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Minotaur Launch at Wallops a Success
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Space Force from Wallops. Four classified reconnaissance payloads were successfully launched into orbit aboard a Minotaur IV on behalf of the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). It's made from commercial parts as well as those of a decommissioned Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile. The next Antares launch is now scheduled for October 1 at 9:30 pm. [Full Article...]
Mary Trump calls on president to resign
She thinks the president is incapable of leading the country and said it's unsafe to allow him to do so. This is her first television interview. She said that, after being "perverted" by the family's deep-seated "issues", her uncle was destined to become a man "utterly incapable of leading this country, and it's risky to allow him to do so". [Full Article...]
Global methane emissions soar to record high
Methane (CH4) warms the planet more than any other gas, and contributed to Earth's warming by over 28 more times than Carbon Dioxide. "Emissions from cattle and other ruminants are nearly as large as those from the fossil fuel industry for methane", Dr Jackson said. [Full Article...]
UAE postpones Mars mission due to rough weather
The UAE's probe will launch from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center on July 17, 12:43 UAE time and will sit aboard a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H-IIA rocket, an expendable launch system weighing between 285,000 to 445,000 kilograms. The UAE's orbiter is one of three spacecraft bound for the red planet this month, alongside U.S. and Chinese missions. The UAE also would like the task to serve as a... [Full Article...]
Comet Neowise captured by Okanagan photographers
There have been many reports where people have witnessed it with naked eyes only. A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth , providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail. The upper tail segment of the tail is the ion tail. Even if you are not into stars and comet, it is time you borrow binoculars and use this lockdown time to dip your toes in space. [Full Article...]
Comet Neowise spotted streaking over United Kingdom skies
Comets are made up of rock, dust, ice and gases from the leftover of the sun over four billion years ago. NEOWISE is visible from the Northern Hemisphere, tracing an arc across the north to northwest skies . People in northern latitudes in the USA and Canada should be able to catch a glimpse of NEOWISE both before sunrise and after sunset. Once you have closed in on NEOWISE, put your binocu... [Full Article...]
This incredibly rare comet will be visible over Canada this month
Nikki Williams said she had tried to capture Comet NEOWISE on camera earlier this week, staying up until around 3am, but was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of it at around 11pm last night. It's now been discovered that NEOWISE actually has twin tails: a lower tail which is "created when dust lifts off the surface of the comet's nucleus and trails behind the comet in its orbit", and an upper tail ... [Full Article...]
NASA selects new head of human spaceflight after agency shake-ups
The two missions are interconnected. . "Remember, this is a test flight, and as such, if we have a good window to come home and they're not necessary on the International Space Station, we will be taking it", he said at a May 26 briefing. [Full Article...]