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SpaceX Successfully Launches Turkey’s First Domestically-Built Communications Satellite

On Monday, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Turkey’s first domestically-built communications satellite, a powerful relay station designed to ensure secure military traffic within Turkey’s borders while providing expanded commercial services in India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. “We have just launched our domestic communication satellite Türksat 6A into space,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğa said on…

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Japan uses its new flagship H3 rocket to successfully launch an advanced Earth monitoring satellite

Japan successfully launched an improved Earth observation satellite aimed at disaster relief and security on Monday after it was launched aboard a new H3 rocket. The H3 rocket No. 3 launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwest Japan, released its payload about 16 minutes later, and entered the target orbit as planned, Japanese space…

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Photograph Shows International Space Station Traversing the Fiery Surface of the Sun

This amazing photo of the International Space Station (ISS) quickly passing across the Sun’s surface was taken by astrophotographer Miguel Claro. On June 2, Claro took this amazing picture from Figueira da Foz on Portugal’s northern coast. Using a high-speed video camera with 109 frames per second, he took many pictures of the International Space…

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An autopsy is conducted on a carcass of a 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf by Russian researchers

A wolf that has been preserved in permafrost for around 44,000 years is being examined by local specialists in the far northern Yakutia area of Russia. They claim this discovery to be the first of its type. The wolf’s body was discovered in Yakutia’s Abyyskiy area by accident in 2021, but scientists have only just…

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SpaceX Successfully Launches 20 Starlink Satellites into Orbit from California

After another mission was aborted in Florida, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with wideband Starlink satellites into orbit from California on Tuesday. Elon Musk’s private space company announced it had successfully placed 20 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:40 p.m. ET. “On orbit,…

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An strange moon of Saturn is being pounded by waves of methane

When a NASA spacecraft passed by Saturn’s largest moon in 2006, it discovered signs of sizable liquid things on the strange planet’s surface. The surprising finding suggested that Titan and Earth share a very comparable geography, as they are the only known worlds with surface rivers, lakes, and seas. But Titan’s coastline isn’t as pleasant…

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World’s First Wooden Satellite Built by Japanese Researchers

Japanese researchers have developed the first wooden satellite in history, and they want to launch their tiny cuboid spacecraft on a SpaceX rocket in September. The experimental satellite, created by researchers at Kyoto University and the logging company Sumitomo Forestry, is only 10 centimeters (four inches) on each side. When the device re-enters the atmosphere,…

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The discovery of an atmosphere-containing rocky planet has finally been detected by astronomers

This undated NASA visual shows an artist’s concept of the exoplanet 55 Cancri e, also known as Janssen, a rocky planet that is much larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the star it circles. It is known as a “super-Earth.” For years, astronomers have looked for rocky planets outside of our solar system…

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When will Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA on May 6?

After years of delays, Boeing is finally ready to launch NASA’s first Starliner astronaut mission, with a test flight to the International Space Station on May 6. If you want to watch the launch online. But don’t worry, space fans. We’ve got you covered. Boeing’s first Starliner with astronauts on board is currently scheduled to…

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The findings point to a similar climate on ancient Mars to that found on Earth

Signs of extraterrestrial life? The human race continues to astonish scientists as they work to find an answer. The NASA Curiosity rover has seen manganese in several locations on Mars, which is a recent and significant development. But more of it was discovered by the rover at the Gale crater. The onboard ChemCam instrument of…

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