Earth’s second moon will approach Earth before going into space next week, never to be seen again. “Which other moon,” you ask? Astronomers call it 2020 SO – a small object that orbited Earth between our planet and the Moon in September 2020. Temporary satellites like these are known as …
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The 2021 fiscal was almost unnoticed in part of the ubiquitous spending bill recently passed by NASA, a provision that appears to free the upcoming Europa Clipper mission from the Space Launch System (SLS). According to Space News, the order that the Europa Clipper mission will be launched on the …
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Axiom Space has announced that it is building an office fee park and manufacturing center at Houston Spaceport in Ellington Field. This development is an optimistic sign that, despite the drag on by Congress, a commercial replacement of the International Space Station (ISS) could well take place. As the ISS …
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Between once in a lifetime Comet And epic Jupiter and Saturn meeting For the Great Connection, 2020 was a big year for celestial phenomena. But 2021, the quarter is getting off to a strong start with the peak of meteor showers, which NASA calls this week, Saturday, January 2 to …
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Between once in a lifetime Comet And epic Jupiter and Saturn meeting For a great connection, 2020 was a big year for celestial phenomena. But 2021, a quarter is getting off to a strong start from the top of the meteor shower, which NASA calls the “best annual meteor shower” …
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