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Once ‘dead’ thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again
NASA engineers have revived old thrusters on Voyager 1 to prevent a clog from endangering the mission during a planned ...
Earth’s ‘twin’ is not dead but very much ‘alive’; NASA's latest discovery explained
In a breakthrough that could change how we see our “twin” planet, NASA has discovered that Venus may not be the hot, dead ...
Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth this weekend after 53 years
A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.
What we know about the Soviet spacecraft returning to Earth this week
As the last remnant of the Soviet Venus program left in Earth’s orbit, Kosmos 482 is not your average piece of space junk ...
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Climate Justice Organizers Hold Mock Funeral for 1.5ºC Paris Agreement Target
was the hottest year in human history, and countries show no signs of reining in planet-wrecking fossil fuels.
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Earth's orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.
All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the problem with space junk, Grist explains. New research, published in Nature ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth this weekend after 53 years
Built to land on the solar system's hottest planet, the titanium-covered spacecraft may survive its fiery, uncontrolled plunge through Earth's atmosphere, predicted to occur on Saturday.
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Farewell to Earth – Musk says solar expansion will make our planet uninhabitable, urges colony on Mars
Our home planet won’t be around forever ... No, this isn’t a pitch for a sci-fi reboot. Musk is dead serious —and he’s putting billions behind the idea. “Eventually, All Life on Earth Will Be ...