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1 day ago |
usatoday.com | Eric Lagatta
• The mission, which was recently delayed for the second time, is due to get off the ground once again from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. • The crew will be under the command of Peggy Whitson, a record-holding NASA astronaut who has recently made a second career in the private spaceflight sector. • The private astronauts will plan to perform about 60 scientific experiments during their time in orbit.
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2 days ago |
usatoday.com | Eric Lagatta
• Both Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain posted photos in May on social media site X that they captured of lightning roiling far, far beneath them. • The photos were captured at speeds of 120 frames per second, with the depicted flashes only taking up one frame. • The technique was pioneered by veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who is renowned for his astral photography. It's safe to say that most of us have seen lightning here on Earth plenty of times – some of us have even been struck by it.
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2 days ago |
yahoo.com | Eric Lagatta
Dozens of NASA's missions to explore the cosmos could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the White House. President Donald Trump's administration, which released an initial budget proposal May 2 for the U.S. space agency, dropped more details Friday, May 30 about just which NASA programs it looks to cancel.
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3 days ago |
floridatoday.com | Eric Lagatta |Jennifer Sangalang
Perfect for Instagram: Billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, sometimes appear especially vibrant when the band arcs across the night sky. The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for stargazers to catch a glimpse of the band of billions of stars.
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3 days ago |
azcentral.com | Eric Lagatta
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which got off the ground six times in May from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, is due to make its next orbital delivery of Starlink satellites as early as Tuesday. Because of the launch site's proximity, Arizona residents across a large swath of the state may be able to witness the rocket soaring overhead. SpaceX will also provide a livestream of the launch on its website beginning about five minutes before liftoff, along with updates on social media site X.
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