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Mystery issue experienced on NASA's Voyager 1 probe from 1977 | CNN
After launching 45 years ago, Voyager 1 probe is still exploring interstellar space -- but it's encountered an issue that's confused the spacecraft's team on Earth. While the spacecraft is operating normally, it has presented an anomaly NASA is trying to solve.
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Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down
The pioneering probes are still running after nearly 45 years in space, but they will soon lose some of their instruments
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Look at it at twitter, there are more pictures and a video of the ISS transiting the moon.
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Pfsh, if aliens ain't real, then who built the moon? Checkmate, science nerds!
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This is what NASA's spacecraft saw just seconds before slamming into an asteroid
NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday night. These are the final images it captured as it hurtled toward the rocky surface.
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NASA says its asteroid defense test was a success
NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.
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NASA says its asteroid defense test was a success
NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.
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Hubble's 1995 image of a star nursery was amazing. Take a look at NASA's new version
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured NASA's most detailed image of the Pillars of Creation that is helping scientists better understand how stars form.
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The Chinese lucked out again with their chabuduo rocket:
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China Lucks Out Again as Out-of-Control Rocket Booster Falls in the Pacific
For the fourth time, the country’s space program used a 23-ton launcher that made an uncontrolled re-entry back to Earth, prompting nervous sky-watching and airspace closures in Europe.
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And a piece of the Challenger was found on the ocean floor.
A piece of the wrecked 1986 Challenger space shuttle was found off Florida's coast
A documentary crew with the History Channel initially made the discovery during a dive looking for World War II-era wreckage.
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A secretive Space Force plane completed its longest mission yet
Details about the X-37B's 908 days spent orbiting Earth are scant. But with each new mission, we learn a little bit more about it.
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That means it left around May 2020. Boy, its homecoming briefing is going to be dense.A secretive Space Force plane completed its longest mission yet
Details about the X-37B's 908 days spent orbiting Earth are scant. But with each new mission, we learn a little bit more about it.