Category: Space and Tech
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‘Ring Of Fire’ Solar Eclipse on Thursday Morning (video)
On June 10, the new moon will move in front of the sun and will become 2021’s first solar eclipse. It will not cover the sun completely because it is too far from us here on Earth to become a total eclipse. The event will produce a bright annulus, or a ring that…
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Pentagon UFO Report: No Evidence of Aliens, but Maybe?
The New York Times posted an article ahead of the Pentagon Report that will be released in a few weeks, about the origin of the recently reported and revealed encounters between the US Navy and unknown objects. The article, cowritten by NYT journalists Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper, stated that American intelligence officials…
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WATCH LIVE: SPACEX SXM-8 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 6 for Falcon 9’s launch of the SXM-8 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The one-hour and 59-minute launch window opens at 12:26 a.m. EDT, 4:26 UTC, and a backup launch opportunity is available on Monday, June 7 with the same one-hour and 59-minute…
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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX CRS-22 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the twenty-second Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-22). Liftoff is targeted for 1:29 p.m. EDT, or 17:29 UTC, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, June 4 at 1:03 p.m. EDT, or 17:03…
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NASA Administrator Statement on Chinese Rocket Debris (video)
May 8, 2021 NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson released a statement Saturday regarding debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket: “Spacefaring nations must minimize the risks to people and property on Earth of re-entries of space objects and maximize transparency regarding those operations. “It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible…
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21/Borisov Interstellar Comet? (video)
Back in 2019, a new interstellar comet was discovered… 2I/Borisov, originally designated C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), is the first observed rogue comet and the second observed interstellar interloper after ʻOumuamua. It was discovered by the Crimean amateur astronomer and telescope maker Gennadiy Borisov on 30 August 2019 UTC (29 August local time. 2I/Borisov has a heliocentric orbital eccentricity of 3.36 and is not bound to the Sun. The comet passed through the ecliptic of the Solar…
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NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2022 Funding Request
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson: “The Biden-Harris Administration’s fiscal year 2022 funding request is an investment in America’s future. Agency activities contribute to economies local and national, invest in the next generation through STEM education, and are essential to American leadership around the world. This budget request is evidence that…
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WATCH THE SPACEX STARLINK MISSION
May 26, 2021 SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 26 for the next Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 2:59 p.m. EDT, or 18:59 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, May 27…
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What were those lights in the sky above Arizona? (video)
Earlier this month, many witnesses saw an array of lights streaking above the sky in perfect formation. The lights move too quickly to be a star and are too perfectly aligned to be a meteor shower, so what was it? Well, it wasn’t aliens.. It was the SpaceX Starlink satellite array, a part of the…
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Natural Radio Signal Discovered in Venus’ Atmosphere (video)
On May 3, 2021, NASA announced a discovery in the atmosphere of Venus. According to new measurements from the Parker Solar Probe, an unexpected natural radio signal was detected emitting from Venus’ ionosphere. It was discovered while the probe was using the planet as a “gravity slingshot” for the close to the sun approach. The Parker…