWe've all heard of the companies promising to launch humans on trips to space, but have you thought about where you will stay once you get there? Startup Orion Span thinks they have the answer - and they're planning to launch...
- Alien life may not exist due to a lack of this chemical element Fri, 6 Apr 18, 3:45amHolding out hope for alien life somewhere out there? According to a recent study from Cardiff University, you may have to wait a long, long time - if phosphorus isn't present, it could be difficult for that life to exist...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 just rocketed a harpoon and net into orbit to hunt space junk Wed, 4 Apr 18, 1:15amHuman trash now litters space in the form of broken hardware and spacecrafts circling Earth. But the Surrey Space Center is working on tackling the issue - and they just got a boost from SpaceX. Their RemoveDEBRIS technology...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocketed a harpoon and net into orbit that will be used to hunt space junk Wed, 4 Apr 18, 1:15amHuman trash now litters space in the form of broken hardware and spacecrafts circling Earth. But the Surrey Space Center, based at the University of Surrey, and partners aim to tackle the issue - and they just got a boost...
- Astronomers spot the most distant star ever seen 9 billion light-years away Tue, 3 Apr 18, 3:42amThe Environmental Protection Agency is poised to undo Obama-era greenhouse gas emission regulations and fuel economy standards that were designed to encourage the development of cleaner, more efficient vehicles...
- ESA launches world's first mission to explore the "atmospheres of hundreds of planets" Sat, 24 Mar 18, 2:21amBehold a brand new era of space exploration. The European Space Agency (ESA) just selected the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (ARIEL) mission from three candidates to launch what Nature describes...
- Our newest GOES-R and GOES-S weather satellites will greatly enhance search and rescue capabilities @NASAsocial Thu, 8 Mar 18, 2:21pmReaders may recall that last week I was the guest of NASA KSC to watch the launch of GOES-S, which is going to be a boon for mapping and alerting the west coast to severe weather, including lightning, wildfires, and atmospheric...
- New theory suggests the Moon may have formed "from a giant donut of vaporized rock" Fri, 2 Mar 18, 3:28amGet ready to have your ideas about the Moon shattered. Scientists from Harvard University and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have put forth a new model for the Moon's origin, and it's mind-bending to say the...