Space exploration
Defunct Russian satellite breaks apart forcing ISS astronauts to shelter
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
Details on what caused the breakup of the Resurs-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite, which Russia declared non-operational in 2022, were not immediately ...
Voyager 1s ‘gibberish’ message to NASA decoded after aging probe poked
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
The Voyager 1’s mission was extended to 2025. But a communication breakdown in November put it in peril. Voyager 1 responds to ...
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds | MIT News
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
Scientists at MIT, the University of Birmingham, and elsewhere say that astronomers’ best chance of finding liquid water, and even life on ...
SpaceX’s record-setting rocket booster lost at sea
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
SpaceX’s historic B1058 Falcon 9 booster during one of its 19 flights. SpaceX It turns out that for SpaceX, landing a rocket ...
