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Found satellite missing for nearly 30 years in orbit
Satellite S73-7 is 66cm wide, operates in an 800km high orbit and has disappeared from radar since the 1990s.
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Why can a Bluetooth device on Earth successfully connect to a satellite at a distance of 600km?
The Hubble Network has set itself the ambitious goal of creating a global satellite network capable of connecting to any Bluetooth device.
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China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft enters lunar orbit
On May 8, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) announced that the country's Chang'e-6 (Chang'e-6) spacecraft had entered a circular orbit around the Moon.
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Why does NASA monitor the universe with a device with 36 pixels?
NASA scouts the universe with a device with a 36-pixel sensor, a truly unbelievable number in an era when normal smartphones can take photos containing tens of millions…
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The mystery of the hidden corner of the Moon
One of the most fundamental questions that space scientists are still trying to answer is: How was the moon formed?
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China prepares to take samples on the dark side of the Moon
On April 29, China said that its Chang'e-6 spacecraft is preparing to make a round trip to the dark side of the Moon.
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Earth's twin planet is being brutally 'peeled'
Findings from the European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft may explain how an Earth-like planet became
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What was man's first meal in space?
Astronaut Yuri Gagarin was the first person to eat in space in 1961, with pureed food in a tube.
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Plan to produce solar power in space
Virtus Solis plans to use the Starship rocket to launch solar cells one kilometer wide to help produce and transmit electricity in space.
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Something never seen before in the universe appeared in the middle of the Cat's Paw Nebula
The Cat's Paw Nebula is one
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NASA sets a record for transmitting data over 225 million km
The laser data transmission system on board Psyche is flying to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter transmitting data to Earth at a record distance.
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Solar sails help spacecraft fly without fuel
NASA is testing a sail system that uses solar energy to propel spacecraft through space.
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Detection of stellar gamma-ray flare from Messier 82
According to research published in the journal Nature on April 24, scientists have detected stellar gamma-ray flares from Messier 82, aka M82.