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Americium: How a small element could power the next century of space exploration

Americium is one of the lesser-known synthetic elements, first created in 1944 during the Manhattan Project. The isotope of interest for space is americium-241. Its half-life is a staggering 432 years ...

Race for first private space station heats up as Nasa plans 2030 ISS retirement

With Nasa’s International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a ...

NASA’s 230-Foot Antenna Damaged, Further Straining Deep Space Communications

The aging infrastructure of the Deep Space Network is operating at capacity and in desperate need of an upgrade. The latest ...

Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS

With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a ...

A giant inflatable bag could catch asteroids and space junk

California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch ...
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Blue Origin sends NASA's 2 EscaPADE spacecraft toward Mars

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launched two NASA satellites to Mars and achieved the first successful return ...
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Blue Origin New Glenn Mission NG-2 headed to Mars with NASA's Escapade spacecraft

Blue Origin's New Glen NG-2 Mission successfully launched from Florida's Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
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OTD In Space - November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Message

On November 16, 1974, humans sent their first message to the stars in an attempt to contact extraterrestrials. They did this ...