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The Mercury Rocket vs. Sputnik: How the U.S. Fell Behind
How did America respond to the Soviet Union’s space dominance? The Mercury Rocket was supposed to put the U.S. ahead, but ...
Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'
NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the "termination shock," an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, ...
Scientists make plans to keep spacefarers from contaminating other worlds
Interplanetary contamination risks from space missions and strategies to mitigate them, including the importance of ...
The Red Planet or bust: Can the US get humans to Mars in Donald Trump's second term?
Trump put Mars missions in the spotlight in his January inauguration speech. Experts don’t believe a flag-planting will be ...
Opinion: The U.S. needs to innovate fast with AI while staying true to democratic values
Utah’s technology ecosystem offers a blueprint for AI transformation. With the private sector leading the charge, we can ...
How satellites revolutionised climate change science
From space, scientists can track everything from sea levels or greenhouse gases to infectious bacteria or water stored ...
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Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...
6 Adventures You Shouldn’t Miss In Kazakhstan
The world's ninth largest county, Kazakhstan is one of the fabled “5 Stans” of Central Asia but can easily stand on its own ...
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Astronaut Goes on a Space Mission for a Year — When He Returned, His Entire Country Was Gone
The astronaut had to extend his space voyage. But, little did he know that he would be the last man standing on his return to ...
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On 95th anniversary of Pluto discovery, its home observatory celebrates solar system’s underdog
Whether Pluto is officially a planet is the least interesting thing about the runt of the solar system, astronomers will tell you 95 years after the discovery of the fascinating and sometimes ...
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John Glenn was a space hero
John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled Glenn to circle Earth three times.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX on Friday morning launched 23 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in ...