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'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites
Research institutions like the British Royal Astronomical Society and the European Southern Observatory have filed objections against the proposals, warning of significant losses in astronomical observations and the potential destruction of the starry night sky.
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'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites
"It's absolutely the destruction of a central part of human heritage. "
Astronomers are up in arms, protesting against a proposed constellation of tens of thousands of orbiting mirrors intended to reflect light onto ground-based solar power plants and SpaceX's envisioned one million orbiting data centers.
#InternationalSpaceStation #SpaceInnovation #NASA
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Private Space Station Companies Offer Dueling Press Releases
Meanwhile in Congress, plans are floated to keep the International Space Station around a bit longer.
Construction of the International Space Station (ISS) began in 1998, and 28 years later, it's starting to show its age.
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Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name.
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Artemis Accords nations grapple with how to handle emergencies and 'harmful interference' on the moon
Five years after the Artemis Accords were established, key rules for operating on the moon remain unresolved, including how to respond to emergencies and how to define "safety zones" around lunar activities.
#Astrobiology #DNA #SpaceExploration
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We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids -- what's it telling us?
On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of the headlines omitted a key word needed to put the discovery in context: "again.
#ScienceFiction #SpaceDrama #FilmReview
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Who Says You Can't Have Fun During the Apocalypse?
Project Hail Mary mashes up goofy antics with high-stakes space drama.
Here's how you know Project Hail Mary is a work of science fiction: It's about the disparate nations of Earth pooling together their resources and intelligence to confront an apocalyptic problem -- in this case, the pending death of the sun, due to a mysterious alien substance.
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War's Airstrikes Cripple Iranian Rocket and Satellite Programs
The Iranian space program, one of the most advanced in the Middle East, has suffered extensive damage from US and Israeli airstrikes, potentially driving Tehran to deepen cooperation with China and Russia.
#NASA #ArtemisII #SpaceExploration
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NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- For the second time this year, NASA moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the pad Friday in hopes of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month.
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Solar Storms Pose Risks to Under-Prepared UK, Watchdog Says
The UK is not fully prepared for a severe space weather event that could disrupt power systems, air travel and mobile networks, causing billions of economic losses, a government watchdog found.
#AsteroidMining #SpaceExploration #ResourceExtraction
gizmodo.com
NASA-Backed Startup to Try Ingenious Asteroid Mining Idea: Just Bag It
There are roughly 250 small, near-Earth asteroids teeming with precious resources that are ripe for extraction. Mining asteroids for water and metals has the potential to be extremely lucrative, but companies have so far struggled to come up with the means to extract resources from the flying space rocks.
#Astrobiology #SpaceExploration #BuildingBlocksOfLife
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Asteroid Ryugu Is Carrying All 5 DNA Building Blocks of Life. Could There Be Another Earth in the Universe?
According to a study published in Nature Astronomy, scientists analyzing samples from the Hayabusa2 mission have confirmed that all five of the essential building blocks of DNA and RNA, known as nucleobases, exist on the asteroid Ryugu.
#Meteorite #NASA #SpaceExploration
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Ohio man finds possible meteorite after bright fireball streaks across 12 states
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People in northern Ohio are already discovering pieces of space rock after a meteor streaked through the atmosphere over 12 states on Tuesday.
