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'Lost' tectonic plate called Resurrection hidden under the Pacific
SPACE.com - 24 Oct 2020 13:43
A new computer reconstruction of the tectonic plates of 60 million years ago reveals the existence of a lost plate called Resurrection.
The Elysium effect: The coming backlash to the billionaire 'NewSpace' revolution
SPACE.com - 24 Oct 2020 13:45
As entrepreneurs spend billions on space, there is a backlash building that holds their projects as icons of extravagance, even as they may help save the Earth. This is the "Elysium effect."
Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft
Phys.org - 24 Oct 2020 10:34
A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week's grab that it's jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday.
New Receiver Will Boost Interplanetary Communication
Universe Today - 24 Oct 2020 23:58
As we explore the solar system, we'll need an interplanetary communication network that can keep up. A new receiver might be up for the job. The post New Receiver Will Boost Interplanetary Communication appeared first on...
SpaceX reaches 100 successful launches with Starlink mission
Space News - 24 Oct 2020 18:48
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Oct. 24, marking the 100th time the company has placed payloads into orbit. SpaceNews
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea in 2nd flight this week
SPACE.com - 24 Oct 2020 18:27
SpaceX successfully launched its latest fleet of Starlink internet satellites into orbit Saturday (Oct. 24), marking the second such mission this week.
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 23 October, 2020
SpaceRef - 24 Oct 2020 16:00
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Earth from Space: Ganges Delta
SpaceRef - 24 Oct 2020 14:00
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission takes us over the Ganges Delta - the world's largest river delta....
Buck Rogers finally set to return to both the big and small screen: report
SPACE.com - 24 Oct 2020 13:43
What will life in the post-apocalyptic Earth of the 25th Century look like?
Asteroid samples leaking from OSIRIS-REx
Space News - 24 Oct 2020 01:15
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected so much material from the surface of the asteroid Bennu that the lid of its sampling head is jammed open, causing material to leak out and changing the agency's plans for the missio...