Japan’s Hayabusa Probe Reportedly Contains Particles from Asteroid
A sample container from Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft that returned from its seven year round-trip to asteroid Itokawa earlier this year reportedly does contain particles from the space rock. According to several press reports, an analysis of some 1,500 particles found...Cosmonauts Walk Outside the Space Station on Monday
Two Russian cosmonauts retrieved and installed external science experiments and fastened a work platform in place during a long spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday. Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Skripochka confined their activities to the...Beyond Low Earth Orbit: Gateway Space Facility Proposed
A study team, comprised of NASA, university and research institute planners, has taken a dedicated look at a flexible path to multiple destinations in space. The focus of the group is to evaluate concepts for post-International Space Station (ISS) space habitation...CSExtra – Monday, November 15, 2010
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The privatization of commercial space travel has taken a step forward. On November 9, The Spaceship Company (TSC) broke ground on a new assembly, integration and test hangar at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. A subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation,...Though Faced With New Probems, NASA Remains Hopeful Discovery Can Lift Off on Nov. 30
NASA is still striving for a second bid to launch the shuttle Discovery on her final mission during a Nov. 30 through Dec. 6 launch window, though technicians and engineers are dealing with several external fuel tank problems. A substantial leak of hydrogen from a...CSExtra – Friday, November 12, 2010
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NASA faces new cost and potential political challenges over the future of the James Webb Space Telescope, the highly touted successor to the Hubble Space Telescope whose price tag has soared to $6.5 billion. A joint effort led by the U. S. with participation from...CSExtra – Thursday, November 11, 2010
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China's game plan in New space race to Moon's South Pole https://bit.ly/4g3ezAg
North America gets a solar eclipse on August 12th https://bit.ly/4qnXWTd
NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base program https://bit.ly/4x75DQv
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Far beyond the planets may lie the Oort Cloud, a vast shell of icy objects stretching as far as 1.6 light-years from the Sun. ☄️
We’ve never observed it directly, but comet orbits suggest it may be the source of many long-period comets.
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We’re literally made of stardust, just trying to figure out the cosmos. Remember, there’s a whole universe of potential locked inside you. Stop capping your goals and aim for the stars. ✨🚀#Space #Cosmos #Mindset #Astronomy
