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SpaceX Launches 60 New Starlink Satellites into Orbit

The upper-stage engine later designed the payload to run in a close circle of 172 miles (278 kilometers) above the earth, with a tilt of 53 degrees toward the e...

Tropical system to bring swell, higher rip current risk along NC coast

Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, October 19, 2020, due to the presence of Tropical Depression Twenty-seven (formerly Invest 94L) that is forecast to strengthen ...

Orionid meteor shower will peak next week

According to space.com, Orionids are named for their radiance near the constellation Orion, which is one of the easiest constellations to spot and is also a d...

Ford government to overhaul Blue Bin program

The program is now managed by Stewardship Ontario , with the cost split between participating cities, but industry is required to compensate municipalities for...

Asteroid could strike Earth day prior to election: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson

NASA may have virtually dismissed the pre-Election Day asteroid slated to skim by Earth and possibly nick our atmosphere, but astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyso...

NASA awards Nokia contract to set up 4G network on moon

As a part of the project that has a total budget of $370 million, NASA will provide $14.1 million to the Finnish telecommunication company to bring the 4G solut...

Musk Sees 'Fighting Chance' for Starship Mission to Mars in 2024

NASA, China and the United Arab Emirates all dispatched missions to defaces in July of this current year. The initial test flights will be hard and carry a hi...

Touch-and-go: U.S. spacecraft sampling asteroid for return

The 4,650-pound OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, described as the size of a van, is only meant to make contact with asteroid 101955 Bennu via a robotic arm to colle...

NASA taps Nokia to bring LTE to the Moon

This week, the space office said it will give Nokia 14.1 million in funding to work out a 4G LTE cellular network on the lunar surface . Unfortunately, previ...

Climate change drove early human species to extinction study says

Sudden climate changes could have been a major driver of the extinction of early human species. Her goal was to understand how early humans, including H. Th...

Betelgeuse is 25 percent closer than previously thought

But it's been acting unusual lately. Betelgeuse caught the attention of astronomers when it dimmed and brightened in late 2019. Scientists previously though...

Indoor sports like ice hockey are high risk for coronavirus — CDC

The game was played on an iceberg in Tampa on June 16, and the next day, a player, considered an index patient, experienced symptoms of Govt-19, including fever...

NOAA's Winter Outlook favors a warmer than average season across Mid

New England is in for a warmer-than-average winter, if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's predictions are correct. The La Niña ocean-atmosp...

Winning snaps from Wildlife Photographer of Year awards

The photograph was taken using a camera trap, which triggers when a tiger walks by. The Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, is a subspecies of the b...

Skywatch: A visit from the red planet

Peach said, "Even at nine or 10 o'clock in the evening, you'll easily see it over in the southeast". The U.S. launched a six-wheeled Rover called Perseverance;...

'Very high risk' defunct Russian satellite and Chinese rocket body will collide

If a collision was to occur, it would be shortly before 2pm , over the Weddell Sea off Antarctica. Californian company LeoLabs has been monitoring the old sa...

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020

The Embrace . Grand Title Winner and Animals in their Environment Winner: A tigress hugs an ancient Manchurian fir, rubbing her cheek against the bark to leave ...

NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission: Launch delayed till November, according to reports

The extra time will allow SpaceX to resolve an unexpected observation during a recent non-NASA launch attempt, said the mission leader. Following the Demo-2's...

Pandemic emissions drop largest in modern history, study finds

It also suggests what fundamental steps could be taken to stabilize the global climate in the aftermath of the pandemic. Zhu Liu from the Department of Earth ...

NASA delays launch of Crew Dragon’s first four-astronaut flight

A seat on the SpaceX capsule is expected to cost $ 55 million, including funding from NASA to build its new Crew Dragon spacecraft. "Does." NASA did not identif...

Looking at the Skies: Mars comes in opposition

When Mars and the sun align with the earth in the middle, the red planet is said to be in opposition. October 2020 will be all about the glory of Mars as ...

Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Over 50 Percent of its Coral

Andy Dietzel, from the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoralCoE), released a statement saying that there are many studies on the changes in t...

Mars at biggest and brightest tonight!

So, did you spot Mars? Look toward the south-southwest at sunset to see Jupiter. It should be visible most of the night. As NASA says , "Just go outside and ...

Eight countries agree to not fight and litter while exploring the moon

But the ISS is nearing the end of its life, probably by 2030, and NASA has unilaterally launched a lunar exploration program without prior consultation with R...

NASA Announces Eight-Nation Space Coalition Under Artemis Accords

Russian Federation is also missing from the list - Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space program, made it clear that he is not a fan of the accords or of N...

Falcon 9 Glitch Pushes Crew Dragon ISS Mission to November

SpaceX and NASA appeared all set to kick off a new era in spaceflight later this month, with the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for...

Russian-US trio of astronauts launches to the International Space Station

Kate Rubins of NASA , together with Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos , lifted off on Russia's Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft from the Baikonur Co...

United Nations: Climate Change almost doubled major natural disasters since 2000

In its recently-released report " The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019" the UNDRR notes that there have been 7, 348 major disaster events between 2000 and 20...

Next Crew Dragon launch slips into November

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is using NASA's last now contracted Soyuz seat next week, joining two Russian cosmonauts for a flight to the International Space Stat...

NLCS Recap: Braves Ambush Dodgers Late For Game 1 Win

First pitch for NLCS game 2 is scheduled for 3:05 PM PT on FS1. Major League Baseball announced that it would host fans in the stands as the Atlanta Braves ...