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Clinton Rogers: 'How far should we go to protect wildlife?"
14+ min ago (435+ words) Can I make one thing clear straight away " I love animals, well, most of them anyway. I have always had a dog. I am vehemently opposed to fox hunting (yes, it still goes on, illegally) and I regularly support the…...
Rescue mission to save NASA telescope in danger of crashing back to Earth
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (352+ words) A spacecraft was sent into orbit on Friday to rescue the Swift Observatory in a daring first-of-its-kind endeavour. NASA has embarked on a "high-risk, high-reward mission" to rescue a telescope that's in danger of crashing back to Earth in a…...
NASA launches unprecedented mission to save space telescope falling towards Earth
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (263+ words) NASA launched a robotic mission on Friday to try to prevent one of its aging telescopes from burning up in the atmosphere, a complicated operation expected to last several months. The unprecedented $30 million effort involves sending a robot to rescue…...
In April 2025, four private astronauts on Space X's Fram2 mission became the first humans ever to circle Earth in a true polar orbit, flying directly over both poles " a route no government crewed space program had taken in more than six decades of human spaceflight.
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World's Largest Camera, with 3, 200 Megapixels, Begins Operation, Capturing Sky Images Every 30 Seconds for the Next Decade
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (1121+ words) A 3, 200-megapixel camera installed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile officially began operation on June 30 to start the most comprehensive continuous sky survey ever planned. Over ten years, the equipment will repeatedly capture the Southern Hemisphere, forming a sequence…...
Rescue mission launched to save NASA telescope falling back to Earth
59+ min ago (696+ words) Kieran Wilson, LINK's principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the Space Environment Simulator at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre. (Source: NASA via AP) (Source: Supplied) A three-armed…...
NASA and Katalyst launched LINK to save Swift observatory
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (721+ words) A robotic spacecraft aims to catch and boost the aging Swift observatory before it reenters, demonstrating a fast, low cost approach to satellite servicing. As informed by Reuters Washington, July 3 (Reuters) " NASA and the Arizona startup Katalyst launched a robotic…...
Space startup Katalyst launches orbital rescue mission for aging NASA observatory
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (744+ words) By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) " NASA and Arizona-based startup Katalyst launched a robotic spacecraft over the Pacific on Thursday on a mission to rescue an aging NASA satellite observatory while demonstrating a new orbital grappling technology…...
Porteu X 2. 6 Released with Linux 6. 19, TLP Support, and Smarter Hardware Optimization
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Russia develops "Moon training ground" to train astronauts for lunar missions
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (242+ words) Russia's Federal Medical and Biological Agency is also developing simulators to prepare the astronauts 's sensory and vestibular systems for flight conditions - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & Diplomacy Into section "- Business & Economy Business & Economy Into section " - Military & Defense Military & Defense…...