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New propulsion systems could enable a mission to Sedna
In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...
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Research on measurement of electric field amplitude and frequency inside spacecraft cabin - IEEE Xplore
In this paper, the measurement method of electric field amplitude and frequency is proposed for inner small space. The analysis of the influence on the measurement results and applicable range for the ...
Rolling for science: Mars orbiter learns new moves after nearly 20 years in space
After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is on a roll, performing a new maneuver to ...
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NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects
"Honestly, it's been a little devastating," Kevin Hardegree-Ullman, a scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at ...
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Studying Earth in the New Millennium: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Contributions to Earth Science and Applications Space Agencies - IEEE Xplore
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a national research facility that carries out cuttingedge earth science missions. JPL developed the first U.S. Earth-orbiting science spacecraft and is a ...
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Avio Digitally Transforms the Development of Innovative Space Technologies with Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform - Business Wire
Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) today announced that Avio, a leader in space propulsion based in Italy, has implemented the 3DEXPERI ...
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11 Mysteries About Planets In Our Solar System That Went Unsolved For Years
Given just how big space is, the solar system seems like it shouldn't be too mysterious. But there are actually plenty of questions that took years to solve.
The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...
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Proposed NASA radio probe could use gravity 'lumpiness' to reveal the insides of alien worlds
A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of the outer planets, all ...
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NASA’s Roman to Peer Into Cosmic ‘Lenses’ to Better Define Dark Matter
A funky effect Einstein predicted, known as gravitational lensing — when a foreground galaxy magnifies more distant galaxies behind it — will soon become common when NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space ...