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China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space
But these Mission Extension Vehicles don't have the ability to transfer fluids from one satellite to another. That is the ...
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From Outer Space to Your Router: Here's How Satellite Internet Works
Orbiting satellites: Satellites in outer space receive information from your satellite dish and route requests back to Earth, to data centers. Data centers: Data centers, ...
It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers
The payload Russia's military chose to launch on the Angara A5 is unusual. The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos ...
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Tiny satellite could make quantum communication a reality
A small satellite about the size of a shoebox has been launched into space to test exciting new quantum communication ...
How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.
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Japan’s Wooden Satellite Survived Orbit for 116 Days. Now Scientists Want a Better Version
With lessons learned from their first attempt, Kyoto University scientists hope a second CubeSat made of magnolia will spark ...
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European satellites create an artificial eclipse in space
Two European satellites created an "artificial total solar eclipse" in space, the European Space Agency announced June 16, delivering data that will improve scientists' understanding of the sun ...
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How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space
Flying 492 feet (150 meters) apart, one satellite blocks the sun like the moon does during a natural total solar eclipse as the other aims its telescope at the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere ...