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Ridgewood NJ, Asteroid Day, observed on June 30, commemorates the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia, believed to be the largest observed asteroid strike, with an explosion estimated to be roughly 1,000 times as powerful as the Hiroshima blast.
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NASA officials announced on Friday that the return of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been delayed indefinitely as engineers review data from its recent flight to the International Space Station (ISS). During the mission, the spacecraft experienced several issues, including small helium leaks and problems with five of its 28 thrusters when docking with the station in early June.
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Ridgewood NJ, look up in the sky on June 3. Get ready for a spectacular celestial event! A “planet parade” is set to take place, where six planets will appear to align in the sky near dawn. However, only three of these planets will be visible to the naked eye. Despite sounding extraordinary, such alignments are more common than you might think.
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Ridgewood NJ, are you ready for an unusual cosmic event that could affect our everyday technologies? This week, the US government issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch, signaling potential disruptions due to heightened solar activity.
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Ridgewood NJ, in a significant milestone, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed sending usable data about its onboard engineering systems for the first time since November. The spacecraft, along with its twin Voyager 2, holds the distinction of being the only probes to venture into interstellar space, the vast expanse between stars.
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Ridgewood NJ, as the world eagerly anticipates the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, NASA is preparing for an extraordinary opportunity for scientific discovery, open collaboration, and public engagement.
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Ridgewood NJ, For the first time since 2020, NASA is accepting applications for new astronauts.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Defense Department has disclosed the results of a comprehensive review mandated by Congress, which examined classified government initiatives spanning several decades concerning unidentified anomalous phenomena, commonly referred to as UFOs. The report affirms that there is no substantiated evidence supporting sightings indicative of extraterrestrial activity, no recovered extraterrestrial crafts or remains, and no authorized programs aimed at reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.
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Ridgewood NJ, yesterday, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander, marking the first-ever commercial spacecraft to land on the moon, ceased transmitting, prematurely concluding its mission several days ahead of schedule. While the historic endeavor successfully returned US spacecraft to the moon following a 50-year hiatus, it encountered setbacks as it tipped onto its side during landing near the lunar south pole last week.
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Ridgewood NJ, on February 22nd, Odysseus achieved a successful landing on the Moon, marking a significant milestone as the first private lunar lander and the first from the United States since 1972. Developed by Intuitive Machines, the lander now sits approximately 300 kilometers from the lunar south pole, an area believed to potentially harbor ice deposits. Prior to landing, Odysseus encountered a malfunction necessitating a software patch, which was successfully implemented just hours before touchdown. It is slated to collect valuable data for up to seven days, until nightfall descends upon the landing site.
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Ridgewood NJ, Fed Chair Jerome Powell may still be navigating a soft landing, but over on the moon, it’s already a reality.
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Ridgewood NJ, As part of NASA’s efforts to enable more access to space, four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of the third all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 4:49 p.m. EST on Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Ridgewood NJ, NASA announced Tuesday updates to its Artemis campaign that will establish the foundation for long-term scientific exploration at the Moon, land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, and prepare for human expeditions to Mars for the benefit of all. To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting the schedules for Artemis II and Artemis III to allow teams to work through challenges associated with first-time developments, operations, and integration.
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Ridgewood NJ, Monday marked a significant moment for the space industry as a US company successfully launched a lunar lander on a mission to the moon. However the company said it is abandoning an attempt to put its Peregrine spacecraft on the moon less than 24 hours after the vehicle took flight. According to the company , the spacecraft has suffered “critical” propellant loss from a fuel leak.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, there is a slight chance of seeing the northern lights in New Jersey on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The Kp index is expected to be between 3 and 4, which is considered a minor geomagnetic storm. Best aurora is usually within an hour or two of midnight (between 10 PM and 2 AM local time). These hours of active aurora expand towards evening and morning as the level of geomagnetic activity increases.
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